On November 14, 2024, we unveiled on WOWK 13 NEWS our canned food Christmas tree built for Mountain Mission Incorporated to support local families in need. This effort is a perfect blend of design, community spirit, and holiday magic. It showcases our tagline and mission of “building a legacy” for our clients and the communities we collectively serve. This is our friendship bracelet and message to our community, for evermore. 🫶

“In West Virginia, 1 in 6 adults do not have access to stable quality food, and for children, that statistic increases to 1 in 4.” Find out how you can help in the WOWK 13 News story below, in this WOWK video clip or at mountainmission.com.

Below are video clips from the live segments from November 14, 2024.

• ZMM designs canned food tree for Mountain Mission
• Topping the ZMM tree
• Mountain Mission stepping up for families
• Mountain Mission hosts food drive

Here’s how you can help families in need through the 2024 Mountain Mission Food Drive

by: Isaac Taylor, WOWK 13 News — Nov 13, 2024

WOWK 13 News/Nexstar, Mountain Mission, and Piggly Wiggly are teaming up to help out our neighbors in need with a food drive at the Bigley Avenue Piggly Wiggly location.

The food drive’s first day is Nov. 14, and you can make donations through Christmas. One hundred percent of the donations help right here in the Greater Kanawha Valley through Mountain Mission programs. Last year, we fed 1,255 families at Christmas.

The easiest way you can help is to purchase the pre-packaged food kits for $10 or $20, already assembled inside the Bigley Avenue Piggly Wiggly store. The pre-packaged kits include a 14-to-16-pound turkey, potatoes, rolls and all the trimmings.

Customers can also make donations at the register of any area Piggly Wiggly or donate anytime on Mountain Mission’s website.

The location for the food drive is Bigley Piggly Wiggly · 10 Spring St, Charleston, WV 25302.

While you’re there, make sure you visit our Christmas Canned Food Tree, designed and built by ZMM Architects and Engineers.

If you are unable to make it out to Bigley Piggly Wiggly on Thursday, you can also stop by the Capital City Art and Craft Show at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center this weekend. If you bring a non-perishable food item, you will receive a $1 discount on adult admission.

In West Virginia, 1 in 6 adults do not have access to stable quality food, and for children, that statistic increases to 1 in 4.

Through the good and bad times, WOWK 13 News/Nexstar, Mountain Mission, and Piggly Wiggly have been working to help supply our neighbors in need with stable quality food. If you or someone you know is suffering from food insecurities, contact Mountain Mission at (304) 344-3407.

Mountain Mission has been serving families and individuals across the Greater Kanawha Valley since 1926, assisting people with emergency needs with a variety of financial and in-kind support. Along with operating the food pantry, Mountain Mission also assists with utility terminations, clothing, court-ordered evictions, furniture and medications.

For those looking to help those in need, a $100 donation can also sponsor an entire family this Christmas.