Volunteer Newsletter

December 2024

Distributing Supplemental Food For Adults, Children, & Especially Seniors, Who Lack An Adequate Supply

SCHEDULING ALERT

The Clarksville Food Pantry will be closed December 25, 2024

but will be open on January 1, 2025

Merry Christmas Clarksville

Your support and gifts of time, food and monetary donations

embraces the spirit of our community!

You are the heart and inspiration of the Clarksville Food Pantry!

Volunteer Highlight

Thank You for Making the Thanksgiving Community Dinner

a Huge Success

Thank you to all those who volunteered their time and talents to make the Clarksville Community Thanksgiving Dinner a huge success!! There were several area churches who participated, and countless volunteers. 35 turkeys, 18 honey hams, 20 pans of sweet potato casserole, 7 big roasters of green beans, and an abundance of dressing, gravy, cranberry sauce and rolls and all kinds of cakes, pies, cookies and other yummy desserts were enjoyed by over 500 of our neighbors!

Drop Off Dates for Reverse Advent Calendar Donations

Update: The Clarksville Food Pantry will be open on January 1, 2025

Upcoming Pantry Schedule

December 2024

December 4th & December 7th

House of Prayer Church

December 11th & December 14th

Jamison Memorial Methodist Church

December 18th & December 21st

St. Catherine Catholic Church

December 28th

Nelson Baptist Church

January 2025

January 1st & January 4th

Averett Baptist Church

January 8th & January 11th

Cherry Hill Baptist Church

January 15th & January 18th

Clarksville Lions Club

January 22nd & January 25th

St. Luke Baptist Church

January 29th & February 1st

St. Timothy's Episcopal Church

Pantry Updates

Annual Meeting for Clarksville Food Pantry Board of Directors, Church and Community Volunteers and Interested Citizens

The Annual Clarksville Food Pantry Meeting will be held on Sunday, January 12th, 2025, 2:00pm at the Clarksville Community Center, 103 Woodland Dr, Clarksville, VA 23927.

We invite all to join.

Non-food Item of the Month

Holiday Gift Cards

Each family will receive one gift card. The computer operator will facilitate this process.

Community Resources

Food Lion

Holiday Without Hunger Campaign

As food insecurity in the United States increases, Food Lion Feeds launched its annual Holidays Without Hunger campaign to help families access the nutritious food that everyone deserves.

This year's Holiday Without Hunger campaign ran through December. The generous support from the Clarksville Community blessed the Clarksville Food Pantry and neighbors in need with 254 Food Lion Feeds Holiday boxes to share during the months of November and December. Thank you to Food Lion, the Clarksville community and to all who supported this effort!

Fact or Fiction:

Sweet Potatoes are Healthier than White Potatoes

✓TRUE

But not by much! This is always a "spud"-tacular debate. The sweet potato edges out the white potato mainly because it contains more Vitamin A, slightly more fiber and may cause a slightly smaller spike in glucose levels.

But don't peel away so soon! The good old white potato packs a punch of potassium and Vitamin C. It's also a good source of resistant starch which is starch that fills you up longer. Of course, these numbers change depending on the way we choose to eat them- tots and fries of either variety are less nutritious than either just baked with skin. It basically comes down to taste- which do you prefer?

Get In Touch

Clarksville Food Pantry

Clarksville Community Center

103 Woodland Drive

Clarksville, VA 23927