- Supplies for Seniors- Gift Cards Galore! – Our Fundraising Committee needs your support! Gift cards are needed for our upcoming Gift Cards Galore raffle to support our 18th Annual Supplies for Seniors program in January 2026. Gift cards or certificates are accepted for any restaurant, store, or service in and around our locality. We plan to begin advertising and selling raffle tickets in July or August. The drawing will be held in November 2025 and the ticket price will be based on the amount of gift cards/certificates we collect. Thank you in advance for your participation!
- Fashion Show Fundraiser! – We are having a fashion show fundraiser at the Christiansburg Recreation Center on June 9, from 1p-3p! Come out and enjoy light refreshments, see eight wonderful models walk the runway in outfits from Ponnie's Boutique, and enter for your chance to win one of two $10 gift cards to Ponnie's Boutique! Tickets are $10 and you can contact our office for yours, or get them here: http://volunteermontgomery.betterworld.org/events/fashion-show-june-2025
- Eastern Montgomery Middle School "Student's Closet" Drive Results – Thank you to everyone that donated during our May collection. Because of your generosity, we are able to help fill the closet with 150 items! Our gratitude goes to Jolene Rawlings, Rich Rawlings, Brenda Arnold, Sharon Brown, Sandra Johnston, Jill Songer, Carol Walters, Shirley Mullins, and Rosemary Jones.
- Volunteering is Our Superpower! – Volunteer Montgomery held its annual volunteer recognition event on Monday, May 12, 2025 at the Belmont Christian Church with approximately 40 attending. “Volunteering Is Our Superpower” was this year’s theme. A big thank you goes out to the Belmont Christian Church for hosting our event and the event was catered by Hethwood Market. Volunteer Montgomery would also like to thank the 2025 Recognition Planning Committee to include Rosemary Jones, Carol Trutt, Bev Bridges, Jack Davis, and Montgomery County Human Services Director Alex Strickler.
Years of Service Awards: We are pleased to have 18 volunteers who have reached these milestone years.
20 Years: Charles Lutz, Susan Walton
15 Years: Alan Dean, Joan Grayson, Pam King, Linda Parah, Jill Songer
10 Years: Brenda Arnold, Kai Duncan, David Guy, Clarity James, Jama Layne, Jeanne Sottosanti
5 Years: Kemvia Adams-Bush, Taska Bailey, Robbie Hall, Marcia Murphy, Gail Patterson
- New Year-Round Supply Drive! – We have a new ongoing supply drive! We are collecting travel-size hygiene products for the NRVCS 401 Peer Center.
- Volunteer Montgomery Sweatshirts! – Please let us know if you are interested in a preorder of a crewneck sweatshirt. The item is a dark grey Gildan Heavy Weight 50% cotton/50% polyester blend with our logo across the front and will cost $25. Add: $2.50 for size 2XL and $3.50 for size 3XL if/as needed. Payment will be due in advance and we must have 12 people purchase a sweatshirt to order. Contact our office by phone or email volunteermontgomery@montgomerycountyva.gov to order.
- Volunteer Montgomery Mural- Calling All Volunteers! – Volunteer Montgomery has approval for a mural in our activity room. Our theme is Connecting Through Volunteerism and we are looking for artists to send proposals for the mural. Please send your art proposal to volunteermontgomery@montgomerycountyva.gov. Our team will choose 3 designs. After approval from the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, we will ask the 3 selected artists to volunteer to paint the mural. We look forward to seeing your designs!
- Project Linus Update –We are now an official Project Linus drop-off site from 9am-4pm, Monday-Friday. Please be sure to leave your name and address with your blankets so we know who to credit and to thank!