From TMARTIN at rappahannock.edu Mon Feb 2 09:54:01 2009 From: TMARTIN at rappahannock.edu (MARTIN Tom) Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:54:01 -0500 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Rappahannock Community College News for the week of January 26, 2009 Message-ID: RCC News Week of January 26, 2009 Initial class graduates from Middle College program at RCC?this new RCC program, for 18- to 24-year-olds who dropped out of high school, has recently graduated its first class. Website Link: RCC delegation visits General Assembly?a group of RCC students observed Community College Days in the Virginia General Assembly by attending a legislative session on January 26. Website 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 Save a tree!!! Please do not print this e-mail unless necessary. Thank you! From Clark.Laster at peninsulaymca.org Mon Feb 2 11:38:33 2009 From: Clark.Laster at peninsulaymca.org (Laster, Clark) Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 11:38:33 -0500 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Y Knot Feb. Message-ID: <9B5C15A9AD1C164AAFBB809C096625370EF49CE4B0@exchange.peninsulaymca.org> It's going to be a crazy month in the Laster family. Erin is getting ready to pop and we are so excited about the new addition to the family. Though I have said she would deliver on Feb. 14 since we realized she was pregnant. I have a sneaking suspension that I am going to miss my favorite awards show on Feb. 22, The Oscars. Participants remember that soccer registration has opened at the YMCA. Come on by the YMCA and register it takes about 10 minutes. Never let price be the reason you do not sign up as we have the Guardian program to ensure all can participate. I attached the flyer incase you wanted to have it filled out prior to coming to the YMCA. As we have tried to do in the past, the program has been tailored around the little league baseball calendar, which has opening ceremonies on April 18. Most all soccer games will end that day also. Have a great month. 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: 57 Afterschool February 2009.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 512202 bytes Desc: 57 Afterschool February 2009.pdf Url : http://mail.connectnetwork.org/pipermail/rappahannock_connectnetwork.org/attachments/20090202/7801d254/attachment.pdf -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Soccer flyer-Spring09_MDX.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 1560683 bytes Desc: Soccer flyer-Spring09_MDX.pdf Url : http://mail.connectnetwork.org/pipermail/rappahannock_connectnetwork.org/attachments/20090202/7801d254/attachment-0001.pdf From karen at mbwm.org Mon Feb 2 18:05:49 2009 From: karen at mbwm.org (Karen Hart) Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 18:05:49 -0500 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Black History Portrait Exhibit at Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library Message-ID: Black History Month Exhibit at Mary Ball Washington Museum "Portraits of African Americans in the Northern Neck, 1906-1917: Selections from the Gill Historical Photo Collection" "Portraits of African Americans in the Northern Neck, 1906-1917: Selections from the Gill Historical Photo Collection" will be on display February 5 - March 13, 2009, at the Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library in Lancaster. The public is invited to an exhibit reception on Thursday, February 12 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. with light refreshments and period music by the Men's Chorus of Galilee United Methodist Church and Rev. Gayl Fowler. Admission to the reception is free; admission to the exhibit during regular museum hours Tuesday-Friday 10:00-4:00 is $2 per person. The exhibit features approximately 25 photographs and crayon portraits of black residents in Lancaster, Northumberland, and surrounding areas, in the period 1906-1917, selected from the Gill Historical Photo Collection. Marvin A. Gill was a professional photographer in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula in the early 1900s. The complete Gill Historical Photo Collection contains more than 100 "crayon portraits," which are 16 x 20 inch photographic prints enhanced by hand with charcoal or pastels, often giving the finished pieces the appearance of a drawing or painting. The images are enlargements of original photographs taken by Gill himself or brought to him by customers, then sent to a company in Chicago for enlargement, and ultimately returned to Gill to add the finishing artistic touches. Of the full collection, 81 photos appear to be of African-Americans and 39 of Caucasians. Some of the portraits are accompanied by their small original photographs and order envelopes that identify the person who ordered the portrait and, sometimes, their village of residence. Some of the photos are clearly identified and have additional information researched by genealogist and MBWM&L volunteer Carolyn Jett. Most, though, give just the name of the person who ordered the portrait, and we can only guess that the person in the portrait is a family member. Some of the names and places indicated are Henderson of Morratico, Smith of Browns Store, Carter of Edwardsville, Locust and Lewis of Avalon, Ball and Wiggins of Lancaster, Johnson and Tolson of Wicomico Church, Powell of Mollusk, Muse of Northumberland, Rice of Reedville, and Wood of Heathsville. MBWM&L hopes this exhibit will open a dialogue with the community that will result in more information about the unidentified photographs and a greater understanding of local black history. It is significant that the exhibit reception will be held on Abraham Lincoln's birthday, for we encourage people to think about how the actions of Lincoln's era, particularly the Emancipation Proclamation, affected