Montgomery County Christmas Store

09/01/2024

Every year, Blue Ridge Church helps us collect cans of fruit, soup, meat, and peanut butter. We are so grateful for their continuing support!

09/01/2024

Thank you so much, Kroger (N Franklin St), for organizing a Peanut Butter Food Drive! Thank you to all of you who helped collect 300 jars!

08/28/2024

Come by the Christmas Store tomorrow or on one of our future dates to apply in person. More dates will be scheduled. Please bring the following documents:

* Photo ID of the applicant
* Photo ID for each eligible adult
* ID for each eligible child (birth certificate, insurance card, or Social Security card)
* Proof of address (utility bill, mail, or lease)
* Proof of SNAP (if applicable, award letter with the current yeaR)
* Proof of income (pay stubs, bank statements, award letter for disability, etc.)

08/14/2024

Although the doors to the Christmas Store are locked now, there is much work going on behind closed doors. Often there are volunteers at the Store filling shelves with new goods, inventorying and sorting food, repairing and fixing up the Store, etc. to get ready for Store Week December 9-14.
If you have a donation, you can always drop it off at the Donation Box along the wall by the sidewalk that goes to the front of the Store. Volunteers empty the box almost every day.

08/10/2024

The Christmas Store opened the application in June this year instead of waiting until October. Our hope is to give families plenty of time to get their documentation together and also have plenty of time to get help if needed. We've held three walk-in open houses for shoppers so far and our next walk in application help dates are on August 29th from 4-7 and again on September 12th 4-7. Come on by with your ID, proof of income for the whole house and if you have disabilities, bring your SSDI letter.

We are also visiting communities to take applications and the next one is tentatively planned for September 10th from 5-7 at Linden Green and Linden Grove apartments. The community program manager with Linden Grove will give residents a heads up too.

If you have a connection with a neighborhood and can facilitate a date for us to come with laptops and smiles, we will be happy to work together and make it happen.

Email [email protected] to ask questions. Also visit the website and find the application button if you would like to go ahead and apply right from your phone, tablet or computer.

www.mcchristmasstore.org

Thanks!
Therese

08/03/2024

https://www.mcchristmasstore.org/eligibility

08/01/2024

Hello Shoppers!

Drop by the store today from 4:30-6:30 to get help filling out your December 2024 Application.

07/19/2024

Hey everyone! We are here until 5pm today helping people fill out applications to shop. The next drop in to sign up will be at the Christiansburg Rec Center 2-4 for the Xmas in July event. More dates are coming soon so stay tuned!

NOTE:
See the update post! Due to our volunteer being down with a nasty cold, we won't be at the rec center this week.

Next drop in application help will be at the store again on August 1, 4:30-6:30pm.

07/15/2024

Thanks to the Church on Main youth group for volunteering today at the Store! We greatly appreciate your hard work!

07/11/2024

Shopper Application Help Dates
Friday July 12 from 2-5 pm
Friday July 19 from 2-5 pm

Come by and get help with your application or to ask questions.

The application process requires providing the following documents:

ID

Income information for each household member

Proof of address for each household member

More dates will be posted, with the hope of offering a variety of times (days of the week or times of the day). There may be one or multiple volunteers available to help out. If we have a big turnout and you can't stay long, you will also be able to fill out a printed application and give us a copy of your documents. We will enter the application for you from that and shred the paper copy for security.

07/10/2024

Come on down to Iron Tree Brewing Company to celebrate Christmas in July with us and enjoy delicious Christmas brews and yummy food from Driftwood Catering Food Truck!

07/08/2024

We hope you can join us on Wednesday! Representatives from the Christmas Store will be present for a few hours during the event and we are collecting peanut butter too!

07/08/2024

Congratulations to our Operations coordinator, John Tarter, for this International Award!

06/26/2024

The 11th Annual Give Local NRV day of giving begins today at noon and ends tomorrow at noon. A donation of $100 provides the funding for a child's age-appropriate toys. How special is that, knowing that the NEW toys a local child receives during the holiday season are fully funded by your $100 donation? MCCS families also receive NEW clothing for each child, food, and household goods.

Please help support our most vulnerable citizens!
https://www.givelocalnrv.org/organization/Montgomery-County-Christmas-Store

06/20/2024

They are Volunteers at MCCS!
Today they constructed a plethora of boxes 📦 for our Food Department. Thank you Virginia 4-H!

06/17/2024

It’s time for Give Local NRV 2024! A donation of $100 provides the funding for a child's age-appropriate toys. How special is that, knowing that the NEW toys a local child receives during the holiday season are fully funded by your $100 donation? MCCS families also receive NEW clothing for each child, food, and household goods.

Please help us meet our goal of $14,000, which goes towards helping families in need during the Christmas Season. The 11th Annual Online Giving Day kicks off at noon on Wednesday, June 26th, and will end at noon on Thursday, June 27th. Any donations received between June 1st and noon on June 27th will count toward our overall giving day total. Please help support our most vulnerable citizens.
https://www.givelocalnrv.org/organization/Montgomery-County-Christmas-Store

06/15/2024

A plethora of volunteers work throughout the year preparing for that one week in December.

06/05/2024

06/05/2024

Thanks Long & Foster New River Valley Blacksburg Office for volunteering today at the Store for your Community Service Day project!

They painted wooden clothing racks, cleaned out a trailer on the loading dock and arranged a basement storage area.

If your Office group would like to volunteer at the Store between now and November please email John Tarter at [email protected].

