Special Projects

My Coins Count

My Coins Count is a fun way to raise money for projects of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and Virginia Mennonite Missions (VMMissions).

In 2025 the projects will focus on food. To learn more:

Collect coins in a container in your church, school, home or business. Bring the containers to one of the following locations:

  • Harmony Square, Dayton or Broadway branch of the Park View Federal Credit Union during the week before the Relief Sale
  • Relief Sale on Friday evening or no later than 9 a.m. on Saturday

The coins are counted by Park View Federal Credit Union, whose staff calculate the total value of each church or group's coins. Currency and checks are also welcome. Checks should be made payable to “Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale,” designated for My Coins Count.

A few coins plus a few more coins plus a few more coins adds up to a lot of coins! When a lot of coins are put together they can make big changes.

Sharing our Surplus (SOS) Campaign

Donations to Sharing our Surplus (SOS) support MCC refugee relief around the world. In 2025 funds will be split evenly between Gaza, Ukraine, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sudan.

Anonymous donors have pledged $25,000 in matching funds. Every dollar, up to the first $25,000, given to MCC via the Sharing Our Surplus campaign, will be matched dollar for dollar. We encourage everyone attending the Relief Sale to spend generously on food, auction items, and other items, and then match what you spend on things with an equally generous monetary gift at the SOS table outside the main auction building.

Donate

Credit card or PayPal contributions to the SOS initiative can be made at any time by donating online.

Donate now

Checks should be made out to "Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale" with SOS in the memo line. For those unable to attend the sale, the mailing address of the Virginia Mennonite Conference Center is:
Relief Sale, 601 Parkwood Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22802

For more information contact Steve Carpenter at Steven.Paul.Carpenter@gmail.com or 540-578-3024.