the next generations. The portraits in the Gill Collection offer a glimpse of the lives of African-Americans just 40 to 50 years after freedom. Another goal of MBWM&L with this exhibit is to encourage people to properly care for and document their own photo collections as valuable pieces of their family histories. Also, a second selection of Gill Collection photos, featuring men and women wearing hats, will be displayed at the museum mid-March through April along with actual hats and accessories from different time periods. The photographs in the Gill Historical Photo Collection were discovered on April 13, 2002 in the attic of Gill's office at his family estate, Providence View Farm near Miskimon in Northumberland County. They were found by the Youth of St. Mary's Episcopal Church of Fleeton, Virginia, and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church of Heathsville, Virginia, during a project for SAIF Water Wells, Inc., a faith-based effort for safer drinking water for rural Virginians. The Gill Collection has been entrusted to the Reverend Gayl Fowler by Mr. Gill's daughter, Barbara Gill. The rectors of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Heathsville, St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Fleeton, St. Mary's Whitechapel Episcopal Church in Lively, SAIF Water Wells, Inc., and the Jessie Ball duPont Fund have made it possible to properly preserve the collection. The Gill Collection has also been photographed and placed on the SAIF Water Wells website, www.saifwater.org, for public view. The Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library is located on Rt 3 across from Lancaster Courthouse. For more information, contact 804-462-7280 or www.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 JSchepmoes at stratfordhall.org Tue Feb 3 10:45:31 2009 From: JSchepmoes at stratfordhall.org (Jim Schepmoes) Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 10:45:31 -0500 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] African American History Through Song, Story and Dance at Stratford Hall Message-ID: <207272A3667CA846BFE9498CDD71D9D84DE0FB@relserver.RELM.LOCAL> A special walking tour, performances by the Siloam Praise Dance Ministry, Westmoreland Weavers of the Word Storytellers Guild, New Jerusalem Baptist Church's Sunshine Choir, the Royal Gospel Chorus of Shiloh Baptist Church, traditional African American storytelling with songs and a "Please Touch" area for children will be among the featured activities at Stratford Hall on February 7 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free. The special walking tour, "Footprints: Exploring the African American Experience at Stratford," will be featured at 1:30 p.m. The tour will leave from the Visitor Center. The Siloam Praise Dance Ministry from Siloam Baptist Church in Montross will perform at 11 a.m., Weavers of the Word Storytellers Guild will perform at 12 noon, New Jerusalem Sunshine Choir from the New Jerusalem Baptist Church in Kinsale will perform at 1 p.m., and the Royal Gospel Chorus of Shiloh Baptist Church will perform at 2 p.m. The "Please Touch" area for children will feature hands on exploration of Colonial tools and objects and will take place in the Visitor Center. Other activities during the event will include open hearth cooking and a blacksmithing demonstration (weather permitting). At 3 p.m. there will be an essay contest award presentation. The contest was open to grades 3 through 6 in Westmoreland County schools. Students were asked to write about an African American person that is important to them. The winner of the contest will receive a free class field trip to Stratford. Jim Schepmoes Director of Marketing and Public Relations Stratford Hall 483 Great House Road, Stratford, VA 22558-0001 Phone: 804-493-8038 ext. 8119 Fax: 804-493-0333 www.stratfordhall.org From Thomas.Driscoll at VBPD.virginia.gov Thu Feb 5 14:22:43 2009 From: Thomas.Driscoll at VBPD.virginia.gov (Driscoll, Thomas S.) Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 14:22:43 -0500 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] VBPD Seeks Student Delegates to 2009 Youth Leadership Forum Message-ID: <450BED901B146D489B4B106796566DF409D6615A@dsa-kog-mail1.DSA.state.va.us> The VIRGINIA BOARD FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (VBPD) is seeking young people with disabilities who have demonstrated leadership capability and potential to participate as Delegates to its 2009 YOUTH LEADERSHIP FORUM (YLF) at Christopher Newport University in Newport News from JULY 13-17, 2009. Twenty-five Virginia high school students with disabilities will be selected to receive FULL SCHOLARSHIPS to participate in this exceptional leadership development program. Scholarships cover the entire cost for delegates to attend YLF, including transportation, room & board, instructional materials, activities, interpreters, personal care assistants, and individual medical care as required. YLF educates students with disabilities about the principles of leadership, builds their self-confidence and advocacy skills, and prepares them for future career choices. RISING HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS who want to become leaders in their schools and communities ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY for the rewarding and privileged honor of serving as a 2009 YLF delegate. TO BE CONSIDERED, STUDENTS' APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN MARCH 31, 2009. APPLICATIONS and instructions can be found at WWW.VABOARD.ORG/YLF.HTM. Electronic submission is strongly encouraged. FOR MORE INFORMATION, call 1-800-846-4464 (toll-free, voice/TTY) or e-mail Kara.White at vbpd.virginia.gov or Teri.Barker at vbpd.virginia.gov. Check out the YOUTH LEADERSHIP FORUM on YOUTUBE at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXwkRUrtFYw. Please