Steve Cox and Marty Baldwin talk about Rappahannock Goodwill’s efforts in the job market–both people looking for jobs and business owners looking for employees.
AUDIO: Town Talk/Rappahannock Goodwill
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VIDEO: Fredericksburg Salvation Army needs Christmas kettle bell ringers
The Fredericksburg Salvation Army needs your help with Angel Tree and Christmas kettle bell ringers and donations. registertoring.org
Better Business Bureau of Central Virginia offers helps for holiday shopping
“Shop Safe. Shop Smart.”
AUDIO: Town Talk/Fredericksburg Salvation Army
Fredericksburg Salvation Army Captain Shauntrice Williams talks about Christmas bell ringing–register to ring.org–and Angel Tree. You’re needed as a bell ringer and getting involved with buying gifts for area kids.
VIDEO: Fredericksburg Salvation Army ready to organize gifts for 15-hundred + area kids
The Fredericksburg Salvation Army’s Toyland is getting ready to begin receiving gifts. Angel Trees with names are at Walmart, Giant and the Salvation main office on Lafayette Blvd.
Town Talk: Rappahannock Adult Activities/Holiday plant sale
Alexis Fox with Rappahannock Adult Activities talks about holiday plant sales that include poinsettias, Christmas cacti, greenery and Christmas trees. The deadline to order is this Friday. Sales benefit RAAI’s work with adults with developmental disabilities.
FOR sponsors curbside oyster program
The oyster package includes raw oysters, a shucking knife, oyster toppings, recipe cards and access to a virtual tasting experience.
Holiday Hope in Spotsy looking for help
“We are urgently seeking sponsors to share their blessings with families less fortunate.”
VIDEO: Salvation Army’s Toyland seeking to help over 15-hundred kids this Christmas
Fredericksburg Salvation Army Captain Shauntrice Williams says over 15-hundred area children are relying on the Angel Tree program this Christmas.
COVID clinical study scams offering big money
You get an unsolicited message via text, email, or a social media message. It explains that you may qualify for a COVID-19 study, which pays upwards of $1,000.
AUDIO: Town Talk/Trees of Hope
Anna Billingsley and Lisa Crittenden preview a new, COVID-friendly Trees of Hope. It’s a major fundraiser for Loisann’s Hope House and their work with homeless families.
VIDEO: Full speed ahead! The Fredericksburg Salvation Army moves forward with Christmas plans
Salvation Army Christmas kettles are again around town and Angel Tree has an ambitious goal. We talked with Fredericksburg Salvation Army Captain Shauntrice Williams about Christmas 2020 and ways the community can help.
Beware: Money flipping and fast cash
You see a photo of a pile of cash on social media. In the caption, the user brags about having “flipped” a couple hundred dollars into thousands
G3 Community Services awarded $10,000 grant from Sheehy Toyota of Stafford
“This award will go towards the purchase of zSpace machines to improve our EYM programs; bringing more resources to our Stafford County students!”
AUDIO: Town Talk/Legal Aid Works
Ann Kloeckner talks about what the pandemic means for the courts, evictions, and foreclosures.
WARNING! Online purchase scams
Staggering 80% of Consumers Lost Money. Ages 35-44 most at risk…
REC, EPRI partner on research to improve reliability
“This has the potential to help REC greatly reduce the number of tree-related outages and significantly improve reliability for our member-owners….”
VIDEO: Habitat for Humanity in Caroline ready to build more homes
And then there were five….Habitat for Humanity of Caroline County breaks ground on five new homes in Bowling Green
BBB issues alert on two Fredericksburg online companies
Better Business Bureau finds both websites originate overseas
Town Talk: Empowerhouse/Kathy Anderson
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Empowerhouse Executive Director Kathy Anderson talks about their needs and how they’re meeting the demands of a pandemic.
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