The Shadow
COVINGTON, Va. (VR) – The Alleghany Highlands Christmas Mother program recently held a training night, as they prepare for their 77th year of service this season. The 2025 Christmas Mother, Rachael Thompson, introduced her staff and application volunteers, who are as follow:
STAFF:
Shop Manager – Dianne Garcia
Shop Secretaries – Teresa Calvert / Esther Ewing
New Room Coordinators – Lana Kidd / Linda Kagarise
Adoption Coordinators – Anne Marie Elmore / Lisa Akers / Wanda Crawford
Volunteer Coordinator – Lynda Thompson
Shopping Coordinator – Dianne Garcia
Shoppers:
Tracey Spangler/ Jennifer Seckner
Jill Shifflett/ Patti Honaker
DeDe Rogowski/ Marilyn Zeitfuss/ Laurie O’Doherty
Courtney Crawford/ Angie Deem
Cindee Noel/ Jacklyn Shifflett
Tina Dressler/ Nancy Mathias
Erin Conrad/ Sarah Crance
Tanya Veras/ Melanie Taylor
Robin Sweeney/ Kim Jefferson
Distribution Coordinator – Teresa Hammond
Treasurer – Kathleen All
SocialMedia – Michele Wright/ Jessia Gibson
Designer – Terri Miller
Scrapbook – Quincey Garcia
Application Coordinator – Michele Wright
Application Data Coordinators – Carol Claytor/ Dawn Nagy
APPLICATION VOLUNTEERS:
Esther Ewing, Brenda Linkenhoker, Mary Asma, Becky Perkins, Dianne Garcia, Linda Venable, Libby Burger, Lynda Thompson, Carol Claytor, Dawn Nagy, Wanda Woodyard, Lana Kidd, Brenda Lindsay, Karen Robertson, Susan Rollinson, Karen Buzzard, Christie Hardbarger, Judy Clark, Janie Barnette,
Patrice Jefferson, Jane Newkirk, Ann Condon, Cara Caldwell, Joan Tingler, Doris Baker, Lana Dotson, Susan Meyer, Cindy Rice, Marie Fitzpatrick, Katie Selman, Karen Robertson, Nancy Moga, Lang Wilson, Mary Donnan, Pam Myers, Jeanna Dew, Donna Weikle, Lynda Specht, Debbie Rose, Denise Pillow,
Laura Kyle, Marian Paxton, Stephanie Clark, Mary Sue Vest, Cindy Wright, Catherine Morgan, Jenny Haynes, Karen Metzler, Chris Nicely, Mary Susan Smith
Thank you, also, to our many volunteers who have already signed up to assist in the shop upon opening.
For more information about volunteering or applying for services, please call 540.529.8922. To make a donation, please visit our website at highlandschristmasmother.org or mail to P.O. Box 242, Covington. To keep informed of program information this year, please follow our Facebook page at Alleghany Highlands Christmas Mother.
First Christian Church on the Corner of Fudge and Monroe Streets in Covington will be housing the program again this year.
Thank you to the community for your ongoing support of this program.