share this message or post this information. Your assistance in recruiting exceptional young leaders to participate in this summer's YLF will be GREATLY APPRECIATED! To download a RECRUITMENT POSTER, go to www.vaboard.org/downloads/YLFPoster.pdf. ================================================== For more information about 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) 800-846-4464 (toll-free, voice & TTY) 804-786-1118 (fax) thomas.driscoll at vbpd.virginia.gov www.vaboard.org From TMARTIN at rappahannock.edu Fri Feb 6 11:12:31 2009 From: TMARTIN at rappahannock.edu (MARTIN Tom) Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:12:31 -0500 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Rappahannock Community College news for the week of February 2, 2009 Message-ID: RCC News Week of February 2, 2009 RCC honors ?A? Club students with festive luncheon?the ?A? Lunch Club meets twice yearly to honor RCC students who earn top grades. Website Link: Tartan Club hosts dinners by RCC students?cooking and serving dinners in a ?real world? restaurant prepares RCC?s Culinary Arts students for their future jobs. Website Link: RCC?s Norris honored with return engagement at national convention?RCC English instructor Leslie Norris has been invited to speak at the annual convention of the Conference on College Composition and Communication for the second year in a row. Website 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 Save a tree!!! Please do not print this e-mail unless necessary. Thank you! From gail.doyle at dss.virginia.gov Tue Feb 10 10:08:18 2009 From: gail.doyle at dss.virginia.gov (Doyle, Gail (VDSS)) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:08:18 -0500 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] AmeriCorps' Economic Impact to Virginia is $7 Million Message-ID: <0383F4CE4168B04685A5BC46E87983C2023D05FE@COVMSGCES-EMB05.cov.virginia.gov> A new report published by the Virginia Department of Social Services' Office on Volunteerism and Community Service finds that AmeriCorps*State programs resulted in over $7 million dollars worth of service to Virginia last year. The state's 17 programs and their 371 AmeriCorps members recruited more than 10,000 volunteers resulting in nearly 380,000 service hours. The members and volunteers served needs throughout the Commonwealth including tutoring and mentoring children and adults, constructing houses, and assisting with homeless shelter programs. Read the full report at http://www.vaservice.org/go/national/americorps_annualreport/ Gail Doyle Public Relations and Marketing Specialist Virginia Office on Volunteerism and Community Service 7 North 8th Street, 5th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 gail.doyle at dss.virginia.gov From shill at eparent.com Thu Feb 12 09:49:26 2009 From: shill at eparent.com (Suzanne Hill) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:49:26 -0500 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Northern Neck of Virginia Joint Military & Civilian Disabilites Awareness Day April 3/4, 2009 Message-ID: <004d01c98d21$1a1794c0$4e46be40$@com> Please accept our apologies for the information sent yesterday. We were experiencing major difficulties with our server. The address below has been corrected and the vendor portion should be up and running no later than today. http://www.nswcfcu.org/home/news/dad We appreciate your patience. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask and don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity! 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Name: not available Type: image/png Size: 1380 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://mail.connectnetwork.org/pipermail/rappahannock_connectnetwork.org/attachments/20090212/76b10fa6/attachment.png From wcmuseum at verizon.net Tue Feb 10 13:05:07 2009 From: wcmuseum at verizon.net (wcmuseum) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:05:07 -0500 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] new research project in the community Message-ID: <000801c98baa$1c411be0$2f01a8c0@myhome.westell.com> Westmoreland County Cemetery Project African American Cemetery Documentation February 10, 2009 The A.T. Johnson High School Museum and The Westmoreland County Museum are working together on documenting the African American grave sites, cemeteries or burial grounds in Westmoreland County. This important community project is being supported by the County, local churches, and community members like yourself. Each year, the descendants and relatives who know of these places pass on and leave no record of where these important landmarks are. This project is essential to document all of this critical information to the County's past, in order to preserve their significance for future generations. To be successful, the help of the entire community is required to assist with finding these sites. A.T. Johnson and the Westmoreland County Museums are seeking volunteers to assist in field work and research and documentation. It will be an adventurous task as they search through fields and farms and woods locating and documenting who, what and where they are. They plan to also share any stories that are acquired through this research, too. This will provide the opportunity for many more individuals to trace their ancestry back into Westmoreland County, where so many American families originated. This significant project is reaching out to the entire community for their guidance. Project leaders deeply value the assistance of the ministers and leadership of our churches in Westmoreland County as well as support from the NAACP and Westmoreland County Public Schools. Contact the Museum for additional information or to see how you can become involved, or if you have any information to share : wcmusem at verizon.net, (804) 493-8440, or just drop