From Clark.Laster at peninsulaymca.org Mon Aug 4 11:08:01 2008 From: Clark.Laster at peninsulaymca.org (Laster, Clark) Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:08:01 -0400 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Y KNOT Message-ID: We are still having a wonderful summer. This week we have soccer camp from 5PM-7:30PM. Registrations will be accepted at the soccer field if interested, the cost of the program is $30 for members and $45 for program participants. The fall soccer program registration is still ongoing the cost of the league is $30 for members and $50 for program participants. The Sailing Camp begins MONDAY August 11-Friday August 15. There are still limited openings in this program. The cost is $100 for members and $150 for program participants. Have a wonderful day, Clark C. Clark Laster, IV Middlesex Family YMCA PO Box 524 Hartfield, VA 23071 Main Office: (804)776-8846 Office: (804)776-0005 Fax: (804)776-8165 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 48 Afterschool August 4 2008.pdf Type: application/octet-stream Size: 185387 bytes Desc: 48 Afterschool August 4 2008.pdf Url : http://mail.connectnetwork.org/pipermail/rappahannock_connectnetwork.org/attachments/20080804/c55e8826/attachment.obj From TMARTIN at rappahannock.edu Tue Aug 5 15:29:03 2008 From: TMARTIN at rappahannock.edu (MARTIN Tom) Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:29:03 -0400 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Rappahannock Community College News for the week of July 28, 2008 Message-ID: RCC News Week of July 28, 2008 Nurse aides graduate from RCC?s Warsaw program?on July 29, students training for RCC?s Warsaw Campus nurse aide program completed the requirements for graduation. Link: Nurse aides graduate from RCC?s RW-C program?on July 29, students training for RCC?s Glenns Campus nurse aide program at Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury, a Lancaster County senior living community, completed the requirements for graduation. Link: Nursing students attend RCC orientation?an orientation session answered many questions for RCC?s Fall 2008 class of practical nursing students. Link: Tom Martin Public Information Officer Rappahannock Community College 52 Campus Drive Warsaw, VA 22572 Phone: 804-333-6808 E-mail: tmartin at rappahannock.edu From karen at mbwm.org Thu Aug 7 20:46:17 2008 From: karen at mbwm.org (Karen Hart) Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:46:17 -0400 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Norris Bridge Traveling Exhibit available to museums & libraries Message-ID: "Bridging the Rappahannock River," a 3-panel traveling exhibit about the history of the Norris Bridge, created by the Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library is now available for scheduling for display at?other local museums and libraries.? Each panel measures 3 feet by 4 feet and is printed on one-side on heavy vinyl banner material with 2 top grommets.? The panels can be displayed together or separately near one another.? There is no charge for the loan of this exhibit; however, each site will be responsible for transporting and delivering the?exhibit to the next location at its own expense.? The length of the loan period is negotiable?from one to three months.??Location must be open to the public at least one day a week?and may offer free?entrance or charge only a nominal?admission as?part of the location's regular operation.??Contact Karen Hart at karen at mbwm.org if interested or for moreinformation.? Pleasedescribe the facility?where the exhibit will be placed (hours,?admission fees, physical space, etc),?and?specify your preferred dates/seasons. Karen Hart, Executive Director Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library PO Box 97, Lancaster VA 22503 804-462-7280 karen at mbwm.org From karen at mbwm.org Thu Aug 7 20:50:07 2008 From: karen at mbwm.org (Karen Hart) Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:50:07 -0400 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Revolutionary-era history lecture and book-signing Message-ID: <023a722db71fd8aab223453b436440e0@mbwm.org> The Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library and the Lancaster Community Library present ? ?A New Jersey Farmer in 18th-century Virginia: The Life and Times of Philip Vickers Fithian? Lecture by historian John Fea ? Historian and author John Fea will present a lecture on the Revolutionary-era life and times of Philip Vickers Fithian on Monday September 22, 2008 at 6:30 pm at the Lancaster Community Library in Kilmarnock.? Philip Vickers Fithian was one of early America's most prolific diary-writers and is best known in Northern Neck history for the diary he kept in 1773-74 while working as a tutor at Robert Carter III?s Nomini Hall plantation.? John Fea, who teaches early American history atMessiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania, has carefully studied Fithian?s many writings and recently authored the first full-length biography of Fithian.? Fea?s