World Foundation for Children

DONATIONS NEEDED

The Volunteer Farm needs your help. We have been receiving fewer donations, while the numbers of hungry people have grown about 30 percent in the last six months. The economy is affecting many people, including our farm. If you can make a cash donation, now is the time to do it. Or, if you wish, you can make a "donation in kind" by giving us your auto, truck, tractor, or anything else of value. We will use it on the farm, or sell your vehicle to raise cash. Either way, you receive a nice tax deduction, because we are a 501 (c) 3 charity. Help your hungry neighbors by supporting the Volunteer Farm, serving 25 counties and 9 cities on both sides of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Office

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Welcome to the

Volunteer Farm.

Every time you visit the Farm, please first stop by the Office to register. First time volunteers sign the Liability Waiver. (Those under 18 need to have a parent or guardian sign the form in advance, if the adult is not accompanying the young volunteer to the farm.) Then every time after the first visit, a volunteer will sign a simple sign-in sheet, attesting to the fact that a Liability Waiver Form is on file in the office. Thanks for your help.

Upcoming Events

May 11: Bob Blair, Board Chairman and CEO, can be heard on WSIG's Valley Perspectives at 7:30 am.

May 13: Bob Blair, Board Chairman and CEO, speaks to Woodstock United Methodist Men at 6:30 pm.

May 22: Lee Jette, CFO, and Lisa Currie, Board Member, speak to Farm Bureau Women's Committee at their Woodstock location at 7:00 pm.

May 17, 18: Diane Spencer, Volunteer, Linda Buechling, Development Director, and Chrissy Jenkins, Volunteer Coordinator, will represent the Volunteer Farm at the Strasburg Mayfest for both full days at a table on King Street.

June 4: Valley Farm Credit of Woodstock hosts their annual Customer Appreciation Day with proceeds from all donations to benefit the Volunteer Farm.

Please contact us if you wish to schedule a representative to appear before your group.

Please support the Volunteer Farm

Thank you!

John and Betty Wilkins of Woodstock for their donation of a number of round bales to provide cover and mulch for several acres.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Chicago, for donated of a wonderful $4,000 Domestic Hunger Grant toward the irrigation upgrade.

Rupp Seeds of Wauseon, Ohio, for a generous donation of seed.

Presbytery of Shenandoah for a wonderful contribution of $1,750.

Community Endowment Fund of Charlottesville Area Community Foundation donated $1,000 toward upgrading of irrigation system.

Shenandoah County Thrift Store of Woodstock very kindly contributed $1,000.

Mr. Michael A. Smith and Valley Proteins, Inc. for a wonderful contribution of $2,500.

The Grillo Family of Ashburn for a generous gift of $5,000.

Falcon's Landing Chapel for a very kind donation of $1,000.

St Paul Lutheran Church of Strasburg for proceeds from their recent special event in the amount of $1,346.

Now & Forever Fund & Benjamin A. & Ellen H. Soyars Fund at Northern Piedmont Community Foundation for the wonderful gift of $1,500.

Valley Protein Inc. of Winchester for a generous gift of $2,500.

Steven Meyer of Loudoun County, a Costco executive, for the generous contribution of $10,000.

Bill Holtzman, Holtzman Oil, for donating the cost of the winter cover crop, including seed and application.

SYSCO Food Services of Harrisonburg, for a $1,500 contribution.

The Grillo Family of Ashburn, VA for sponsoring an advertising campaign in the Arlington Catholic Herald.

Bobby Grubbs Chevrolet for sponsoring a TV advertising campaign on the local cable, with matching free spots from Comcast.

The Herring-Jones Fund through the Community Foundation of Central Blue Ridge for a $2,000 grant.

The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church of Alexandria, VA, for a $1,500 donation.

Winchester Kiwanis for gift of $2,000 for front end loader.

Winchester Rotary for gift of $4,000 for a rototiller.

Orville Smoot, Valley Fert. for donating 16 tons of lime, including application.

The Covenant Presbyterian Church of Staunton for a $1,600 donation.