by- the Museum is open Mon- Fri 10-4p.m. From TMARTIN at rappahannock.edu Mon Feb 16 09:37:58 2009 From: TMARTIN at rappahannock.edu (MARTIN Tom) Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:37:58 -0500 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Rappahannock Community College news for the week of February 9, 2009 Message-ID: RCC News Week of February 9, 2009 RCC Marine Trades students climb competition ladder?students from RCC?s innovative dual enrollment program in the marine trades recently entered a competition at the local level; the winners will move on to state and national events. Website Link: Spring into art with weekend classes from RCC/RAL?announces March and April classes from the RCC/Rappahannock Art League partnership. Website Link: African-American writers showcased at RCC?thirteen local writers will talk about their work at an open house on February 28 in RCC?s Warsaw Campus lecture hall. Website 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 Save a tree!!! Please do not print this e-mail unless necessary. Thank you! From JSchepmoes at stratfordhall.org Thu Feb 12 14:47:45 2009 From: JSchepmoes at stratfordhall.org (Jim Schepmoes) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:47:45 -0500 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] The Antislavery South Lecture at Stratford Hall Message-ID: <207272A3667CA846BFE9498CDD71D9D850B808@relserver.RELM.LOCAL> Professor John d'Entremont, Theodore H. Jack Professor of History at Randolph College, will present a lecture entitled "The Antislavery South" at Stratford Hall on February 21 at 2 p.m. Admission to the lecture is free. The lecture is part of Stratford's continuing celebration of Black History Month. "Abolitionist" usually conjures up an image of a fiery antislavery activist from a Northern state. But Northerners did not have a monopoly on antislavery convictions. Many white Southerners also harbored antislavery beliefs, some voiced them, and an intrepid handful-like Westmoreland County's Robert Carter and Stafford County's Moncure Conway-acted on them. Professor d'Entremont works include Southern Emancipator: Moncure Conway: The American Years, 1832-1865. A reception and refreshments sponsored by the Moncure Conway Foundation will follow. The lecture will be given in the Preservation Gallery of Stratford Hall's Visitor Center. For more information please contact Ken McFarland, Director of Education, at kmcfarlandland at stratfordhall.org or by calling 804-493-8038 ext. 1558. Jim Schepmoes Director of Marketing and Public Relations Stratford Hall 483 Great House Road, Stratford, VA 22558-0001 Phone: 804-493-8038 ext. 8119 Fax: 804-493-0333 www.stratfordhall.org From karen at mbwm.org Tue Feb 17 13:34:28 2009 From: karen at mbwm.org (Karen Hart) Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:34:28 -0500 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Museum looking for professional genealogy and history researchers Message-ID: The Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library often gets requests for genealogical and historical research work that is beyond the scope of work that our volunteer staff can provide. So, we are compiling/updating a list of professional genealogists and researchers in the area to whom we can refer patrons for paid work. If you are interested in being included in this reference list, please send me your contact information (name, address, phone number, email) and a brief description of the areas in which you work (example: all Northern Neck counties or specific ones, do you do courthouse record work, do you go to Richmond/Tidewater libraries, etc). Thanks, Karen 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 kimmoore_bsa at verizon.net Tue Feb 10 12:56:34 2009 From: kimmoore_bsa at verizon.net (kimmoore_bsa) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:56:34 -0500 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] 4th Annual Family Art Day Message-ID: <006b01c98ba8$ea302480$0300a8c0@Kim> Bay School to Hold 4th Annual Family Art Day The Bay School, a community arts center located on Main Street in Mathews will hold its 4th annual Family Art Day on Saturday, February 21 from 9am-2pm. Children of all ages are welcome to attend and explore a variety of art activities. These activities include sewing a bean bag, making masks with air dry clay, painting on tile and paper, monoprinting, sand art, tie- dye on the baby wipes for the younger children and beading. The children will also make a picture frame and have their picture taken and placed in the frame before they leave. A music room will be set up with a cello, violin and guitar available to play. Buttons the clown will be face painting and snacks will be served. Free packs of crayons will be given to the first 30 children. This is a free event funded by the generosity of the William F. and Catharine K. Owens Foundation. For more information, please call 804-725-1278. Kim Moore, Director The Bay School P.O. Box 1524 Mathews, VA 23109 804-725-1278 www.bayschool-arts.com From kimmoore_bsa at verizon.net Tue Feb 10 12:55:31 2009 From: kimmoore_bsa at verizon.net (kimmoore_bsa) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:55:31 -0500 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Press RElease for Bay School Message-ID: <006601c98ba8$c494c320$0300a8c0@Kim> The Bay School Offers Music Education Every Friday beginning February 27 from 7-9pm, The Bay School, a community arts center will begin an 8 week series on Great American Music: Broadway Musicals, featuring lectures from the Great Courses series. Two lectures will be shown each night which last approximately 45 minutes each. Refreshments will follow. Professor Bill Messenger from the Peabody Institute of Music at the Johns Hopkins University "gives you the story and the music and not only in the