Community Markets Inc. November 2024 News
Building Wealth & Wellness in West Virginia with WV-grown Food.
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2024 has blown by for CMI with so much to catch our partners, donors, and friends on. Last month the CMI Team grew to six strong with the addition of four year-long AmeriCorps VISTA Members. They’re learning quickly and already making an impact for underserved families and WV farmers in our community. We’re very grateful for their service!
As always, thank you for the continued support and generosity of so many of you! CMI is a community asset to grow wealth and wellness in our West Virginian communities through healthy food produced locally. We’re indebted to so many of you reading this for the contributions of your time, talent, & treasure, large and small; we can’t do this without your collaboration!
Read on to learn the latest impact, news, and upcoming events at Community Markets Inc. I ask each of you to get involved as you’re able – volunteer, tell a friend about CMI, or Donate if you can. Together, let’s keep growing a nutritious and hopeful future for West Virginia.
Keep growing,
Mark Peiffer, RPO
Operations Manager
CMI fed 150 families in Paw Paw, WV twice this year in partnership with Starting Points FSC with a third Food Box Giveaway scheduled for December.
At a Glance
- In the past two years, Community Markets Inc. has fed over 8,600 people in 10 West Virginian counties with 116,000 lbs. of healthy, locally-sourced food!
- CMI has also put over $240,000 back into the pockets of West Virginian farmers and small family business owners.
- CMI recently welcomed four AmeriCorps VISTA Members through WV’s Promise Youth Alliance. These individuals will serve for a year in our community and increase CMI’s capacity to serve food-insecure families and local farmers. Read the full story HERE. Welcome Maria, Chris, Allen, and Nick!
- CMI also recently welcomed Ellie George as the team’s second full-time employee serving as Program Manager. Ellie just completed a year-long term of service with CMI as an AmeriCorps VISTA Member. Read more HERE. Welcome Ellie!
St. Isidore Market: Local & Affordable Made Easy!
- The St. Isidore Winter Market has moved indoors and will be open weekly on Thursday evenings year-round providing fresh and affordable groceries sourced from local farms to families in Jefferson County and beyond. Online pre ordering is from Friday mornings until Tuesdays at noon with pick up every Thursday from 5:00-6:30 pm at 55 Crosswinds Dr. in Charles Town. Pre orders are encouraged but not required. Come see us soon!
The St. Isidore Market is located on the property of St. James Catholic Church in the St. Michael’s Building by the playground: 55 Crosswinds Dr., Charles Town, WV 25414
- SNAP Now Accepted at the St. Isidore Market! SNAP users can now user their SNAP EBT benefits to buy Local & Affordable Groceries weekly from the St. Isidore Market! See the flyer below for details and shop all SNAP-eligible local foods HERE!
- Shop Locally & Affordably this Thanksgiving at the special St. Isidore Thanksgiving Market on Wednesday, November 27th! See below for details.
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Thank you so much to all our partners and donors for your continued support! Have Questions or partnership ideas? Contact Us today!