Nelson County Pantry

08/29/2026

Another gorgeous Distribution Day at the NCP. Thank you to all the new and seasoned Volunteers and especially our Donors! We can't keep doing all this without you all! You are appreciated more than you will ever know!

08/27/2026

Calling all empty egg cartons! The Pantry has a new protein offering, fresh eggs, that need to be repacked for distribution. If you have any new (or reusable) egg cartons to donate, you can place them in the donation bin at our front door. As always, THANK YOU for your support.

08/23/2026

Monthly Reminder / CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
For Friday 8/28/26, and Saturday 8/29/26

FRIDAY, 8/28/26: Packing Day & Produce Delivery
We plan to pack 400-450 boxes Friday morning starting at 9:30. Thanks to volunteers last week, we have enough assembled boxes ready to fill. We should finish up by 11:30.

Truck Delivery Friday at 2:00:
Friday afternoon the Produce Truck will arrive around 2:00ish. With a little help from a few volunteers, we should have it unloaded and contents put away by 3:00.

SATURDAY 8/29/26 DISTRIBUTION - Volunteers please arrive as close to 7:30 am as possible for setup including packing the produce and dairy bags. Distribution will begin around 8:15-8:30 and ends at noon. Volunteers should finish up by 12:30.

Eligibility: Nelson County resident, low income, and in need of food. We can register you and you can get food the same day (Sat 8/29/26). There is always plenty of work to do from taping boxes, pulling goods, packing produce and canned/non-perishable goods, setting up tables, traffic flow, pushing grocery carts and loading cars, etc. You can come volunteer for just an hour or any days listed, whatever time you can spare is appreciated! Just show up and sign in at the office. If you cannot volunteer but would like to help, donations are always needed and appreciated. The donation link is on our webpage: nelsoncountypantry.org

If you have good used Bold Rock boxes to return, please remember to bring them back on Saturday for reuse.
We are located in the small building in the side parking lot of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Lovingston (9890 Thomas Nelson Hwy Lovingston, VA)
Future Volunteer Opportunities can be found on our website at https://nelsoncountypantry.org/schedules/ We need you whenever you can volunteer!
Thank you to all donors and volunteers who make this community service happen!

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08/01/2026

They say “many hands make light work”. We want to say THANK YOU to the St. Mary’s Youth Group for being some of our “many hands” on packing day. With their help we were able to prepare 350 boxes of non-perishable items for distribution to our neighbors in need.

07/26/2026

Blessed to have had a cloudy, cool July distribution day. Just a peek at our day. Thanks Valuable Volunteers and Donors!

07/19/2026

Monthly Reminder / CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
For Friday 7/24/26, and Saturday 7/25/26

Note: No delivery truck on Thursday 7/23/26.

FRIDAY, 7/24/26: Packing Day & Produce Delivery
We plan to pack 350 boxes Friday morning starting at 9:30. Thanks to volunteers last week, we have enough assembled boxes ready to fill. We should finish up by 11:30 but will need a little help in the afternoon for:

Truck Delivery Friday at 2:00:
Friday afternoon the Produce Truck will arrive around 2:00ish and we will need help unloading and putting away the dry food and frozen food that will also be on the truck.

SATURDAY 7/25/26 DISTRIBUTION - Volunteers please arrive as close to 7:30 am as possible. Distribution will begin around 8:15-8:30 and ends at noon. Volunteers should finish up by 12:30.

Eligibility: Nelson County resident, low income, and in need of food. We can register you and you can get food the same day (Sat 7/25/26). There is always plenty of work to do from taping boxes, pulling goods, packing produce and canned/non-perishable goods, setting up tables, traffic flow, pushing grocery carts and loading cars, etc. You can come volunteer for just an hour or any days listed, whatever time you can spare is appreciated! Just show up and sign in at the office. If you cannot volunteer but would like to help, donations are always needed and appreciated. The donation link is on our webpage: nelsoncountypantry.org

If you have good used Bold Rock boxes to return, please remember to bring them back on Saturday for reuse.
We are located in the small building in the side parking lot of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Lovingston (9890 Thomas Nelson Hwy Lovingston, VA)
Future Volunteer Opportunities can be found on our website at https://nelsoncountypantry.org/schedules/ We need you whenever you can volunteer!
Thank you to all donors and volunteers who make this community service happen!

07/16/2026

In these trying economic times the generosity of our local businesses touches us deeply. A huge THANK YOU to Bruce Ward Electric for not only performing top quality work but then telling us there would be no charge for the services rendered. We feel so blessed and grateful for the generous support we receive.

07/11/2026

Some think today’s youth spend too much time on their phones. The Missions Week Youth Group spends their time out in the community doing projects for those who need a helping hand. We were lucky to be able to meet some of them when they came to the Pantry to help unload a delivery truck. These young men and women put away 11,000 pounds of food and bagged 1,100 pounds of pet food in the heat and humidity. The team of 53 young folks and 16 leaders have worked all week painting, landscaping, making repairs in the community in addition to helping us help our neighbors. It was a real privilege to meet them and we thank them for all their efforts!

06/28/2026

Tents up, hands hard at work. Rain doesn't stop our loyal volunteers. Thank you to all who helped with June Distribution!

06/21/2026

Monthly Reminder / CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
For Friday 6/26/26, and Saturday 6/27/26

Note: No delivery truck on Thursday 6/25/26.

FRIDAY, 6/26/26: Packing Day & Produce Delivery
Starting at 9:30 we will need to pack 350 food boxes to add to the 80 already packed. Thanks to our volunteers last week, there are enough empty boxes ready to go.
We do expect the produce delivery Friday afternoon around 2:00. There should also be 30 cases of frozen meat that will need to be put in the freezer. Volunteers would be appreciated for this.

SATURDAY 6/27/26 DISTRIBUTION - Volunteers please arrive as close to 7:30 am as possible. Distribution will begin around 8:15-8:30 and ends at noon. Volunteers should finish up by 12:30. With our newly repaired driveway life should be a lot smoother!

Eligibility: Nelson County resident, low income, and in need of food. We can register you and you can get food the same day (Sat 6/27/26). There is always plenty of work to do from taping boxes, pulling goods, packing produce and canned/non-perishable goods, setting up tables, traffic flow, pushing grocery carts and loading cars, etc. You can come volunteer for just an hour or any days listed, whatever time you can spare is appreciated! Just show up and sign in at the office. If you cannot volunteer but would like to help, donations are always needed and appreciated. The donation link is on our webpage: nelsoncountypantry.org

If you have good used Bold Rock boxes to return, please remember to bring them back on Saturday for reuse.
We are located in the small building in the side parking lot of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Lovingston (9890 Thomas Nelson Hwy Lovingston, VA)
Future Volunteer Opportunities can be found on our website at https://nelsoncountypantry.org/schedules/ We need you whenever you can volunteer!
Thank you to all donors and volunteers who make this community service happen!

Happy 4th to you all - God Bless America!