examples he expertly plays at the piano to illustrate insights, techniques, or subtleties of composition, but also in the rare recordings of groundbreaking artists such as Nora Bayes, the singer selected by Cohan to record his unofficial World War I anthem, "Over There," and Fanny Brice, the great star immortalized in Funny Girl. And you'll hear contemporary recreations that reconstruct the sound of early musical theater, as well. You'll listen in on recorded interviews that take you behind the scenes of some of Broadway's biggest hits and most memorable moments. For more information and directions, please call 804-725-1278. This is Free Event. Kim Moore, Director The Bay School P.O. Box 1524 Mathews, VA 23109 804-725-1278 www.bayschool-arts.com From midtidewaternami at yahoo.com Wed Feb 11 11:42:42 2009 From: midtidewaternami at yahoo.com (Mid-TidewaterNAMI) Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:42:42 -0800 (PST) Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] New Family to Family Class Message-ID: <782302.47154.qm@web46403.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> FAMILY?TO?FAMILY-?? FREE CLASSES?for?family members and/or caregivers of individuals diagnosed with a severe mental illness:? Bipolar Disorder,?major Depression, Borderline Personality Disorder, Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder, Panic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, co-occurring brain disorders, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and addictive disorders. A series of 12 classes structured to help family members understand and support their mentally ill relative while maintaining their own well being.? The course is taught by a team of trained volunteer family members who know what it is like to have a loved one with a serious mental illness in the family.? There is no cost to participate in the NAMI Family to Family Education Program.? Over 50,000 family members in the U.S. and in Canada have completed this course.? We believe you will be pleased by how much assistance the Program offers.?? Classes begin:? Thursday, March 26, 2009?at?6:00 PM at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital, Route 17, Gloucester, VA. For more information, or to register, please call: (804)693-5632 or (804)694-0023. Pre-Registration is required. The Course is presented by NAMI Mid - Tidewater, serving the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula.? The NAMI Family-to-Family Educational Program is sponsored by NAMI VA and supported by the Middle Peninsula - Northern Neck Community Services Board. From shill at eparent.com Thu Feb 12 11:48:54 2009 From: shill at eparent.com (Suzanne Hill) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:48:54 -0500 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Northern Neck of Virginia Joint Military & Civilian Disabilites Awareness Day April 3/4, 2009 Message-ID: <010901c98d31$cac93e30$605bba90$@com> ***NOTE THIS MAY HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVED PREVIOUSLY DUE TO TECHNICAL PROBLEMS*** Please accept our apologies for the information sent yesterday. We were experiencing major difficulties with our server. The address below has been corrected and the vendor portion should be up and running no later than today. http://www.nswcfcu.org/home/news/dad We appreciate your patience. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask and don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity! 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Name: not available Type: image/png Size: 1380 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://mail.connectnetwork.org/pipermail/rappahannock_connectnetwork.org/attachments/20090212/cbc8282b/attachment.png From Thomas.Driscoll at VBPD.virginia.gov Tue Feb 10 16:40:57 2009 From: Thomas.Driscoll at VBPD.virginia.gov (Driscoll, Thomas S.) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:40:57 -0500 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] New ABLE TO CHOOSE campaign and website Message-ID: <450BED901B146D489B4B106796566DF409DFA633@dsa-kog-mail1.DSA.state.va.us> The Virginia Board for People with Disabilities has launched a new public awareness campaign, ABLE TO CHOOSE, and website, www.abletochoose.org, to change individual attitudes and actions, business practices, community and civic activities, and public policy to make all aspects of community life accessible, inclusive, and welcoming to people with disabilities. The campaign follows two years of research into what Virginians know and believe regarding people with disabilities and what public services and supports are currently available to them or should be. ABLE TO CHOOSE tells the stories of Virginians with disabilities of all types and degrees to illustrate how they can and do live successfully in communities of their own choice when appropriate services and supports are available to them. The stories showcase these individuals at work and play, their relationships with family and friends, community and civic involvement, volunteerism and advocacy, and all other aspects of daily living. Over the next year, the ABLE TO CHOOSE campaign will engage the citizens of the Commonwealth through events, press coverage, public service announcements, online networks, educational materials, and other activities to motivate the community to become more involved in guaranteeing civil rights and equal opportunity for people with disabilities. To learn more, visit www.abletochoose.org. The website features individual stories, photos, videos, resources, disability facts, a media room, and more. 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 Thomas.Driscoll at VBPD.virginia.gov Wed Feb 11 14:52:17 2009 From: Thomas.Driscoll at VBPD.virginia.gov (Driscoll, Thomas S.) Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:52:17 -0000 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] [ConnectRichmond] New ABLE TO CHOOSE campaign and website Message-ID: <450BED901B146D489B4B106796566DF409DFA633@dsa-kog-mail1.DSA.state.va.us> The Virginia Board for People with Disabilities has launched a new public awareness campaign, ABLE TO CHOOSE, and website, www.abletochoose.org, to change individual attitudes and actions, business practices, community and civic activities, and public policy to make all aspects of community life accessible, inclusive, and welcoming to people with disabilities. The campaign follows two years of research into what Virginians know and believe regarding people with disabilities and what public services and supports are currently available to them or should be. ABLE TO CHOOSE tells the stories of Virginians with disabilities of all types and degrees to illustrate how they can and do live successfully in communities of their own choice when appropriate services and supports are available to them. The stories showcase these individuals at work and play, their relationships with family and friends, community and civic involvement, volunteerism and advocacy, and all other aspects of daily living. Over the next year, the ABLE TO CHOOSE campaign will engage the citizens of the Commonwealth through events, press coverage, public service announcements, online networks, educational materials, and other activities to motivate the community to become more involved in guaranteeing civil rights and equal opportunity for people with disabilities. To learn more, visit www.abletochoose.org. The website features individual stories, photos, videos, resources, disability facts, a media room, and more. 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 Questions about this email group? Email richmondinfo at connectnetwork.org Change your email group settings or unsubscribe: http://mail.connectnetwork.org/mailman/listinfo/connectrichmond_connectnetwork.org _______________________________________________ ConnectRichmond Email Group ConnectRichmond at connectnetwork.org http://mail.connectnetwork.org/mailman/listinfo/connectrichmond_connectnetwork.org From direthiaann at yahoo.com Wed Feb 18 16:17:28 2009 From: direthiaann at yahoo.com (direthia thornton) Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:17:28 -0800 (PST) Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Abuse Awareness Day Message-ID: <184036.91138.qm@web110704.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> We?need your help.April is Child? Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month.The Elizabeth Missions Ministry of Shiloh Baptist Church? (one mile east of Burgess ) is sponsoring a Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Day on April 25,2009. 8:00 a.m -12 noon.We are asking that ?all organizations and individuals? that can, to be a part of this awareness day.One of the activities?planned for that day will be a Walk-A-Thon.The theme will be WALK A MILE FOR A CHILD.Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect.The goal of this campaign is to raise awareness about all types of abuses in our community as well as other communities. Please come out in support of this great effort. ? Sponsorships are being sought.For a $50 tax-deductible gift,a colorful personally designed sign will be placed at the walk site,the Northern Neck Help Center in Burgess.Please help us to remember the "forgotten Victims" of abuse in our area. ? What will you do to help?.If unable to be a sponsor,please give generously.Funds raised will go to the Haven? Shelter and the Northern Neck Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) .Please join the Elizabeth Missions Ministry of Shiloh Baptist Church as we observe Child Abuse Prevention Month. Registration begins at 8 am followed by the walk from 8:30-12 noon. ? For More information contact ? Direthia (Dottie)Thornton???? 804-?453-4131 Joyce Lee??? 804- 453-4255 Alice Bryant?? 804-453-9175 Or the Church office at? 804-453 3074 From John.P.Trevillian at irs.gov Thu Feb 26 16:45:55 2009 From: John.P.Trevillian at irs.gov (Trevillian John P) Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:45:55 -0500 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] New Withholding Tables Now Available on IRS.gov Message-ID: <4D2D15203BDA2C4E8F7356EE47B3A9D4015A430A@CHM0010CP3MB01.ds.irsnet.gov> The Internal Revenue Service today released new withholding tables that will result in more take-home pay this spring for millions of American workers. The new tables, now posted on IRS.gov, incorporate the new Making Work Pay credit, one of the key tax provisions ncluded in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that became law earlier this week. The new withholding tables, along with other instructions related to the new tax law, will be incorporated in new Publication 15-T. This publication will be posted to IRS.gov next week and mailed to more than 9 million employers in mid-March. The IRS asks that employers start using these new tables as soon as possible but not later than April 1. Most workers will see a boost in their take-home pay soon thereafter. Eligible workers will get the benefit of this change without any action on their part. This means that workers don't need to fill out a new W-4 withholding form to get the Making Work Pay credit reflected in their take-home pay. A Form W-4 will not need to be submitted for the automatic withholding change. Individuals and couples with multiple jobs may want to submit revised W-4 forms to ensure enough withholding is held to cover the tax for the combined income. Publication 919 provides additional guidance for tax withholding. Available for tax years 2009 and 2010, the Making Work Pay credit is 6.2 percent of a taxpayer's earned income with a maximum credit of $800 for a married couple filing a joint return and $400 for