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Inspiring Notes

One of the really special aspects of Crossroads Connection is our young volunteers. Over the past year, there have been an increasing number of youth groups, sports teams, and individuals who have written inspirational notes to place in our food bags. Here are just a few examples of the notes that kids write to inspireContinue reading “Inspiring Notes”

Thank You From Children We Serve

Sometimes we need a reminder of the impact we make from the children we serve. Here are a few Thank You notes we recently received from some of them. This tells you that our volunteer hours and the dollars you donate really have an impact on young children who need our support and help.

Pennington Traditional School Demonstrates Generosity

Adaeze Acholonu, an eighth grader at Pennington School recently initiated, organized, and led an amazing food drive for Crossroads Connection. In two weeks, Adaeze collaborated with her classmates to collect nearly a month’s worth of the four items they donated for a total of 5,000 food items! This is a food drive record for 2025.Continue reading “Pennington Traditional School Demonstrates Generosity”

Gravely Elementary School Seadogs Support Local Students With Food Drive

During the week of November 18, students at Gravely Elementary School held a food drive to support Crossroads Connection. Each grade was challenged to collect one of six different food items for one week. The grades competed against each other with the winner receiving extra recess. After the food drive, the student council and theirContinue reading “Gravely Elementary School Seadogs Support Local Students With Food Drive”

Battlefield High Key Club Supports Local Students with a Food Drive

In preparation for Thanksgiving, the Battlefield High School Key Club, led by Josh Brodman held a food drive to support Crossroads Connection. This is the second year that Josh, a rising senior, has led a food drive for Crossroads. The Key Club collected over 1,100 food items that will be delivered this holiday season. They alsoContinue reading “Battlefield High Key Club Supports Local Students with a Food Drive”

Heritage Hunt Food Drive

On Saturday, October 26, Heritage Hunt residents showed their generosity and community support by donating 4,400 food items for Crossroads Connection. This is the largest food drive of the year! On this beautiful fall day, dozens of Heritage Hunt residents stopped by Marsh Mansion to share their gifts. This is the equivalent of 20% ofContinue reading “Heritage Hunt Food Drive”

Haymarket Day

We had a very successful Haymarket Day. There were throngs of people. We connected with 29 new volunteers or groups that want to do food drives. We had many of our friendly volunteers stop by to say hi. We had interest from schools, Next Level Fitness, Marsteller Middle School, and several individuals. We handed out hundreds of flyers.Continue reading “Haymarket Day”

Kids Helping Kids

In January the third, fourth and fifth grade classes of St. Michael’s Academy in Warrenton held a Crossroads Connection Blue Bag food drive. The students were moved by the opportunity to help kids who needed food. One child said, “This is the best school day ever.” Students representing each class offered a prayer for theContinue reading “Kids Helping Kids”

Crossroads at the Sentara Cares Community Partner Celebration

On December 8, 2023 Crossroads Connection along with 29 other charitable organizations were awarded grants and recognized for their contributions to the health of our community. The theme of the event was “Transformation not Transaction.” Sentara encouraged organizations, like Crossroads, to not only partner with Sentara but with other non-profits as well. This event allowedContinue reading “Crossroads at the Sentara Cares Community Partner Celebration”

Haymarket Christmas and Holiday Celebration

Rudolph and some of his holiday friends came down from the North Pole with Santa to visit us at the Haymarket Christmas and Holiday Celebration on December 9th. We stuffed the police chief’s truck with food and spent the morning with thousands of other residents in our community. It was incredible to have the opportunityContinue reading “Haymarket Christmas and Holiday Celebration”