06/04/2024

Good morning Friends and colleagues….

We are just under two weeks away from our 15th event in memory of my dad that supports critical, local needs in the New River Valley.

Again this year we are supporting:

Montgomery County Christmas Store – we have raised nearly $60,000 for the store
NRV Agency of Aging (home delivered meals program) – last year our $4500 donation funded an entire years worth meals for four home bound seniors

We’ve had great response again this year but have yet to hear from a few past loyal participants and supporters. We would love to fill out all 24 teams and have all 18 holes a hole sponsorship (just $100).

We hope to see you on June 17 but if not please consider a hole sponsorship.

Thank you for your time and past support.

-Chadd
Chadd W. Yeatts
Eddie Yeatts Memorial Foundation, Inc (a 501 c 3 charity)
(540) 239-3583

Chadd W. Yeatts, PE
Senior Associate / Senior Vice President
National Power & Energy Services Leader

Schnabel Engineering
T 540.953.1239 / C 540.239.3583
1901 South Main Street, Suite 11
Blacksburg, VA 24060
schnabel-eng.com

06/01/2024

It’s time for Give Local NRV 2024! Please help us meet our goal of $14,000, which goes towards helping families in need during the Christmas Season.

The 11th Annual Online Giving Day kicks off at noon on Wednesday, June 26th, and will end at noon on Thursday, June 27th. Any donations received between June 1st and noon on June 27th will count toward our overall giving day total. Please help support our most vulnerable citizens.
https://www.givelocalnrv.org/organization/Montgomery-County-Christmas-Store

05/30/2024

Although the Montgomery County Christmas Store is closed to the public for ten months, there is always work being done at the Store behind locked doors to stock the shelves for our shoppers during Store Week in December.
Tuesday, Beth (books) and her son, Will, were taking 150 books donated from the Virginia Quilt Museum into the Christmas Store.
This sweet baby bird was at the front door looking into the Store. He was an eager visitor to see what happens during the spring and summer month at the Store.
So much work is done all year by our hard-working volunteers to purchase new goods and collect gently used, clean books to fill the shelves so our shoppers can choose whatever they want during their scheduled shopping time at the Christmas Store in December.

05/18/2024

The Eddie Yeatts Memorial Golf Tournament will be held June 17 at Blacksburg Country Club. If you are unable to play in the tournament, there are opportunities to support the event by being a sponsor.

05/18/2024

In less than a month, the 2024 Eddie Yeatts Memorial 15th annual Golf Tournament will be held on June 17 at Blacksburg Country Club.
Proceeds from the tournament support the mission of the Montgomery County Christmas Store. Over $50,000 has been given over the years to the Christmas Store.
Below is the application for this year's tournament. Registration is due by June 1. Please consider playing in this worthwhile charity event.

05/18/2024

Early Applications for the 2024 season is now open!

Hello from The Christmas Store!

This year we are trying something new. Our application time use to start in October, but this year we would love to get an early start so have opened up our online application today.

Many of you have busy schedules, so we hope an early start will give you the extra time you need to get your applications in.

Our team of volunteers will start reviewing and approving applications in July if not sooner!

We will send out another update once we know the dates for in-person application help. Our goal is to host weekly open hours starting mid-July through store week.

Click below to get to our application on the website, then click on the big red square!

Applications will start being reviewed in July and will continue throughout the year until the last few days during our December Store Week.

04/21/2024

The other 51 weeks https://youtube.com/shorts/YSCtU9L472A?feature=sharedp

04/10/2024

Chadd Yeatts send this update on the Eddie Yeatts Memorial Golf Tournament:

Good morning friends and colleagues.

Just over two months to our 15th annual tournament. A few updates.

Beneficiaries

We are again supporting the Montgomery County Christmas Store and their wonderful mission. Please help us add to our cumulative giving of over $50,000
For the second year we will support the New River Valley Agency on Aging with an emphasis on their meals delivery program.

04/10/2024

Stop by the NRV CARES Family Fun Festival tomorrow!! We will be there sharing information about how we help families during the holiday season. Stop by our information table to find out more!

FAMILY FUN FESTIVAL UPDATE!! Due to the forecasted rain for Thursday afternoon, the Family Fun Festival will move to the Christiansburg Middle School Cafeteria from 3:30-6:30. We hope you can join for a free, fun, afternoon!

03/11/2024

The 15th Eddie Yeatts Memorial Golf Tournament will be held Monday, June 15, at Blacksburg Country Club.

Every year, the Montgomery County Christmas Store receives a generous check from the proceeds of the golf tournament.

Please mark you calendar for this wonderful, fun event. More details and the tournament brochure will be available soon. Sponsorship opportunities are available. If you have questions, please contact Chadd Yeatts at [email protected].

02/16/2024

The Montgomery County Christmas Store is busy all year behind locked doors. Buyers purchase new goods all year long, unpack them, and sort them to get ready for Christmas Store 2024 in December.
The Adult Department under the guidance of Sally welcomed two new helpers. Thank you, Angie Robinson and Joselin Landry, for taking the time to volunteer in the Adult Department.
Beth Paterson, Marie Martin, Angie Robinson, and Joselin Landry unpack and sort new buys in the Adult Department.
Debbie Sherman -Lee readies some of the hundreds of new women's shoes purchased for Christmas Store 2024.
Thank you, Ladies, for taking time to volunteer and do all the work necessary to have a successful Christmas Store.