Handbell Choir to perform Christmas concert
The Belmont Baptist Church group is asking for food donations as admission to benefit the Blewer Food Center.
KCaulder@CalhounTimes.com
For the ninth year in a row the Belmont Baptist Handbell Choir will present its Christmas concert at the GEM Theatre in downtown Calhoun on Monday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. To gain admission into the show, patrons will need to donate a bag of groceries to be distributed to those in need through the Blewer Food Center.
More than 250 people are expected to attend the concert, which Handbell Choir Director Jim Sellers said has been known to draw between 250 and 350 people per evening. Sellers also said he expects the food center will receive more than 800 pounds of groceries to share with local community members in need.
“We’ve gotten anywhere from 800 pounds to more than 1,000 pounds donated, which is what we hit last year,” Sellers said. “We love doing the concert, but that is really what this is all about for us. It’s a great opportunity to help out our community.”
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For added convenience, Smith said the store includes a Food City Pharmacy, equipped with a convenient drive-thru for greater ease in prescription services, Food City Gas N’ Go with a five-pump station, including diesel fuel, and in-store Starbucks, offering an assortment of blended hot and cold coffees and beverages. The location features several award winning energy saving concepts, ranging from energy efficient glass cooler doors, parking lot lights and refrigeration systems to motion sensors and 100% LED lighting.
“Our customers will find exceptional customer service, top quality products and competitive pricing, along with a number of exciting new features and conveniences,” Smith said.
The new store will also offer GoCart curbside pick-up service. Shoppers can order online at foodcity.com and pick-up their groceries when they arrive at the store or visit foodcitydelivers.com to take advantage of same-day service with Food City’s home delivery, powered by Instacart.
The store also announced this week that the Calhoun location will host a Holiday Open House on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The event will consist of a variety of exciting activities, including live entertainment, crafts, door prizes, cake show, displays of holiday fruit baskets, floral centerpieces, wreaths, in-store made candies and gift items, sampling stations featuring candies, cheeseballs, specialty cheese and new and traditional holiday favorites throughout the store.
Food City will also be featuring:
$5 off any party tray totaling $15 or more ordered during the open house event.
Prepared holiday meals — choose from a selection of fully prepared meals you can order ahead of time and pick up at the store.
Special holiday pricing throughout the store.
Headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, K-VA-T Food Stores (Food City’s parent company) operates 131 retail outlets throughout Southeast Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, East Tennessee, Chattanooga and North Georgia.