2023 preliminary results are in!
Save the Date!
- Oct 4-5, 2024
- Rockingham Co. Fairgrounds
The Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale is an annual, all volunteer event that raises money for Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). The 2 day event includes an auction of quilts, woodwork, handmade items, and more. A wide variety of homemade food is also a highlight for many people.
To Benefit
Mennonite Central Committee
MCC is a worldwide ministry of Anabaptist churches that share God’s love and compassion for all in the name of Christ. MCC works with people at home and around the world to ease oppression, poverty, and conflict. They lead natural disaster relief efforts, community development and peace work in more than 50 countries.
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Pie Tins are available to pick up at Park View Federal Credit Union's Dayton, Harmony Square and Broadway locations!
The sale is 2 months away! Get your auction donations submitted by September 3rd to take advantage of early online bidding and included in the auction catalog. Go to https://vareliefsale.com/auction-donation/ to complete your online donation form or email auction@vareleifsale.com to request a paper copy.
Did you know that Summer is the perfect time start working on items to donate for the Relief Sale Auction? We have already started accepting donations for this year's sale! Have something ready to donate? You can find the donation for here https://vareliefsale.com/auction-donation/.
Preliminary figures from last year suggest that the 28 relief sales across US and Canada donated over $4,574,000 to MCC in 2023. This is an amazing outpouring of generosity and reflects an incredible amount of dedication and work to hold events like yours. Every sale is a success that brings our communities together to make the world a better place. Thank you! I’d like to share several short videos that affirm the impact of your efforts and offer appreciation from those who are benefiting from the support you are providing. MCC’s Impact in 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMFR_2MSSfE Welcome with water – DR Congo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s_rvuo9zjQ&list=PLOLHveNnT5QccNbvZ6dK5wIBkRMaalNNN The hunger crisis is complex. Generosity doesn’t have to be. : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goSNsdMFLU0 If you aren’t already subscribed to the MCC news magazine “A Common Place”, you can read it online or subscribe to a print version. It’s a great way to read the latest stories of the work that is being supported by your donations. You can also stay connected and inspired by subscribing to “In Touch”, our monthly e-newsletter. -From Les Gustafson-Zook
The link below is a webinar from a week ago. It includes a presentation from Bonnie, an MCC country rep and a recap of all the relief sales in the US and Canada. I found it interesting. It could give you some ideas for our sale! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0eK1dAzlcY Have a great Christmas!
It was a wonderful concert. Thank you to The Walking Roots Band and thank you to the generous donors. We raised over $23,000 tonight for the work of Mennonite Central Committee.
🥳We are so excited for tonight's concert! 🥳 The Walking Roots Band is partnering with VA Mennonite Relief Sale for a benefit 🎄Christmas🎄 concert at Eastern Mennonite School TONIGHT, Sunday, December 10, at 6:30pm The money raised will be given to Mennonite Central Committee. Please come with a giving heart! Once again, we have an anonymous donor offering a $10,000 matching challenge! Come enjoy a great evening of music and give generously to the work of MCC. For more information, please contact Dave Rush (info@vareliefsale.com) or Greg Yoder (gjyoder@gmail.com). If you would like to donate online, please visit https://vareliefsale.com/donate/
The Walking Roots Band along with the VA Mennonite Relief Sale will be having a benefit concert, 🌟Singing Light🌟 at Eastern Mennonite School on Sunday, December 10 at 6:30pm. Money raised will be given to Mennonite Central Committee. An anonymous donor has a $10,000 matching challenge, so make your money double. 🎵 Come enjoy a great evening of music and give generously to the work of MCC.🎵 For more information, please contact Dave Rush (info@vareliefsale.com) or Greg Yoder (gjyoder@gmail.com). If you would like to donate online, please visit https://vareliefsale.com/donate/
The Walking Roots Band along with the VA Mennonite Relief Sale will be having a benefit concert at Eastern Mennonite School on Sunday, December 10 at 6:30pm. Money raised will be given to Mennonite Central Committee. An anonymous donor has a $10,000 matching challenge, so make your money double. Come enjoy a great evening of music and give generously to the work of MCC. For more information, please contact Dave Rush (info@vareliefsale.com) or Greg Yoder (gjyoder@gmail.com). If you would like to donate online, please visit https://vareliefsale.com/donate/
"In the name of Christ": the Story of David Suh “We called it Mennonite beef… I ate a ton of it in my youth...in South Korea.” In 1951, MCC recognized the urgent needs of the war refugees in Korea during the Korean War. One of the many efforts was the opening of the Mennonite Vocational School (MVS), where MCC sent canned meat to provide nutritional support for students. A child who received canned meat at MVS in Korea now lives in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. David (Kwang-Eel) Suh visited the MCC meat canning site in New Holland, Pennsylvania earlier this year - a full-circle moment six decades later. https://mcc.org/our-stories/name-christ?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EC_In_Touch_November_2023&utm_content=EC_In_Touch_November_2023+CID_c229c9fb229c9c92a78b85d182968d39&utm_source=CM&utm_term=an%20elder%20Korean%20man%20holds%20a%20can%20of%20meat%20in%20front%20of%20boxes%20that%20say%20Food%20for%20relief
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