ShareLovingtson Nelson County, Virginia Christmas could have been pretty sad this year for the people at The Nelson County Pantry, and families being served by the pantry. Back in November we told you about a Thanksgiving disaster that nearly ruined the holiday for people needing help. All of the turkeys thawed and spoiled due to [...]
ShareLovingston Nelson County, Virginia Friday we told you about a real tragedy with terrible timing at The Nelson County Pantry. All of their Thanksgivings turkeys spoiled due to a freezer failure, just before the very weekend where they would be handing them out. The crew and volunteers avoided that potential holiday crisis by taking early [...]
ShareLovingston Nelson County, Virginia The timing couldn’t have been worse. The Nelson County Pantry has lost all of their frozen Thanksgiving turkeys slated for delivery to needy families this coming week. “We had some people coming in early to pick up their food baskets. When we got here to prepare for that we discovered our [...]
ShareRoseland Nelson County, Virginia We first told you about Bouncing For Hams at Devils Backbone Brewing back in November of 2010. For the 1st event it was brutal. Temps were down in the 20′s with wind chills of 0°. Brrrrrrrrrrrr! Not this year, and not hams this time around! Temps on Monday hit a very [...]
ShareRoseland / Beech Grove Nelson County, Virginia Last week we told you about a 24 hour marathon of jumping on a trampoline in freezing weather to raise money for The Nelson County Pantry. Bouncing For Hams was held by Devils Backbone Brewing in an effort to buy 300+ hams for families in the Nelson area [...]
ShareRoseland / Beech Grove Nelson County, Virginia The temperatures hovered around 20° Tuesday night with winds gusting as high as 34 MPH while the crew and other volunteers continued Bouncing For Hams outside of Devils Backbone Brewing. We first told you about the planned event a few days ago. The goal of the 24 hour [...]
ShareRoseland / Beech Grove Nelson County, Virginia Jumping on a trampoline in 20 degree weather is not how Siporah Winsheimer, a waitress and bartender at Devils Backbone Brewing, (DBBC) thought she’d be spending part of her day just a couple of weeks before Christmas! “It’s fun and it’s raising money for needy families in Nelson [...]
ShareAfton Nelson County, Virginia As part of their Scouting For Food members of Cub Scout Pack #375 weighed in almost 200 pounds of food Friday night at Rockfish River Elementary School. All of the food collected will go straight to the Nelson County Pantry in Lovingston. The food collection effort is an annual event by [...]
ShareLovingston Nelson County, Virginia A welcome addition this time of year indeed! Recently, the The Local Food Hub, based in Charlottesville, has established a new partnership with the Nelson County Pantry designed to offer fresh, locally grown produce to Nelson County individuals and families in need. A recent donation of more than 400 pounds of [...]
ShareRoseland/Beech Grove Nelson County, Virginia Though Devils Backbone Brewing Company already opened late last year, the official grand opening is taking place all of this week into the weekend. As part of their celebration, and a thank you to the Nelson community, DBBC donated 25% of Monday’s food revenue to The Nelson Pantry. The Nelson [...]