other taxpayers, but it is phased out for higher income taxpayers. Most workers will qualify for the maximum credit. Because the credit is refundable (people can get it even if they owe no tax), most low-income workers will also qualify for the full credit. Though all eligible taxpayers will need to claim the credit when they file their 2009 income tax return next year, the benefit will generally be spread out over the paychecks they receive beginning this spring and continue until the end of the year. Many higher-income taxpayers will see little or no change in their take-home pay. That's because the Making Work Pay credit is phased out for a married couple filing a joint return whose modified adjusted gross income (AGI) is between $150,000 and $190,000 and other taxpayers whose modified AGI is between $75,000 and $95,000. Taxpayers will not get a separate, special check mailed to them from the IRS like last year's economic stimulus payment. Visit the IRS' website at www.irs.gov for more information on this and other tax topics. Also, don't forget to e-file your taxes - it's fast, easy, and more accurate than paper. John Page Trevillian Senior Tax Consultant 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 John.P.Trevillian at irs.gov Fri Feb 27 13:41:40 2009 From: John.P.Trevillian at irs.gov (Trevillian John P) Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:41:40 -0500 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Modified by The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Message-ID: <4D2D15203BDA2C4E8F7356EE47B3A9D4015A4341@CHM0010CP3MB01.ds.irsnet.gov> Last year, Congress provided taxpayers with a refundable tax credit that was equivalent to an interest-free loan equal to 10 percent of the purchase of a home (up to $7,500) by first-time home buyers. The provision applies to homes purchased on or after April 9, 2008 and before July 1, 2009. Taxpayers receiving this tax credit are currently required to repay any amount received under this provision back to the government over 15 years in equal installments, or, if earlier, when the home is sold. The credit phases out for taxpayers with adjusted gross income in excess of $75,000 ($150,000 in the case of a joint return). The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 raises the current maximum $7,500 first-time homebuyer tax credit to $8,000, and extends it at that level through November 30, 2009. It also eliminates any required repayment to the IRS after 36 months in the home. The provision would retain the credit recapture if the house is sold within three years of purchase. These enhancements apply to purchases of a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer after December 31, 2008. Purchases on or after April 9, 2008 and before January 1, 2009 continue to be governed by the original first-time homebuyer credit enacted last year. The new law also removes the prohibition on financing by mortgage revenue bonds. Visit the IRS' website at www.irs.gov for more information on this and other tax topics. Also, don't forget to e-file your taxes - it's fast, easy, and more accurate than paper. John Page Trevillian Senior Tax Consultant ID No. 54-04630 Internal Revenue Service 400 N. 8th Street Rm 564 Richmond, Virginia 23219 Office: (804)-916-8729 Fax: (804)-916-8734 email: john.p.trevillian at irs.gov From kimmoore_bsa at verizon.net Tue Feb 17 15:04:20 2009 From: kimmoore_bsa at verizon.net (kimmoore_bsa) Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:04:20 -0500 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Art Show for Mentally, Emotionally and Physically Challenged Message-ID: <006e01c9913a$ec6284e0$0300a8c0@Kim> The Bay School, a community arts center located on Main Street in Mathews, will hold its 2nd "Through Special Eyes" Art Show March 2-28, 2009. This show hopes to capture the creativity, thoughts and feelings of the mentally, physically and emotionally challenged who may find it more difficult to communicate through words. All ages and media are welcome. There will be a reception on March 7 from 2-4pm that is free and open to the public. The work must be from the person who is entering. Below are some comments from professionals regarding arts and those with special needs. Carol Russell, a professor of early childhood special education at Emporia State University in Kansas, says "Children with special needs are often at risk of not having enough success, art is an area where you can't have anything but success. Anything they do is considered success." http://www.specialednews.com/ Gordon Sasaki, a long-time educator at Museum of Modern Art and faculty member at VSA Arts Institute, has spent nearly 20 years teaching the arts to students of all abilities, including those with special needs. A wheelchair user himself, Sasaki understands the important role the arts play in the development of observational, analytic and language skills, as well as self-esteem and confidence building. "The arts are absolutely essential and fundamental to children with different learning abilities," explained Sasaki. "Disability can interfere with the lives of individuals in radically different ways, impacting their ability to communicate with others, to retain information, and to naturally express themselves. These abilities are inherently supported and developed through the creative process." http://www.cae-nyc.org/ If you or your group would like to enter, please call for more information and entry forms at 804-725-1278. Kim Moore, Director The Bay School P.O. Box 1524 Mathews, VA 23109 804-725-1278 www.bayschool-arts.com From ktquiraing at comcast.net Mon Feb 23 18:26:45 2009 From: ktquiraing at comcast.net (Katherine H. Campbell) Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:26:45 -0500 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Symposium on Boomer Volunteerism