Community Foundation announces partnership aimed at continuing education

Chris Graham

Edited by Chris Graham [email protected]   The Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge is pleased to announce a new partnership with Great Aspirations Scholarship Program Inc., a Virginia-based nonprofit charitable organization funded by school systems, foundations, businesses and individual donors that assists students and families obtain funding for post-secondary education. GRASP strives to provide every…

The World According To ChrisGraham.com: O, Brother, Where Art Thou?

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I’ve been needled over the years about how there is a sort of twin of me walking around Waynesboro, though I’ve never encountered this poor, unfortunate soul myself. Today we made contact – sorta, kinda. “I saw your twin today,” my wife said upon returning home for lunch. She didn’t see him up close, but…

Food Bank participates in summer food program

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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected]   The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank will participate in the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program, sponsoring 25 feeding sites June through August for children at risk of going hungry in Augusta and Rockingham counties and the cities of Staunton, Waynesboro and Harrisonburg. The Summer Food Service Program is designed…

Farm Fresh offers seniors access to fresh fruits and veggies

Chris Graham

Edited by Chris Graham [email protected]    The Valley Program for Aging Services is offering coupons to seniors giving them access to fresh fruits and vegetables under the auspices of its Farm Market Fresh for Seniors Program. Program requirements are different this year, with decreased income limits and fewer numbers of coupons available. To qualify for…

Woodroof to lead essay workshop

Chris Graham

Edited by Chris Graham [email protected]   Anyone with an opinion is invited to express it, and anyone with a story is invited to tell it, in a two-part workshop designed to help you find your own personal voice. Martha Woodroof of WMRA, who definitely has opinions and stories, is a nationally-published essayist, the moderator of…