new book, The Way of Improvement Leads Home: Philip Vickers Fithian and the Rural Enlightenment in Early America, was published in February 2008 by University of Pennsylvania Press.? ? The book examines the era of the American Revolution from the perspective of Fithian, an ordinary farmer from New Jersey whose rural lifestyle was facing a transformation by the intellectual community and Enlightenment values of the era.? Although Fithian believed in the ideals of self-improvement and social progress, he often struggled to reconcile his desire for cosmopolitan life with his love of home.? John Fea examines this tension as he chronicles Fithian's short but fascinating life ? his youth as a south Jersey grain grower, his years as a student at the College of New Jersey at Princeton, his love affair with Elizabeth Beatty, his ordination to the Presbyterian ministry, his year as a tutor at Nomini Hall, his tour of the Shenandoah Valley backcountry, and his final years as a Revolutionary War chaplain with Washington's army.? Of particular interest to Northern Neck readers may be the two chapters covering Fithian's experience with the Carter family and his observations on slavery, Anglicanism,and genteel life on the Northern Neck. ? John Fea?s lecture ?A New Jersey Farmer in 18th-century Virginia: The Life and Times of Philip Vickers Fithian? is co-sponsored by the non-profit Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library and the non-profit Lancaster Community Library.? The event is free and open to the public.? Donations will be accepted to benefit the sponsor organizations.? A book signing will follow the lecture.? Books may be purchased at the event for a special discounted price of $23.00 payable by cash, check, orcredit card.? The Lancaster Community Library is located at 235 School Street, Kilmarnock, VA.? For additional information about this event, contact Karen Hart at the Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library at 804-462-7280 or history at mbwm.org. From karen at mbwm.org Thu Aug 7 20:52:51 2008 From: karen at mbwm.org (Karen Hart) Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:52:51 -0400 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Mary Ball Washington-Treenie Chilton Memorial Golf Tournament Message-ID: The Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library presents the ? 2008 Annual Treenie Chilton Memorial Golf Tournament Thursday, September 18, 2008 ? The Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library will hold its 2008 Annual Treenie Chilton Memorial Golf Tournament on Thursday, September 18 at the Golden Eagle at the Tides Inn.? The tournament format is ?4 Man Captain?s Choice? and begins with a shot gun start at 1:00 pm.? A $10,000 hole-in-one prize is offered plus raffles, door prizes, and auction items.?? Registration begins at Noon and box lunches will be provided in golf cart. An awards dinner will end the evening. ?Entry fee is $150 per person or $500 per team of four and includes greens fee, cart, lunch, and dinner.? Space is limited and the entry deadline isSeptember 4. ?Contact 804-462-7280 or history at mbwm.org for a registration form. Corporate sponsorship opportunities are available at a variety of levels.? Donations of prizes and promotional items are also requested.??? ? All proceeds from the golf tournament will be used to support the daily operations of the Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library, the growth of its educational programs and exhibits, and the continued preservation and maintenance of its historic buildings and collections.? For more information, contact Karen Hart at 804-462-7280 or history at mbwm.org.?? ? ? From rappahannockinfo at connectnetwork.org Fri Aug 8 13:59:07 2008 From: rappahannockinfo at connectnetwork.org (Connect Rappahannock) Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:59:07 -0400 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Charitable mileage deduction Message-ID: <20080808135907.jekuf9vmnocs8wso@mail.connectnetwork.org> Dear Connect members, Recently, we've heard from a number of local nonprofits who are concerned that rising gas prices will negatively impact the availability of their volunteers to continue serving. As Congress considers increasing the mileage deduction rate for volunteers, please feel free to share your opinions with Sen. Webb. You can contact Sen. Webb via mail (144 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510), share your thoughts via phone (202-224-4024) or fax (202-228-6363), or you can use the online contact form (http://webb.senate.gov/contact/). Thanks for all that you do for the community. Best, Conaway Conaway B. Haskins III Deputy State Director Office of U.S. Senator Jim Webb 507 E. Franklin Street Richmond, VA 23219 Website: http://webb.senate.gov -------------- next part -------------- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nancy Stutts Date: Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 12:33 PM Subject: FW: Charitable mileage deduction To: Leslie