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Update: Thursday, 1:09 p.m. Waynesboro Public Schools has opted to postpone the Waynesboro Fall Festival to strategically align with childhood vaccinations for 5- to 11-year-olds.

Here is the contact information for Blue Ridge Area Food Bank and Embrace Waynesboro, should you know of anyone needing immediate assistance.

Embrace Waynesboro: [email protected]

Blue Ridge Area Food Bank: 540-248-3663

 

First report: Thursday, 7:29 a.m. The Central Shenandoah Health District is partnering with Waynesboro City Schools, Blue Ridge Community Food Bank and Embrace Waynesboro to provide COVID-19 and flu vaccines at the Fall Community Resource Festival on Monday, Oct. 25.

The Festival will be held at Waynesboro High School from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines will be provided free of charge.

Flu vaccines will also be available with proof of insurance.

The Festival will also provide non-perishable food boxes, clothes and school supplies for those in need.

More information is available here. 

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Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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