Message-ID: <7CA14814623B47C4BC32E7000294E25C@Katie> Boomer Engagement: The Future Wave of Volunteerism March 26, 2009 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Virginia Commonwealth University Campus A unique wave of Boomer-age volunteers is headed our way. * What do Richmond Region Boomers say they are looking for? * What are the implications for how your program currently utilizes volunteers? * What are some practical tools and strategies for attracting, inspiring and retaining Richmond area Boomer skills, expertise and time? * How might this "wave" help address needs during these tough economic times? Join us for a highly informative and interactive day focused on these timely questions and issues. To learn more details and register for this event, visit http://www.vaservice.org/go/volunteer/boomer_engagement/ . Sponsored by the Older Dominion Partnership and the Partnership for Nonprofit Excellence. Katherine H. Campbell, CVA ccva at comcast.net 804-794-8689 From ljaeger at mpnn.state.va.us Thu Feb 26 13:35:32 2009 From: ljaeger at mpnn.state.va.us (Lynn Jaeger) Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:35:32 -0500 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] 6th Annual RVUC R.A.L.L.Y. Saturday, March 14, 2009, Gloucester High School Message-ID: <003601c99841$02726f40$0805a8c0@BASTIONDOMAIN> 6TH RVUC R.A.L.L.Y. Resilient Adults Leading Local Youth Date: Saturday, March 14, 2009 10:00 am-3:00 pm Doors Open at 9:00 am Location: Gloucester High School, 6680 Short Lane FREE Prevention Conference for middle and high school youth and adults in the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck region. To register, download and complete the form at www.rvuc.com . . Multi-Media Presentation: "Unwritten" motivationalmedia.org . Keynote Speaker: Eddie Slowikowski eddiespeak.com . Free Tee Shirt and Bag . Basketball Activity Rural Virginia United Coalition: Building Bridges. . . Strengthening Families, Connecting Communities The Prevention Services Division of the Middle Peninsula-Northern Neck Community Services Board is sponsoring the 6th Annual Rural Virginia United Coalition R.A.L.L.Y. (Resilient Adults Leading Local Youth). The R.A.L.L.Y will be on Saturday, March 14, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at Gloucester High School. The doors will open at 9:00 a.m. This free prevention conference is for 600 middle and high school youth (ages 11-18) and adults in Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland Counties. The primary focus of the R.A.L.L.Y. is to empower youth with tools for life. The R.A.L.L.Y. experience is a memorable one that promotes positive and healthy lifestyle choices. Together we have the power to make a difference in the lives of youth in our communities of the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck!!! The conferences opening activity-UNWRITTEN-is a Multi-Media Assemblies (MMA) Presentation which inspires youth through contemporary media programs to reach their full potential by taking charge of their life and becoming determined in their choices! "Every person writes their own story in life. And most of our life is still unwritten. That means that the opportunities for a great story still exist," Multi Media Assemblies. Also, back by popular demand is Eddie Slowikowski. This Keynote Speaker ignites excitement and enthusiasm in everyone who hears him. Eddie's presentation is supercharged with music, dance, and a deep reaching message for people of all ages. This interactive presentation will sure to have the youth up on their feet dancing, laughing, and singing while learning valuable life lessons and truths. Lunch, tee shirts and sports bags will also be provided to each participant. The R.A.L.L.Y. is partially grant-funded through the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and the Virginia Department of Health Tobacco Use Control Project. To insure that this wonderful event is well attended, we need your help. Please encourage the youth and adults in your communities to attend. Contact your local schools, church groups, after school programs and any other organizations that youth are involved in and encourage them to attend this free event. A registration form can be downloaded and printed from our web site at www.rvuc.com. The forms can be faxed to 804-758-9158 or mailed back to our office at RVUC, PO Box 130, Saluda, VA 23149. Each individual (youth or adult) planning to attend needs to be registered. If you have any questions please contact Prevention Services at 1-888-PREV-550 or (804) 758-9398. Thank you so very much for your help and we hope to see you at the R.A.L.L.Y on March 14! 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 janewills at rahec.org Fri Feb 27 14:19:52 2009 From: janewills at rahec.org (Jane Wills) Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:19:52 -0500 Subject: [connectRappahannock.org] Office supply sale Message-ID: <0286AD8B1D554BFB9BEFBB1FEFEE4CE2@jane> The Rappahannock Rural Health Development Center continues to downsize our physical office as we transition to a virtual office. We currently have many office supplies for sale and will have our office open next week from 2 until 5, Monday - Friday, March 2-6 for anyone who would like to stop by. We have a partial list of items that we can send you by email. Just send me a reply to this message. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jane M. Wills, Executive Director Rappahannock Rural Health Development Center P.O. Box 218 Suite C, The Chesapeake Building 5559 Richmond Road Warsaw, VA 22572 804.333.3733 804.333.5551 (fax) AHEC: Educate. Coordinate. Collaborate. Visit two of our program areas at www.vasearch.org and www.nnmptelemed.org Visit our new website at www.rahec.org and see our partner The Family Maternity Center of the Northern Neck at www.fmcnn.org