Thank you!
We are so grateful to the numerous Bedford County residents, organizations, churches, and businesses who donate money, new items, and used items each year to our organization!
Monetary donations are used to purchase new toys, clothes for children and teens, gifts for teens, household items, personal care items, food, and cleaning supplies for our annual Christmas Selection eXpress program.
2025 Grants
Bedford Community Health Foundation
We are grateful for the grant we received from the Bedford Community Health Foundation that will cover the expense of personal care bags and cleaning products for our Christmas Selection eXpress program this December.
2025 Donations
We want to extend our gratitude and appreciation to the Grand Lodge Chamberlain Fund, distributed to us by the Bedford Community Health Foundation. This fund covers the electricity costs for the Christmas lights at the Elks Home (now under new management) each year. Any remaining funds are distributed to organizations that help families at Christmas.
We are also grateful to the Bedford Elks Lodge for their generous donation! The Elks members volunteer in community service projects throughout the year and earn money that is distributed to several organizations in Bedford.
Our board president, Patty Brown, and our board secretary and co-head of our pantry department, Patricia Robinson, attended the Christmas party of the Fraternal Order of Eagles #4344 from Moneta and were presented with a donation! We appreciate their support each year and were thrilled to be asked to speak at one of their meetings next year.
Our board president, Patty Brown, accepted a donation from the proceeds of the Junkers of Resurrection Catholic Church, from their annual Joyous Junk Sale. Their volunteers work year-round to prepare for and execute this huge sale, and it is such a blessing to be selected to receive a portion of their proceeds.
2024 Grants
Bedford Community Health Foundation
We are very grateful to have received a grant this year from the Bedford Community Health Foundation. The funds will be used to purchase turkeys and chicken for our pantry’s Thanksgiving food boxes and Christmas Selection eXpress “CSX” food boxes. Any remaining funds will be applied to the expense of personal care bags for each of our CSX clients. Thank you, Denny and all the BCHF crew for helping to make the holidays a bit brighter for many Bedford County families, senior citizens, and adults with disabilities.
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
This year, we received a grant from the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank to install a divided door (garage door and patron door) at the outside entrance to our food pantry. This will provide a much-needed upgrade as we currently only have one entrance to our pantry from the inside of our building.
Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation
Thank you so much to the GLCF for the money given to our organization from the George H. Murphy Fund. This generous donation will provide the funds we need for our Back to School Shoes for Students program in August 2025 and will purchase a new outside door, including installation fees for our storage room. This will allow the storage room to become energy efficient as the current door has many gaps.
2024 Donations
The Bedford Elks Lodge #2844 presented us and several other organizations with a check to support any program we need financial assistance with for the year. We are so grateful for the continued support of the Lodge and the Bedford community.
WoodmenLife Chapter 175: In 2023, WoodmenLife members were asked to nominate local 501 (c)3 organizations who met their shared commitment to Family, Community, and Country. Bedford Area Chapter 175 nominated BCCS and the application was approved! In November (2024), the WoodmenLife Outreach Foundation presented us with funds that will go toward purchasing new items for our Christmas Selection eXpress program.
Foster Fuels: Thank you to Foster Fuels for their generous donation of gently used and freshly cleaned children’s and adults coats prior to our CSX program in December 2024. Pictured here is Barry Davis of Foster Fuels with our board president, Patty Brown, as he was making their second delivery of many coats.
Bedford Moose Lodge: A big thank you to the Bedford Moose Lodge for their generous donation to BCCS from their gaming account! Lodge member, Carolyn Baits, pictured here presenting board president, Patty Brown, with the check.
2024 Monetary donations:
Sedalia Stars WMU, Woodmen Life Outreach Foundation, GLCF Grant Check, Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, Century 21 All Service, Paul Roderique, Penelope Haber, Liberty Middle School, Lynn Mullins/ Frederick Mullins, Donetta Vandyke/McKinley Vandyke, Bedford Helping Hands, Goose Creek Studio, Bedford Chapter No 1005 Women of the Moose, The Progressive Insurance Foundation, BWX Technologies, Paul Roderique, Minister Hazel Miller Thomas & Inez Miller Nelms, Robert and Rachael Bryant, Patricia Brown, Bedford Outdoor Sportsman Assoc., Arnold and Sarah Bolyard, Nannie Bland, Ross Romanzak in memory of Jackie Dyke Carson, Bedford Baptist Church, Sue and George Woods, Bedford Elks Lodge # 2844, Paul and Linda Sweet, Main Street Methodist, Anne Bond, Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, New Hope Baptist Church in memory of Jackie Carson, Campbell Co. Utilities and Service Authority In memory of Jackie Carson, Natalie Martin, Lee and Julie Fields, St. John’s Episcopal Church, James and Allyson Minear, Fraternal Order of Eagles #4344, Resurrection Catholic Church Joyous Junque, Trinity Baptist Church, Janet Miles, Bedford Woman’s Club, Bethany Methodist Church, Paul Roderique, Nancy J. Wilson / Steven Dooley, Oakland UMC, Bedford Presbyterian Church, Harry Patterson, Anthony Rivera/Margene, Bedford Christian Church, Donald/Pamela House, Blue Ridge Community Church, Ramond James, Benny Shrader, Gail Thomas, Word of Life Evangelical Church, Jonathan Berry and Michael Hilbish, Emmaus United Methodist Church, Jeff and Marsha East, Foster Foundation, Eliza Mount Thomas, BCHF/ Elks Lodge Chamberlain Fund, Jeff and Bonnie Wishon, Jack and Janet Gellerstedt, Bedford Baptist Church, Goode/Bedford Ruritan Club, Rebecca Colwell, Douglas and Phyllis Garnett-Deakin, Robert Schietaert, Otterville Church, Southside Electric Cooperative, MF Moorman Family Foundation, William and Kathleen McDonough, John P. Morgan, Ruth Beach, and Rita Schalk
Resurrection Catholic Church gave us a portion of the funds they raised from their annual Joyous Junk sale this year! We are so grateful and will use these funds to help bless our Christmas Selection eXpress clients this year.
The Bedford/Lynchburg Elks Lodge #321 has the opportunity to present a check to a community Christmas organization from the Grand Lodge Chamberlin Fund. This fund is managed by the Bedford Community Health Foundation. We are grateful to be the 2024 recipient of this generous donation. Pictured here are Denny Huff (BCHF), Patty Brown (BCCS), Lennie Hutton, and Nancy and John Owen from the Bedford/Lynchburg Elks Lodge #321.