Franklin , Wendy Austin < waustin at connectnetwork.org> Please send this version.Sorry for confusion -----Original Message----- From: Haskins, Conaway (Webb) [mailto:Conaway_Haskins at webb.senate.gov] Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 11:49 AM To: Nancy Stutts; marnold at connectnetwork.org; Wendy Austin; Leslie Franklin Subject: Charitable mileage deduction Dear Connect members, Recently, we've heard from a number of local nonprofits who are concerned that rising gas prices will negatively impact the availability of their volunteers to continue serving. As Congress considers increasing the mileage deduction rate for volunteers, please feel free to share your opinions with Sen. Webb. You can contact Sen. Webb via mail (144 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510), share your thoughts via phone (202-224-4024) or fax (202-228-6363), or you can use the online contact form (http://webb.senate.gov/contact/). Thanks for all that you do for the community. Best, Conaway Conaway B. Haskins III Deputy State Director Office of U.S. Senator Jim Webb 507 E. Franklin Street Richmond, VA 23219 Pho: 804-771-2221 Fax: 804-771-8313 Email: Conaway_Haskins at webb.senate.gov Website: http://webb.senate.gov To sign up for Senator Webb's e-newsletter, click here From rrycroft at umw.edu Wed Aug 13 10:56:17 2008 From: rrycroft at umw.edu (Robert Rycroft) Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:56:17 -0400 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Information on a Funding Opportunity Available This Fall Message-ID: <48A2BDD5.4990.00CB.0@umw.edu> August 12, 2008 To Local Area Charitable Organizations: This Fall a significant funding opportunity will be available to local area charitable (501(c)(3)) organizations. Students at the University of Mary Washington ( http://www.umw.edu/default.php )will be able to take a course entitled ECON 324-Economics of Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector. The aspect of the course of most interest to you is the semester-long class project. Thanks to the generosity of Doris Buffett's Sunshine Lady Foundation ( http://www.sunshineladyfdn.org/ ), the class has been given $10,000 which it will use to make grants to local charitable organizations. My students will simulate the activities of a foundation. They will write a mission statement, solicit applications for funds, and select recipients. The class starts on August 26. The mission statement and application form should be available on or about October 1. The application deadline will be on or about November 1. The grant (or grants) will be announced at a public ceremony on Tuesday, December 2. Additional details will be posted as they become known on the project web page at http://people.umw.edu/~rrycroft/philanthropy2008. This is the fourth year the course has been offered. Previous recipients of grants have included Hope House, the Fredericksburg Regional Boys and Girls Club, Rebuilding Together, Homes for America: Heritage Park Academic Achievement Program, National Housing Trust/Enterprise Preservation Corporation and Fredericksburg Counseling Services. Based on the names of the recipients, you can tell what has interested my students in the past. Whether this year?s students will want to continue funding these types of organizations or something entirely different remains to be seen. New students bring new ideas. To maximize the educational value of the project, the project will be student-directed as much as possible. Neither Doris Buffett nor I will have much say in the class mission statement. We anticipate this course to be an annual offering at UMW for quite some time in the future. Please feel free to circulate this message among your associates. I will be happy to answer your questions about the project. Please contact me by e-mail at rrycroft at umw.eduor by phone at 540-654-1500. Yours truly, Robert S Rycroft Professor of Economics Department of Economics University of MaryWashington Fredericksburg, VA 22401 540-654-1500 rrycroft at umw.edu From ljaeger at mpnn.state.va.us Thu Aug 14 14:28:39 2008 From: ljaeger at mpnn.state.va.us (Lynn Jaeger) Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:28:39 -0400 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] "Children First" Parent Education Program-August 28, 2007 Message-ID: <000e01c8fe3b$98907a30$0805a8c0@BASTIONDOMAIN> The Prevention Services Division of the Middle Peninsula-Northern Neck Community Services Board is offering the 'Children First: Parenting Wisely through Divorce and Separation' co-parenting education program on Thursday, August 28, 2008 from 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm. The program will be held at the Prevention Services Office located at 872 General Puller Hwy. in Saluda. Children First is a divorce and separation education program for parents designed to address the relationship between parental conflict and child adjustment. The fee for this four-hour program is $50.00. You must be registered in advance and your fee paid prior to the class. Please call 1-888-PREV-550 (804-758-9398) or email prev-famedu at mpnn.state.va.us for more information or to register. Lynn Jaeger, C.P.P. Certified Prevention Professional Project Director Rural Virginia United Coalition www.rvuc.com Middle Peninsula-Northern Neck CSB Prevention Services Division PO Box 130 Saluda, VA 23149 Voice: 804-758-9398 Fax: 804-758-9158 Important Confidentiality/Privacy Notice: This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information that may be exempt from disclosure under Federal Rules. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, review, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by email and destroy all copies of the original message. Important Confidentiality/Privacy Notice: This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information that may be exempt from disclosure under Federal Rules. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, review, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by email and destroy all copies of the original message. From Thomas.Driscoll at VBPD.virginia.gov Thu Aug 14 10:09:06 2008 From: Thomas.Driscoll at VBPD.virginia.gov (Driscoll, Thomas S.) Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:09:06 -0400 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] New Virginia Easy Access Online Long-Term Care Information Resource Message-ID: <450BED901B146D489B4B106796566DF40883053E@dsa-kog-mail1.DSA.state.va.us> The Virginia Board for People with Disabilities has been asked to pass along the following important information from the Governor of Virginia and the Virginia Department for the Aging (VDA). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VIRGINIA EASY ACCESS www.easyaccess.virginia.gov A new online resource for seniors and adults with disabilities and the providers that support them On Wednesday, 08/13/2008, the Commonwealth officially launched its new Virginia Easy Access website that provides individuals and caregivers information about public benefits and programs and includes a variety of informative topics of interest to older Virginians and adults with disabilities. Virginia Easy Access allows people to search for specific services in their communities. Content includes imbedded links that lead the user to more information on every topic. As its name indicates, Virginia Easy Access is specifically designed to be user-friendly with accommodations to make it accessible to individuals with disabilities. Virginia Easy Access is also a gateway to VirginiaNavigator, a listing of more than 21,000 programs and services across the Commonwealth powered by SeniorNavigator. The provider database is constantly updated to make available the most comprehensive listing of services and supports in the Commonwealth. Direct customer service for Virginia Easy Access is provided by 2-1-1 Virginia Call Center Operators. Citizens may utilize Virginia Easy Access to e-mail questions and receive assistance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Beginning in the Fall of 2008, Virginia Easy Access will enable citizens to complete a Medicaid application on-line and electronically submit it directly to the appropriate local social services agency for processing. Virginia Easy Access is part of the state's No Wrong Door initiative coordinated by the Virginia Department for the Aging. No Wrong Door offers individuals a simple, single point of entry for information on long-term support options, applications for benefits, and other supportive programs. It also provides a secure web-based system that connects state and local public agencies, private organizations, and providers, allowing consumer information to be shared in a confidential manner and improving coordination of long-term care services. For more information on Virginia Easy Access and No Wrong Door, contact: Debbie Burcham Virginia Department for the Aging 1610 Forest Avenue, Suite 100 Richmond, VA 23229 (804) 662-9333 Voice 1-800-552-3402 Toll-Free Voice/TTY) (804) 662-9354 (Fax) aging at vda.virginia.gov www.vda.virginia.gov The Governor's announcement can be viewed on-line at http://www.governor.virginia.gov/MediaRelations/NewsReleases/viewRelease .cfm?id=744. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For more information on the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities, please visit our website at www.vaboard.org or contact: Tom Driscoll Strategic Planning & Marketing Manager VIRGINIA BOARD FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES 202 N. 9th Street, 9th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-786-9380 (voice & TTY) 804-840-6482 (mobile) 800-846-4464 (toll-free, voice & TTY) 804-786-1118 (fax) thomas.driscoll at vbpd.virginia.gov www.vaboard.org From John.P.Trevillian at irs.gov Mon Aug 18 09:45:27 2008 From: John.P.Trevillian at irs.gov (Trevillian John P) Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:45:27 -0400 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Message-ID: <4D2D15203BDA2C4E8F7356EE47B3A9D4015A3CC6@CHM0010CP3MB01.ds.irsnet.gov> There