Photos and story by Larry Faulkner
Friends of the Rappahannock held their annual spring river clean-up on April 26. Volunteers of all ages met in Old Mill Park for their assignments, then dispersed to clean trash from the Rappahannock River and nearby lands and streams. Friends of the Rappahannock provided supplies and lunch.
A weekly column on Fredericksburg.Today by Linda Clevenger, Organization Direct.
Last week, I had the pleasure to work with a local Veteran non-profit group to help someone in need. Their story touched my heart. He was injured by an IED while serving in the Army in Afghanistan. After being injured, the family made a quick move into our area to be near the Richmond VA Hospital, to get help for his severe brain trauma.
Story and photos by Susan Larson
A sea of 15,300 luminaria glowed in Fredericksburg National Cemetery from 8 – 11 p.m. May 24 for the 19th annual Memorial Day Saturday ceremony.
The tradition began in 1995, when representatives of local Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts presented to National Park Service staff the idea of starting an annual luminaria program to honor United States soldiers who had died in service to their county.
By Susan Larson
The Fredericksburg Area Food Bank relies on donations. On August 5, Sarah Rosenbaum donated 48 pounds of food to the local nonprofit. What made this donation special was that Sarah raised the money to purchase the food — $61 — at a lemonade stand.
From 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday, August 9, the Fredericksburg Area Food Bank is sponsoring a Food-4-Families Stock the School Pantry Food Drive. The food drive will take place at Celebrate Virginia Giant Food, 550 Celebrate Virginia Pkwy., Fredericksburg.
By Susan Larson
Camp Rainbow, a weekend day camp for children grieving the death of a parent or other caregiver, is now accepting applications for camp attendees and adult volunteers.
By Greater Fredericksburg Habitat for Humanity
Greater Fredericksburg Habitat for Humanity is seeking interns for a variety of volunteer positions. If interested, please email a resume and brief description of why you’re interested in the internship opportunity to [email protected].
By Susan Larson
The Fredericksburg Area Food Bank has received a $21,000 grant from BJ’s Charitable Foundation. The foundation awarded grants to 30 Feeding America-member food banks this month in celebration of the company’s 30th anniversary.
By Susan Larson
Tree Fredericksburg is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons who have destroyed their plantings in recent weeks.
Vandals attempted to chop down a six-year-old Crabapple tree in the median at Washington Avenue and Lewis Street.
Anne and Carl Little, founders of Tree Fredericksburg, discovered the destroyed tree on Saturday morning, September 6. An axe was left at the scene, and police are processing it for fingerprints.
September is Hunger Action Month, a nationwide campaign mobilizing the public to take action on the issue of hunger. It’s organized by the Feeding America nationwide network of food banks to bring greater attention to the issue of hunger in America and promote ways for individuals everywhere to get involved to solve it.
Your online votes can help the Fredericksburg Area Food Bank win $60,000 to support general hunger-relief initiatives in the Fredericksburg region.
By Susan Larson
The Massad Family YMCA is sponsoring a benefit for the wife and child of fallen Marine Sgt. Charles Strong. Sgt. Strong, a member of the Corps’ elite special command, was killed in Herat Province, Afghanistan, on September 15.
By Susan Larson
Tree Fredericksburg, in partnership with the CSX Corporation and the Alliance for Community Trees, is giving away trees for planting in city resident’s yards.
“The trees can be planted in any part of the resident’s yard, as long as they are planted within the 22401 zip code,” said Anne Little, founder of Tree Fredericksburg. The trees will be available for pick-up on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24 and 25, 2014.
The Rappahannock United Way’s annual holiday volunteer opportunities list.
Fredericksburg Area Volunteer Opportunities List for December 2014.
Help Blue Star Mothers of Frederickbsurg fulfill the requests of 400 service members deployed overseas.
CBS Sunday Morning will feature the Civil War Trust on November 30, 2014.
Germanna Community College Educational Foundation has named Kent Farmer “Distinguished Philanthropist of the Year.”
Contribute your dollhouse, room box, covered vignette or unique display to A Wee Christmas at Kenmore dollhouses and miniatures show.
Taylor Schweikart is gathering signatures on a petition to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
“Serving in Jamaica pushed O’Leary to pursue what he hopes will be a lifetime of serving the poor.”
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