By Jim Bishop “I’m walkin’, yes, indeed, I’m talkin’, ‘bout you and me . . .” -Fats Domino Harvey Yoder of Harrisonburg probably doesn’t have this 1957 Fats Domino song ricocheting down the cobwebbed corridors of his mind while out on his daily constitutional, but there’s a determined look on his face to keep time with his pace. The 81-year-old pastor, family counselor and community activist is walking at least a brisk mile every day for a hundred […]
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2020 (COVID) Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale Announcement.
The Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale has had a long tradition of uniting people for the common cause of raising money for Menonnite Central Committee (MCC) to help people around the world In The Name Of Christ. Last year we were able to donate $300,000 to MCC, our highest ever donation. In fact, almost every year that amount increases! Each year it takes many volunteers working together to pull off such an event and we very much appreciate all of their […]
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2019 Final Report
The final numbers are in! Record high of $300,000 donated to MCC! Thank you for coming out and making this sale such a great success! Click here for the over all Final Report. Here are the breakdowns for the Food Items Profits & Sales/Mics Profits for 2019
Relief Sale Sets New Record in 2019
Virginia Relief Sale Sets New Record MT. CRAWFORD – Following record-setting temperatures the past week in the Shenandoah Valley, things literally cooled down overnight. But at the 53rd annual Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale held Oct. 4-5 at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds, heated bidding and buying from the huge crowd led to record-setting sales. This year’s sale – powered by more than 1,000 volunteers – raised preliminary proceeds of $383,033 for the worldwide relief, service and peacebuilding program of the Mennonite […]