is now tax relief for struggling homeowners. If your mortgage debt is partly or entirely forgiven during 2007, 2008 or 2009 you may be able to claim special tax relief by filling out Form 982 and attaching it to your federal income tax return for that year. Normally, debt forgiveness results in taxable income. But under the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007, you may be able to exclude from tax up to $2 million of debt forgiven on your principal residence. The limit is $1 million for a married person filing a separate return. Debt reduced through mortgage restructuring, as well as mortgage debt forgiven in connection with a foreclosure, may qualify for this relief. The debt must have been used to buy, build or substantially improve your principal residence and must have been secured by that residence. Debt used to refinance qualifying debt is also eligible for the exclusion, but only up to the amount of the old mortgage principal, just before the refinancing. Debt forgiven on second homes, rental property, business property, credit cards or car loans does not qualify for the new tax-relief provision. In some cases, however, other kinds of tax relief, based on insolvency, for example, may be available. See Form 982 for details. If your debt is reduced or eliminated you will receive a year-end statement (Form 1099-C) from your lender. By law, this form must show the amount of debt forgiven and the fair market value of any property given up through foreclosure. The IRS urges borrowers to check the Form 1099-C carefully. Notify the lender immediately if any of the information shown is incorrect. You should pay particular attention to the amount of debt forgiven (Box 2) and the value listed for your home (Box 7). For more information about the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007, visit the IRS Web site at www. IRS.gov. John Page Trevillian Senior Tax Specialist ID No. 54-04630 Internal Revenue Service 400 N. 8th Street Rm 564 Richmond, Virginia 23219 Office: (804)-916-8729 Fax: (804)-916-8734 email: john.p.trevillian at irs.gov From karen at mbwm.org Mon Aug 18 20:43:36 2008 From: karen at mbwm.org (Karen Hart) Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:43:36 -0400 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Norris Bridge documentary DVDs available Message-ID: Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library PO Box 97, Lancaster VA 22503???? 804-462-7280?? www.mbwm.org ? Three DVD?s of documentaries produced for the Norris Bridge 50th Anniversary are now available for advance order from the Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library in Lancaster.? Each of the two oral history program discs is $12.00.? The disc of the ?Trilogy? of television programs featured on Woman?s World is $20.00.? The complete set of three DVD?s is $40.00.? Sales tax is an additional 5% and shipping is $1.25 per disc.? To order, contact the museum at 804-462-7280 or history at mbwm.org. ? DVD ONE: Oral History? Program 1: Inaugural Program and Opening of the Robert O. Norris, Jr. Bridge. August 30, 1957.? Video by: Davis Ratcliffe.? Permission to reproduce provided by: Clyde Ratcliffe, White Stone. ? Program 2: Bridging the Gap: An Oral History about Life before the Bridge. January 27, 2008, White Stone Event Center, White Stone, Virginia. Panelists: Ammon Dunton, Jr.,attorney, White Stone; Audrey SmithEdmonds, teacher and lifetime resident of White Stone; Nancy Norris Foster, daughter of Senator Robert O. Norris; Norton Hurd,Deltaville business man; Ruby Lee Norris, writer, historian, and Middlesex advocate of the bridge. ? DVD TWO: Oral History Program 1: The Way We Were: An Oral History about Crossing the Rappahannock River by Ferry.? July 27, 2008, White Stone Event Center, White Stone, Virginia? Panelists: Larry Chowning, Urbanna; Page Henley, Nuttsville; Robert Major, Saluda; David Ogle, VDOT Fredericksburg districtadministrator; Tommy Turlington, Irvington. ? DVD THREE: Norris Bridge 50th Anniversary Trilogy Produced by Chris and Betty Welch for Woman?s World television program, featuring interviews with members of the Committee for the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Robert O. Norris, Jr. Bridge. ? Program 1: The year-long commemoration of the bridge crossing the Rappahannock River in Virginia and its significance for the surrounding communities, featuring Marsha Sitnik, Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library President, and Lee Capps, Kilmarnock, Virginia Town Manager, shown on Woman?s World August 27-30, 2007. ? Program 2:? How the bridge came to be and why it got its name, with Nancy Norris Foster, daughterof Senator Robert O. Norris, shown on Woman?s World September 3-6, 2007. ? Program 3:? Life before the bridge and feeding the bridge construction riveters, with Ruby Lee Norris, writer, historian, and Middlesex advocate of the bridge, shown on Woman?s World September 10-13, 2007. From Thomas.Driscoll at VBPD.virginia.gov Mon Aug 18 15:36:30 2008 From: Thomas.Driscoll at VBPD.virginia.gov (Driscoll, Thomas S.) Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:36:30 -0400 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Board for People with Disabilities Seeks Nominations for 2008 Leadership & Achievement Awards Message-ID: <450BED901B146D489B4B106796566DF4088C0329@dsa-kog-mail1.DSA.state.va.us> Nominations for the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities' annual Community Service Awards will be accepted between September 1 and October 17, 2008. Nomination forms and additional information about the 2008 JACKIE CREWS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP and the 2008 OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD described below are now available on the Board's website at www.vaboard.org/awards.htm or may be requested by contacting: Community Service Awards VIRGINIA BOARD FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES 202 North Ninth Street, 9th Floor Richmond, Virginia, 23219 info at vbpd.virginia.gov (804) 786-0016 Voice (800) 846-4464 Toll-Free Voice or TTY (804) 786-1118 Fax -------------------------------------------------- JACKIE CREWS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP The Virginia Board for People with Disabilities created the Jackie Crews Award for Excellence in Leadership in memory of Jackie Crews, a Partners in Policymaking graduate, who died in April 2004. The four stars on the Jackie Crews Award logo represent Independence, Productivity, Inclusion, and Self-Determination-four values of leadership and qualities that she exemplified. This annual award honors a self-advocate who has demonstrated excellence in Virginia through his or her work on behalf of people with disabilities. The award includes a $1000 stipend. -------------------------------------------------- OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD The Virginia Board for People with Disabilities' Outstanding Achievement Award recognizes an individual or organization that has provided exemplary service and support on behalf of people with developmental and other disabilities, the results of which have improved opportunities for Virginians with disabilities and expanded or improved the disability services and supports system. Recipients of the Outstanding Achievement Award are important community role models and key ambassadors for the Virginia Board. Together, they call attention to new approaches and best practices and encourage all Virginians to support greater opportunities for self-determination, independence, productivity, and inclusion for people with disabilities in all facets of community life. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For more information on the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities, please visit its website at www.vaboard.org or contact: Tom Driscoll Strategic Planning & Marketing Manager VIRGINIA BOARD FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES 202 N. 9th Street, 9th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-786-9380 (voice & TTY) 804-840-6482 (mobile) 800-846-4464 (toll-free, voice & TTY) 804-786-1118 (fax) thomas.driscoll at vbpd.virginia.gov -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Weblink: RCC enrollees make national news?two area high school students have recently been featured in an AP news release, focusing on the fact that they are saving money by attending RCC rather than the four-year schools they had planned on. Weblink: Tom Martin Public Information Officer Rappahannock Community College 52 Campus Drive Warsaw, VA 22572 Phone: 804-333-6808 E-mail: tmartin at rappahannock.edu From lajustice32 at yahoo.com Mon Aug 25 12:00:29 2008 From: lajustice32 at yahoo.com (Lorraine Justice) Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:00:29 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Annual Disability Awareness and Education Day 5th year Celebration Message-ID: <416441.35574.qm@web33002.mail.mud.yahoo.com> BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VIRGINIA, INC P.O. Box 721 Warsaw , VA? 22572 ??????? ??????????????????Phone: (804) 819-9238 ??? E-mail: lorraine at biav.net ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dear BIAV Supporter: ? On Saturday, October 25, 2008 from 10 a.m. ? 