This is our seventh year collecting items that meet the current and specific needs of some local organizations that TVC supports financially. It is a wonderful way to love our neighbors and help meet practical needs.
At the end of September 2024, Category 4 Hurricane Helene carved a path of destruction across hundreds of miles and six states after landfall in Florida’s Big Bend. The hardest hit was East TN, where 17 people lost their lives, and western North Carolina, where 101 people perished (as of this printing.) Disaster relief efforts, cleanup, and a slow return of infrastructure are ongoing as families are displaced, grieving the loss of loved ones, neighbors, homes, schools, places of worship, main roads and bridges, etc. Recovery from this devastation will take years in some instances.
TVC is collecting NEW or GENTLY USED quality children’s books for children who lost everything in Hurricane Helene.
Suggested Amount: $25 – $50
Siloam Health is known as a comprehensive, whole-person healthcare organization that combines medical care, community health, and student education to serve thousands of uninsured, underserved, and culturally marginalized individuals from all over the world. Today, nearly 90% of their patients and clients are born outside the United States, representing more than 80 homelands and speaking more than 50 languages. They believe that all people, regardless of homeland, resources, or creed, are worthy of respect and care as God’s image-bearers. For more information about Siloam, visit siloamhealth.org.
TVC is collecting hat, gloves, and scarf sets for our neighbors served by Siloam.
Suggested Amount: $25 – $50
Legacy Mission Village is a ministry founded by refugees for refugees. They provide hope and healing to refugees in the Middle Tennessee area by empowering them with education and skills to achieve stability and therefore facilitating successful integration into American society. For more information about Legacy Mission Village, visit legacymissionvillage.org.
Help TVC collect much-needed winter coats of all sizes for children, youth, and adults.
Suggested Amount: $25 – $50+
Inglewood Elementary School serves a large number of children whose families are economically disadvantaged. For the eighth year in a row, TVC Kids will be collecting non-perishable food items for Holiday Food Boxes which will be sent home for Christmas with 50 of the neediest families at Inglewood. TVC will include a $50 Kroger gift card in each box for the family’s turkey, ham or other protein. For more information on Inglewood Elementary School, visit Inglewood.mnps.org.
We need 50 TVCers to purchase a $50 Kroger gift card that we will be placed in the TVC Kids’ Food Drive Boxes to help an Inglewood family pay for their turkey, ham or other protein this Christmas.
Amount: $50
