Kroger donates to Park View Community Mission to help feed children
LYNCHBURG, Va. โ Kroger is helping one Lynchburg organization distribute meals to children in need. The supermarket chain donated $39,000 to assist Park View Community Mission in purchasing two more vans. The vehicles will be used for their Food for Thought Program, which provides meals to children on weekends. The new vans are wrapped with Park Viewโs logo and other images. โThe hope is that the vans will be more identifiable, having been wrapped with Park View, instead of just random people pulling up in random vehicles and handing out bags of food,โ said Gordy Harper, Park Viewโs executive director.
โGive localโ: Lynchburg nonprofit asking for support this Giving Tuesday
LYNCHBURG, Va. โ Giving Tuesday is this week -- and local nonprofits need your help more than ever before. Staff members at Park View Community Mission in Lynchburg say theyโve seen an influx of people since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Weโre told around 1,300 people in the community go hungry every day. โSaturday they say, โShop local.โ On Tuesday, we hope it will be โGive local;โ and I like to say because then you know where itโs going, especially if itโs a food pantry like ours,โ said Earl Larkins, a Park View spokesperson. The global day of giving takes place every Tuesday after Thanksgiving.
Lynchburg organization helping struggling families by providing fresh produce for Thanksgiving
LYNCHBURG, Va. โ Park View Community Mission is giving away nearly 200 boxes of produce donated by the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. Volunteers were outside Lynchburgโs middle and high schools Friday, and theyโll be out again on Monday. Earl Larkins, a Park View spokesperson, says theyโre doing their best to assist families during the coronavirus pandemic. โWe have had close to 800 families that have come to Park View Community Mission since the pandemic began โ that have never come to a pantry before. You can pick up produce at any of Lynchburgโs middle or high schools Monday between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.