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Here are a few more things that were lost. Please email info@vareliefsale.com if they are yours.

🪧🏡✨ Time to Gather the Signs! ✨🏡🪧 Thank you for helping spread the word about the Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale with your yard signs! 🙌 It’s time to take them down and store them in a safe place for next year — or you can return them to the Dayton Branch of Park View Federal Credit Union. Your help keeps our signs looking great year after year. 💛

Thank you to everyone who made the 59th annual Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale a success! It was a beautiful day with many people coming to the Fairgrounds to give generously to support the efforts of MCC. I especially want to thank the many volunteers who make this event happen. For the volunteers, it can be stressful, but please know that your work makes a difference in many lives around the world. We are all working together to raise money for MCC in the name of Christ. Through this weekend's event, we have raised money to reach those Jesus calls us to serve. It would be nice to achieve the $500,000 mark this year. If you would still like to donate, you can send a check, payable to VA Mennonite Relief Sale, to 601 Parkwood Dr Harrisonburg VA 22802 or donate at vareliefsale.com/donate. Most things that happen at the Relief Sale started when someone took the initiative to say, “I would like to do___.” If you are feeling led, please consider organizing something for the relief sale next year. Mark your calendars. The Walking Roots Band will have a benefit Christmas concert to raise money for MCC on Friday Dec 12, 6:30 at Park View Mennonite Church. PRELIMINARY totals 2025 2024 2023 2022 Day after Total Income 432,044 439,427 389,474 324,000 Year End Total Income ?????? 490,360 435,520 430,311 Auction 129,660 122,196 131,882 136,643 My Coins Count 30,036 26,115 25,087 23,254 SOS Giving (including hymn sing) ~75,000 107,000 34,365 33,000 Friday Night Supper 16,725 11,933 16,764 12,388 Saturday Breakfast 23,789 22,269 20,584 15,287 Auction Highlights The auction had a total of 272 items (up from 265 last year) in the live auction. There were 22 items that sold for $1000 or more and we had 5 items that sold for $2000 or more. We once again had online and app bidding available with 32 items being won online. The top selling items were $2200- Feed Sack Crib Quilt or Wall Hanging (item 2787) $2100- Set of Two Handmade Copper Tavern's Lantern (item 2864) $2000- Postage Stamp Quilt (item 2504) $2000- Orchestral Model Acoustic Guitar (item 2871) $2000- Hand Quilted Off-White Quilt (item 2789) This year had the most silent auction items in recent years with 226, raising a record $11,540. Top silent auction items $450 Crocheted Nativity Set $395 Sunflower Crocheted Afghan Overall, it was a beautiful day with lots of people attending. I love seeing everyone working together, enjoying each other’s company and generously donating.

👕👓🧣 Lost & Found 🧣👓👕 Did you misplace something at the Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale? We may have it! We’d love to help reunite you with your missing items! 💛 Please contact to claim you item!

⛈️🚨 Step Inside the Storm! 🚨⛈️ At the Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale, check out The Storm Encounter — a virtual disaster experience simulation trailer from Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS). Step inside and feel what it’s like to be in a natural disaster. It’s an eye-opening way to see how MDS responds when disasters strike — bringing hope, help, and hands-on rebuilding to communities in need. 🛠️💛 Come experience it for yourself and learn how you can be part of the work!

🙏💛 Blessing Bids 💛🙏 Join us Saturday at noon at the Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale for a special moment of generosity — sharing our surplus through SOS (Sharing Our Surplus). This is a time when we come together in blessing, giving above and beyond to support the vital work of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) around the world. 🌍✨

🔥 Donut miss out! 🔥🍩 We’re rolling, frying, and glazing our way through 10,000+ fresh donuts at the Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale this Friday & Saturday! 🎉 They’re hot, sweet, and melt-in-your-mouth delicious 😋 — but they don’t last long. Come grab yours while they’re fresh!

🍳🥞 Rise & Shine, it’s Breakfast Time! 🥞🍳 Start your Saturday at the Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale with a hearty breakfast: pancakes, omelets, and biscuits & gravy – all served fresh and made to order from 7:00–10:30am. Breakfast is by donation, and every bite helps support the work of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) around the world. 💛

🏃‍♀️🚶‍♂️ Not too late to join the race! 🚶‍♀️🏃‍♂️ The Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale 5K Walk/Run kicks off Saturday, Oct 4 at 8:30am at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds. 🎉 Checkout these great prizes— whether you walk or run, it’s a great way to start the day and support a great cause. 💛 https://runsignup.com/Race/VA/Harrisonburg/5KRaceforRelief

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Friday Evening happenings!

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🥔✨ Fresh-Cut Chips at the Relief Sale! ✨🥔 Did you know? It takes 1,800 pounds of potatoes to keep our chip stand going! Starting early Friday morning, volunteers slice and fry nonstop with 4 kettles sizzling all day long. Each kettle cooks 2.5 pounds at a time – that’s a whopping 720 kettles of golden, crispy chips throughout the weekend! Once fried to perfection, the chips are salted just right and packed in 1-gallon bags for you to take home (if they last that long 😉). Come grab a bag (or two!) and taste this crunchy tradition at the Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale! ❤️ For Sale at the Hoop Barn beside the Brunswick Stew!

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🏠✨ The Auction Building is filling up! ✨🏠 Both the live auction and silent auction are coming together with beautiful quilts, unique handmade items, gift experiences, and more. Every bid supports the work of Mennonite Central Committee, bringing relief and hope around the world. 🌍💙 📍 Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale 📅 October 3–4 | Rockingham County Fairgrounds 🔨 Live Auctions Friday 7-9 & Saturday 9:30-2 🤫Silent Actions close Saturday at 11:30 & 12:30 Come ready to browse, bid, and be part of the excitement! 🎉 https://vareliefsale.bidwrangler.com/ui/auctions/147469