Tyler Mountain/Cross Lanes Community Services
January 2014 Newsletter
A thank you to the community.
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TMCLCS programs:
Christmas Food Baskets & Toys
Clothing
Cross Lanes Food Pantry
Food Deliveries
Food Vouchers
Healthy Cross Lanes
Heavenly Snacks for Backpacks
Rent or Utility Assistance
Thanksgiving Dinner
Since the 1980’s, we have been
the primary provider of a food
pantry and other emergency
basic needs programs for low/no
income Cross Lanes families.
TMCLCS is a 501(c)(3) charitable
non-profit organization funded
by United Way of Central West
Virginia, The Greater Kanawha
Valley Foundation, FEMA, the
West Virginia Bureau of Senior
Services, churches, businesses,
and caring individuals.
Tyler Mountain/Cross Lanes
Community Services
5320 Frontier Drive
Cross Lanes, WV 25313
Vicki Ballengee,
Executive Director
(304)776-5813
tmclcs@wvdsl.net
Office Hours:
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1:00 – 5:00
8:00 – 4:00
8:00 – 11:00
December 24 , volunteers delivered food and toys to most of the 290 families
benefiting from our 2013 Christmas Basket Program. One of the volunteers
returned with a handwritten note. This is why we do what we do . . .
“I want to thank everyone that has helped my family this year. My husband was laid
off 2 years ago and had to go back to school. He is studying to be a nurse now. We
really from the bottom of our hearts appreciate the help. Our 3 children will be
happy to have a nice Christmas dinner together tomorrow. We hope to make a
donation after we get back on our feet. God bless you and Merry Christmas!”
We thank our community for coming together in support of the Christmas Basket
Program and the ongoing need for food assistance. Schools, churches, businesses,
civic organizations, and residents collected food, socks, & toys, made cash
donations, and provided sponsorships.
Andrew Jackson
Middle School
Girl Scout
Council 1847
Cross Lanes
Elementary School
Old English Village
Fairview United
Methodist Church
Point Harmony
Elementary School
Fruth
Pharmacy
Woman’s Club
of Cross Lanes
Volunteers moved food, packed boxes, wrapped gifts, and made deliveries.
Best wishes for a happy, healthy 2014! We want to support and encourage the community to lead a healthy lifestyle.
You are invited to participate in the new Healthy Cross Lanes initiative. A group of concerned community leaders and
citizens have come together to identify and promote healthy events, activities, and programs.
Healthy Cross Lanes promotes HEALTHY FOOD – FITNESS – PSYCHOLOGICAL & EMOTIONAL WELLBEING – SPIRITUAL
GROWTH – SAFETY – DENTAL & MEDICAL CARE – SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION – EDUCATION - EMPLOYMENT.
January events include Free Zumba at the YMCA on Sundays, Tobacco Cessation Classes,
Free Health Screening, an Identity Theft Workshop, and much more. Please take
advantage of the online calendar at www.healthycrosslanes.org and see what is available
in our community. Like and follow us at facebook.com/HealthyCrossLanes and we will
remind you of upcoming events.
Our thanks to MedExpress, Unicare Health Plan of WV, and Made In Germany for
financial support and sponsorship of this program. Begin Today for a Better Tomorrow!
Heavenly Snacks for Backpacks is a signature project of the Cross Lanes
United Methodist Church Youth Group. Every Wednesday evening they
pack 160 bags of snacks for delivery to Cross Lanes Elementary, Point
Harmony Elementary, and Andrew Jackson Middle School. The cost of
this program is around $100 per year for each student. To help with the
funding of this program, please send a check payable to Tyler
Mountain/Cross Lanes Community Services.
We are so grateful to all of the donors, supporters, and volunteers that give, and give, to help others. Those that
volunteer every week at our pantry and office were recently honored at an appreciation luncheon at the Greenhouse.
Tuesday Pantry Volunteers
Thursday Pantry Volunteers
Office Volunteers
Tyler Mountain Volunteer Fire Department helped us by delivering to 32 families on Christmas Eve!
Fed Ex Ground, YMCA Cross Lanes, and many caring individuals helped with sponsorships of Christmas toys.
The Woman’s Club of Cross Lanes was in a food fight against the Dunbar and Sissonville Clubs. Each club
collected food for their local pantry. The Cross Lanes club collected over 2,600 lbs. of food for our pantry!