March 2025 News
Building Wealth & Wellness in West Virginia with WV-grown Food.
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What’s the best way to feed a community? Do it together.
The story of CMI’s first four years has been one of our community deciding that feeding its underserved and vulnerable families and supporting our farmers are priorities. Feeding 11,400 people in 10 counties with 129,400 lbs. of local food and paying producers $300,000 in just 4 years is your doing in collaboration with CMI!
How do we keep feeding a community? We do it together.
The Unity Campaign is a great opportunity to rally around hungry families – especially SNAP EBT Users – and ensure that they have access to healthy & affordable food. Celebrate CMI’s 4th birthday today with a gift to CMI through the Unity Campaign. Donate Online HERE. Text UNITY7071 to 71777 or mail/drop off cash or a check to the CMI office located at 203 S George St. Charles Town, WV 25414. All donations to CMI through the Campaign are partially matched by United Way. Don’t miss this chance for your donation to go further and make a greater impact!
Please be as generous as you’re able to be. The need is so great! Thank you to those who have already donated!
Together, we’ll continue building wealth and wellness in our West Virginian communities through healthy & affordable food grown locally.
With Gratitude & Hope,
Mark Peiffer
Operations Manager
Community Markets Inc.
Members of the CMI team pose with the first donation for the Unity Campaign, powered by United Way of the Eastern Panhandle
At a Glance:
- 2025 is off to a fantastic start!
In February alone, CMI fed at least 900 people, over 600 were children, with about 5,000 lbs. of local food and put nearly $21,700 back into local farmers’ and small family business owners’ pockets.
CMI had another successful Food Box Giveaway with St. Leo’s Church in Inwood.
Thank you to all our volunteers & those who made this event possible!
If you missed it, CMI released the first episode in our new series, Meet Your Market, on our Youtube channel featuring Bolivar Bread.
Watch It HERE!
- The Unity Campaign, powered by United Way of the Eastern Panhandle, runs March 1st through March 15th. All donations to CMI through the program will be partially matched through an incentive fund. Make your donation go further!
Help CMI raise $30,000 to seed our SNAP Stretch Fund so that SNAP EBT users’ money goes further at any of CMI’s mobile farmers markets!
Thank you for those who have donated!
A recent donation was for $500! Can you help match that by the end of today?
How can I donate?
Text UNITY7071 to 71777 or
mail/drop off cash or a check to the CMI office located at 203 S George St. Charles Town, WV 25414.
Note: Checks should be made out to United Way of the Eastern Panhandle with: “Unity Campaign, CMI” in the memo.
Donate Today!
- What better way to help CMI celebrate its fourth birthday on March 1st! It’s been an incredible four years. Get involved to ensure more people are fed in the next four years!
- CMI has once again partnered with Jefferson County Schools this year to feed 500 K-12 underserved students with healthy food sourced locally through the CMI Local Food Backpack Program. Full details will be discussed in an upcoming press release!
- CMI is moving! We’ve loved being at the office in Charles Town for the past 4 years and are VERY grateful for two of our board members’ generosity in allowing us to use the space rent-free. Alas, it’s time for CMI to find its own location! Things are in the works…. Stay tuned for more details!
Thank you so much to all our partners and donors for your continued support! Have Questions or partnership ideas? Contact Us today!