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Virginia

Mennonite

Relief Sale

to benefit MCC

Rockingham Co. Fairgrounds

Volunteer

Approximately 1,000 volunteers work together to make the Relief Sale run smoothly each year. There’s a job for everyone and we’d love to have you involved!

Apple Butter Boiling

Photo: Jim Bishop

Come out and help us make that delicious apple butter on Saturday, September 17th, 2022! The boil is a full day event from 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM so come help when you can! For more information contact Pete McCarthy at 540-470-0373.

Directions:
Old Augusta Mennonite School (Friendship Park)
Off of Route 340 between Waynesboro and Stuarts Draft.
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Address: 571 Hall School Rd, Waynesboro, VA 22983

Other current volunteer needs:

  • Golf cart drivers – 1 or 2 people to assist the food committee in taking products to different booths during the day on Saturday
  • Want to help cook the chicken BBQ? Our chef is looking for good help to assist in cooking the BBQ chicken in the BBQ pits at the fairgrounds.
  • BBQ chicken wrapping/selling – We are looking for 5-6 people to wrap the BBQ chicken after it is cooked and sell it at the fairgrounds.
  • Trash collection group – This group would circulate the fairgrounds periodically to empty trash cans and put trash in the fairground’s trash truck.
  • Hot dog and hamburger stand – We are looking for a group to coordinate and run the hot dog and hamburger stand.
  • Publicity assistant – Looking for an organized person to help the publicity committee with contacting media outlets. Does not require any graphic design skills.
  • Children’s activities coordinator – This person coordinates with various established people to provide some children’s activities during the sale. They publicize events and help make it a fun time for children.
  • Bouncy house coordinator – Organize volunteers to supervise the children’s bouncy house. Do NOT need to transport, set up, or take it down.
  • Volunteer coordinator for donut making – We are looking for someone to coordinate this in 2022.
  • Biscuit maker – This person or group would make 1,200 biscuits for the Saturday morning breakfast. Contact Sandra Rush at 540-478-7602 for more information.
  • Catfish – We are in need of someone to take the lead on providing catfish at the Relief Sale in 2023. Desired experience and responsibilities include:
    • Have experience with food service.
    • Demonstrate ability to enlist up to 20 persons to manage the delivery of food at the sale, either via takeout or sit down.
    • Develop a working relationship with Ray Martin, the local frying expert, or find another alternative.
    • Become aware of the connections needed to order fish using connections in Mississippi via Levi Lee of Macon, Mississippi.
    • Be able to calculate the food cost as well as ALL associated expenses.
    • Be able to assist the publicity team in regards to the catfish.
    • Be able to do all food prep buying from local ventures, particularly with folks ready to promote the goals of the Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale.

Additional help needed:

  • Set up on Thursday and Friday (Sept. 29 and 30) starting around 8 am
  • Tear down/clean up on Saturday (Oct. 1) beginning late morning

Contact us

Want to volunteer?  Let Dave Rush know by contacting us if you’re available to help with a need above, or if there’s another way you’d like to get involved!