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Increasing opportunities for adults in our community through increased literary skills, a number of organizations are providing over $15,000 in funding support to LEARN (Learn English and Reading Now, Inc.), while several new members of the nonprofit’s Board of Directors and a new program coordinator have been announced
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The Valley Program for Aging Services announces that Ann Weiland has been named the new director for the Churchville Senior Center. Welland comes to this position with decades of executive level experience working in a variety of settings including a non-profit consulting organization and two United Ways.
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It started with an idea from a young man named Jeffrey Bowers at the Boys & Girls Club. He attended the National Youth Venture Summit in Orlando and thought there should be a video on bullying. That idea grew. Cynthia Pritchard, executive director of the United Way of Greater Augusta, says, “Jeremiah Jordan contacted our…
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DuPont Community Credit Union recently announced three management promotions within the credit union’s information systems and member support departments. The promotions include Cindy Nuckoles as systems manager, Jeremy Wilson as network manager, and Cheyenne Bridge as member support manager. “We are very happy to have Cindy, Jeremy and Cheyenne taking on these important management roles…
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It began a little over a year ago at a lunch meeting, when the four largest grant makers in the community decided to create a common grant application. “Our community is a fairly small one,” explained Christiana Shields, director of nonprofit services for the Community Foundation. “Many of our local nonprofits apply for funding from…
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The John Paul Jones Arena and the Rock and Roll Foundation are playing host to a charity basketball game featuring NBA stars Kevin Durant, John Wall, Rudy Gay and Caron Butler. The Saturday, Oct. 29 game will also feature UVa. alums Roger Mason Jr. and J.R. Reynolds along with former UNC greats Raymond Felton and…
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DuPont Community Credit Union recently announced that Lindsey Megginson of Greenville has been promoted to marketing manager. “We are excited to have Lindsey join DCCU’s leadership team as marketing manager,” said Suzie Cook, DCCU vice president of marketing. “Lindsey will provide day to day supervision of the Marketing Department, and effectively promote and market DCCU…
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On July 1, 2011, Peter Yates of the Daily News-Record in Harrisonburg became the 111th president of the Virginia Press Association and Virginia Press Services, Inc. (VPA/VPS) Yates began his newspaper career in 1985 at The Daily Progress in Charlottesville. He became publisher of The Herald-Tribune in Batesville, Ind., in 1987. Yates published several newspapers…
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The Waynesboro YMCA took part in an event that has now been confirmed by the Guiness Book of World Records as the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson. The June 14 event included swimming lessons at multiple venues across the country. The Waynesboro Family YMCA helped break this record by teaching water safety and swimming basics to…
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Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro will be awarded federal funds under the Phase 29 Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. The selection was made by the National Board and is chaired by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives from the American Red Cross, Catholic Charities USA,…
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