Sharing Our Surplus (SOS)
Sharing Our Surplus is an initiative to dramatically increase the money raised for MCC refugee relief by encouraging everyone to spend generously for food, auction and other items at the Relief Sale, then to match or multiply that amount with a donation. In this way we can add significantly to the $41,000 SOS giving in 2017. In the light…
Read MoreRelief Sale Looks to Set Fund Record
The central Shenandoah Valley landscape appears parched for lack of rain this month, but at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds a flood of volunteers, donors and buyers joined together to help set what will likely be a new fund-raising record at the 51st annual Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale, Sept. 29-30. Nearly 1,000 volunteers again offered their…
Read MorePreliminary Results – 2017
Thank you to everyone who came to the 51st Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale! It appears that we had a record year. I want to give an especially big THANK YOU to all the many volunteers who gave of their time and energy to make this event possible. Also many thanks to the donors and buyers. It brings much…
Read MoreSharing our Surplus (SOS) Campaign
A new initiative to raise money for Syrian refugees Each year the Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale raises hundreds of thousands of dollars for Mennonite Central Committee, whose tagline is relief, development, and peace in the name of Christ. For the 2017 sale, the Relief Sale board is promoting a new opportunity to add to the…
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