Storehouse Receives Grant from Food Lion

The Community Storehouse has received $2,500 from the Food Lion Charitable Foundation. The Storehouse will use the gift to purchase food for their community food program.

“On behalf of our organization and clientele, I‘d like to thank Food Lion for all they‘ve done over the years to assist agencies such as ours, in a unified effort to one end - the elimination of hunger and poverty in our communities,” said Nancy Nelson, Executive Director.

Established in 2001, the Food Lion Charitable Foundation provides financial support for programs and organizations dedicated to improving the communities in which Food Lion operates.

The Foundation places an emphasis on the support of primary and secondary education, feeding the hungry, and organizations that enhance the quality of life in Food Lion’s local communities.

Storehouse Public Open a Success

The picture above depicts the line awaiting the opening today.

As announced, the Community Storehouse opened its thrift store to the public today, in an effort to generate more funds to sustain the community food program and the opening was a success.

We'd like to thank the community for their support. The thrift store will be open every Thursday 11am - 3pm.

Back to School

Thanks to the generosity of area retailers and individual donors, we regularly provide new shoes, school supplies, winter coats and school clothes to needy children and teens in our area. During the upcoming school year, we will be working with community schools to meet needs identified by teachers and administrators.

Storehouse Benefit Concert

A Southern Gospel Benefit Concert with the Whisnants will be held at Freedom Baptist Church, located at 790 Irisburg Rd., Axton. Tickets for adults are $10 in advance & $12 at the door. Kids, ages 6-12 tickets are $5 in advance & $6 at the door; children 5 and under, admitted free.

All proceeds from the concert will benefit our food program.

Tickets are now on sale at the Community Storehouse, Freedom Baptist Church & online at http://www.communitystorehouseofmhc.org/.

Phillip & Ellen Clark, Top Individual Donors

Phillip & Ellen Clark are our current top donors of food and goods; they have donated hundreds of boxes of cereal alone.

Mrs. Cark also spends her time volunteering in our thrift store every week.

THANK YOU for all your contributions!

Thrift Store Opens to the Public

The approximately 5,000-square-foot thrift store, at 210 Cleveland Ave. in Martinsville, now is open to the public from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays. It offers such items as clothing (men’s, women’s, children’s, plus sizes and maternity), accessories, shoes, undergarments, household items, furniture, toys, baby supplies, bedding, books and housewares.

Until now, only those whose income qualified them for help could shop at the thrift store. Despite the change, the main goal of the shop remains — to help supply the needs of the less fortunate, according to Nancy Nelson, director of operations of the Community Storehouse.

Nearly all of the items cost only 10 cents each. Large furniture items, nicer electronic items and large appliances are priced higher but still far below the items’ worths.

Nelson said the purpose of opening the thrift store to the public is to generate more income for the Community Storehouse, which offers a variety of programs to combat poverty and hunger and their causes as well as family crises, Nelson said.

The storehouse has an annual operating budget of about $100,000 and at times runs in the red. Nelson said that because the thrift store sells thousands of clothing items a week, having a price of generally 10 cents an item could generate much needed income. Most items in the store are donated, and most — but not all — are used.

The storehouse receives income from an annual television station telethon and donations from some churches, businesses, organizations and individuals, Nelson said. It also frequently seeks grants, often with limited success, Nelson said.

Full Article - Appeared in the Martinsville Bulletin - By PAUL COLLINS

Nancy Kennett, Newest Partner

Nancy Kennett, general manager of Kelly Services in Martinsville is our newest Stop Hunger Partner!

Mrs. Kennett regularly volunteers her time and expertise to Storehouse clientele by hosting monthly employment workshops; this alone, has allowed us to provide a new free of charge program!

In addition to partnering with us and volunteering her services, Mrs. Kennett is one of our top individual donors of food and goods.

THANK YOU for all your contributions!