Town Talk

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Town Talk- August 7

The Jeff Rouse Swim and Sport Center in Stafford.   Membership Director Kim LaFontaine.  rousecenter.com      

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Town Talk-August 6

Braswell Run Couch 2 5K.  Hadley Christi, Gwen Braswell-Nash and Kim Whitehouse.  Get ready for the Braswell 5K Run/Walk Against Teen Violence on September 21st.   Training every Tuesday and Thursday at Pratt Park 6-7pm.      

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Town Talk- August 5

The Ceili Leahy Day of Service.  The fall version is October 5th. It’s for James Monroe High School students.  It’s about volunteering and connecting teens with non-profits in the region.   Katie Hornung, Corbin Poyer, Leslie and John

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Town Talk- August 2

Cooking Autism has grown from Conway Elementary in Stafford County to now helping 54 special education classrooms in the region.   We get an update and find out ways the community can help.   L-R- April Burch, Kari George,

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Town Talk- August 1

Allen and Allen Fredericksburg Hometown Hero Rick Ecker with the Vets on Track Foundation.  Fredericksburg area based Vets on Track helps furnish the homes of veterans and first responders from Baltimore to Virginia Beach.    Riley Eckert,

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Town Talk- July 31

Preview: The Spirit of 45. The Fredericksburg Area Museum and the Rappahannock Area Chapter of the American Red Cross teaming up for the Spirit of 45 Day on August 10 at the Museum at Market Square.  Activities

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Town Talk- July 30

Stuff the Bus preview.  Collecting school supplies for Spotsylvania students in need.  It’s this Saturday 9-5 at the Southpoint Walmart.   Chancellor District School Board member Dawn Shelley, School Social Worker Michelle Patton-Swisher, Nina Parrish with Parrish Learning

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Virginia Energy Sense

Virginia Energy Sense is the Commonwealth’s energy education program.  Managed by Virginia’s State Corporation Commission, its mission is to help all Virginians understand their energy use and how to save energy easily and cost effectively.  We talked

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Town Talk- July 29

Ed Grimes with All Creatures Animal Education and Karen Brace with Awesome Possumz talk about loving less-loved creatures.  allcreaturesed@gmail.com   awesomepossumz.com  

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Town Talk-July 26

Happy 50th birthday Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Friends of the Library bookshop and ideaspace grant for the Maker District in Fredericksburg.   Rebecca Purdy and Martha Hutzel.   librarypoint.org