Snow doesn't stop Southampton Co. boy from feeding Capron seniors

Yahoo

22-02-2025

CAPRON, Va. (WAVY) — A snowstorm like what we just had is something a lot of kids dream of — the chance to get a couple of days off from school and play outside with family and friends creates lifelong memories.
However, for one 11-year-old from Capron in Southampton County, he not only helped feed his memories, he also helped feed hungry seniors.
'We now serve eight counties and we work 22 days a month,' said Charles Bazdaneus, who runs Family4Eternity out of Pine Level Baptist Church in Capron. It's a partner agency with the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore.
And when the storm hit, 'the Foodbank closed,' Bazdaneus said. 'We're one of 220 partner agencies.'
Capron relies heavily on this organization, and 11-year-old Landon Adkins didn't forget that.
'When he woke up, he said, 'How are we going to feed the people today,' Bazdaneus said.
With a cart full of food, Landon and Bazdaneus braved the chilly temperatures to make sure the residents of Capron didn't go hungry.
'It made me feel good by giving them food,' Landon said. 'I feel like they needed it.'
Said Landon's mother, Katlyn Javins: 'As a mom, I am very proud of him, and everybody really feels amazing and it warms my heart.'
She wasn't the only one.
Word of Landon's good deed spread on the local Facebook page, and the positive comments came in.
'Just nothing but outstanding love and support,' Javins said. 'What a great young man, what an amazing young man.'
And those receiving the food?
'They felt blessed, I think,' Landon said. 'They said, 'Thank you, I really appreciate it.''
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