The Montgomery County Christmas Store (MCCS) is a non-denominational, all-volunteer, community-wide, non-profit organization that assists eligible low-income individuals and families in Montgomery County during the Christmas Season by providing a shopping experience characterized by choice and dignity.
Enjoy and share this few-minute video about our beginning times, fundraising, eligibility for shoppers, volunteering, and the community that supports us!
What happens at the store when we are not serving shoppers during store week?
What are the year-round volunteers doing right now?
The building is a closed warehouse for 51 weeks a year.
Department buyers gather inventory and start stocking up the first day after the store week.
Maintenance and improvements are performed.
Planning teams, the board, and departments meet.
Communication by phone, text, email, and the website is all handled remotely.
August through November are very busy times for planning for Store Week! If you have donations to make, please watch our home page and monitor our calendar for drop-off hours.
Ways to support the store:
Donate funds by mail… P.O. Box 6154, Christiansburg, VA 24068
Donate funds online read more here…
Donate new items and food… read more here…
July 7, 2022
Thank You Christiansburg
July 13, 2022 Thank You Blacksburg Young Professionals
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July 17, 2022 Thank You Gearheads For A Cause
This year, the cost of food, clothing, and consumable products, in general, have risen and present a call for the store to provide as much support as possible. Money is tight for our most vulnerable citizens. If able, please continue to help support our cause.
We hope you enjoy this short tribute of thanks to a few of our donors and volunteers. We have a collection of photos and are planning to post more galleries this year.
If you have some to share, please email them to MCChristmasStore@gmail.com, and we can add them to our collection.
History of the Christmas Store / Read Full Article
Since 1982, the Christmas Store has served local families providing clothing, food, toys, shoes, household supplies and more. Our shelves are stocked with new merchandise to offer our shoppers a choice. The Christmas Store’s all volunteer staff (except bookkeeping services) is close to 1,000 local volunteers who participate in stocking, assisting shoppers and much more.
Together, we make a difference.
WITH YOUR HELP
With incredible support from all of you, the Christmas Store is able to serve the community!
Kickoff Event
President of Virginia Tech, Tim Sands, with Christmas Store board members Terri Lynn Howard and Merv Timberlake at the Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign kickoff event held at Virginia Tech
Employees of the Commonwealth of Virginia now also have the option to contribute to the Montgomery County Christmas store via payroll deduction, personal check, or credit card through the Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign (CVC), which runs from October to December. Please consult your Human Resources Department for more information.