3 p.m.? The Brain Injury Association of VA is sponsoring the Fifth Annual Regional Disability Awareness and Educational Day at Rivers Meadows 42 Mitchell Avenue Warsaw, VA 22572 (beside the Food Lion Shopping Center ).? The theme this year is of this event is ?Open Minds, Open Hearts, Open Doors". ???? ? This event will benefit any person who resides in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula areas. Residents can participate in free health screenings, resource gathering and education on the latest services in the area.? Informational booths from local businesses and non-profit organizations will be set up informing residents of the available services. We will also have book signings by local authors throughout the day! ? This year we are having a fashion show which is being coordinated by a renowned fashion designer from Philadelphia who has relocated to the Middle Peninsula area.? The fashion show will feature local models that have hidden or unhidden disability.? The event will also have music and prizes will be given through out the day.? ? We would very much like your organization to participate in this event and invite you to support this worth while cause by exhibiting in this investment in the community.? Please complete the enclosed vendor form.? There is no cost for non-profit organizations and a $50 fee for profit organizations and businesses.? The registration forms should be mailed to Lorraine A. Justice, Regional Resource Coordinator BIAV P.O. Box 721 Warsaw , and VA 22572.?? Checks are to be made to the Middle Peninsula Brain Injury Support Group.? If you are interested, please send the forms and payment back by October 15, 2008. ? If you have any questions, please call 804-819-9238 or e-mail lorraine at biav.net.? ? Thank you for your continued support. ? Sincerely, ? ? ? Lorraine A. Justice, BSW Regional Resource Coordinator ? ? ? Regional Disability Awareness and Education Day Registration Form ? ? Organization Name: ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Contact Person: ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Phone Number: ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Mailing Address: ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ? Type of Service: ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ? Name of representative who will be attending expo: ? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ? ? ? ? ???????? Businesses cost - $50 for booth space Make checks payable to The MP Brain Injury ????? Support Group ???????? All Non-Profit organizations are free Booth space is limited. Registration deadline is October 15, 2008.? Please return registration form and check, if applicable to: MP Brain Injury Support Group. Attn: Lorraine A. Justice P.O. Box? 721 Warsaw , VA? 22572 ???????????????????????????????????? "Make It A Great Day!"? ? Lorraine? ? ? From heronhouse at sylvaninfo.net Tue Aug 26 16:46:42 2008 From: heronhouse at sylvaninfo.net (Glenn & Joy Evans) Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:46:42 -0400 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Auditions Message-ID: <005c01c907bc$dae86840$8c7da3d1@Desktop> Sept. 11 & 12, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. - The Westmoreland Players hold auditions for Arsenic & Old Lace, one of America's best-loved comedies. Actors and actresses of all ages needed. No experience required. Also encouraged to attend is anyone interested in volunteering in any aspect for The Players. At the Westmoreland Players Theatre, 16217 Richmond Rd., Callao. (Additional times by appointment.) Call 529-9345. From karen at mbwm.org Wed Aug 27 14:04:38 2008 From: karen at mbwm.org (Karen Hart) Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:04:38 -0400 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Mary Ball Washington Museum Board Member Search Message-ID: The Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library is seeking candidates for new members of its governing Board of Directors to begin serving in late October. As part of a volunteer-driven non-profit organization, Board Members actively serve in all areas of MBWM&L's operations to support the mission to discover, collect, preserve, understand, and interpret the history of Lancaster and surrounding counties for the enjoyment and educational benefit of all residents, succeeding generations, and visitors, and for the vitality of the area, through exhibits, programs, research projects, publications, and community activities. Regular attendance is also expected at monthly meetings, usually held on the third Tuesday of the month at 1:30 pm. The Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library, located in the Lancaster Courthouse historic district, is now in its 50th year of serving the region and oversees a complex of five buildings and an extensive collection of artifacts, textiles, archives, and research materials. For more information about serving on the MBWM&L Board of Directors, please contact Executive Director Karen Hart at 462-7280 or karen at mbwm.org, Board President Jeff Schmidt at cjeffers at lancova.com, or Nominating Committee Chairman Jim O'Connor at ocon4008 at aol.com. Karen Hart, Executive Director Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library, Inc PO Box 97 / 8346 Mary Ball Rd Lancaster, VA 22503 ph 804-462-7280 fax 804-462-6107 karen at mbwm.org From karen at mbwm.org Wed Aug 27 16:40:17 2008 From: karen at mbwm.org (Karen Hart) Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:40:17 -0400 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Mary Ball Washington Yard Sale & BBQ Message-ID: Mary Ball Washington Yard Sale & BBQ Sale Saturday, October 11, 2008 The Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library will hold a Yard Sale & BBQ Sale on Saturday, October 11, 2008, at the museum grounds in Lancaster. The Yard Sale will run from 8:00 AM to Noon. Barbecue will be sold to-go from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, or while it lasts! Local residents are asked to donate "gently-used" items for the sale. All kinds of goods will be accepted including books, clothes, accessories, home furnishings, decorations, kitchenware, tools, toys, hobby items, sporting goods, knick-knacks, and most anything else. Items can be dropped off between now and October 4th to MBW any Tues-Fri 10-4 or Sat 10-2. Residents are also encouraged to order their barbecue in advance to avoid a sell-out. The North Carolina style pork barbecue is available for pre-purchase at $8 per pound. On-site sales will be $9 per pound while it lasts. Funds from the sales will be used to support an ongoing MBW project to abstract, compile, index, and publish information from Lancaster County estate books from 1835 to 1870, in order to open new avenues of research to genealogists and historians. These court records provide a variety of information about the heirs and property, including slaves, household goods, and land, of more than 450 individuals who died in Lancaster in this period. Researchers with the Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library are currently entering details extracted from more than 1200 court documents into a custom-designed database. When complete, the database will offer an unprecedented searchable electronic compilation of information about the history, economy, material culture, and family lineages of Lancaster County in the nineteenth century. One of the exciting results will be an index of thousands of slaves who lived in the county, searchable by name, location, or slaveholder. In this endeavor, the Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library aims to explore and share an expanded view of the lives of all people in Lancaster's past. This project is also supported in part by a grant from the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. So, clean out your closet and make room in your refrigerator! Don't miss the great bargain-hunting and delicious take-home food at the Mary Ball Washington Yard Sale & BBQ Sale on Saturday, October 11, 2008. For more information, or to donate items, order barbecue, or volunteer, contact the museum at 804-462-7280 or history at mbwm.org Karen Hart, Executive Director Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library, Inc PO Box 97 / 8346 Mary Ball Rd Lancaster, VA 22503 ph 804-462-7280 fax 804-462-6107 karen at mbwm.org From Thomas.Driscoll at VBPD.virginia.gov Fri Aug 29 16:00:21 2008 From: Thomas.Driscoll at VBPD.virginia.gov (Driscoll, Thomas S.) Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:00:21 -0400 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Virginia Board for People with Disabilities Needs Your Feedback Message-ID: <450BED901B146D489B4B106796566DF408A52525@dsa-kog-mail1.DSA.state.va.us> The Board encourages individuals with disabilities, their families, service providers, policymakers, advocates, and other concerned Connect Network subscribers to complete its annual Consumer Satisfaction & Stakeholder Feedback Survey at www.VBPDfeedback.com. Constituent input is vital to improving the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities' advocacy, outreach, training, funding, and other activities. Public comments guided the development of the Virginia Board's 2007-2011 State Plan and significantly influenced its 2008 Biennial Assessment of the Disability Services System in Virginia. Tabulated results of the survey will be used to plan and improve future Board activities. They will also be reported to federal and state authorities overseeing and funding those activities. Individual responses are anonymous and confidential. The Board respects your privacy and encourages you to answer all questions as accurately and completely as possible. If you are unable to complete the survey on-line, require assistance in completing it, require it in another format, or have any questions about the survey or any of the Board's activities, please let us know. Additional information, assistance, and copies of the survey in printed or other accessible formats may be obtained by e-mailing the Board at info at vbpd.virginia.gov, calling 1-800-846-4464, or faxing 804-786-1118. You can also access the survey and find additional information on the Board's website at www.vaboard.org. Your completion of this survey will be greatly appreciated! Your feedback will play an important role in ensuring the quality and support of the Board's mission on behalf of Virginians with disabilities. Thank you! Tom Driscoll Strategic Planning & Marketing Manager Virginia Board for People with Disabilities 202 N. 9th Street, 9th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-786-9380 (voice & TTY) 804-840-6482 (mobile) 800-846-4464 (toll-free, voice & TTY) 804-786-1118 (fax) thomas.driscoll at vbpd.virginia.gov www.vaboard.org