Town Talk

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Town Talk: Fairy Godmother Project Give Day

Kelly Shannon and Andie McConnell talk about the various ways FGP eases the burden on families facing pediatric cancer.  It’s FGP Giving Day.   The importance your gift makes.

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Town Talk: Rappahannock River Stewards (FOR)

Brent Hunsinger and Adam Lynch talk about their work on the river.   Topics include the River Ambassadors program, the river safety partnership (Respect the Rapp), their favorite areas of the river watershed and upcoming Friends of the

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Town Talk: Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

Bookstore manager Deane Collie and Chief Historian John Hennessy on how choosing merchandise has changed in recent years.   The importance of buying local.  Park reopening update.  

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Town Talk: Legal Aid Works

Legal Aid Works Executive Director Ann Kloeckner talks about grant money providing for nine new people and what that means for daily operations.   Update on a class action lawsuit against the Virginia Employment Commission and the eviction

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Town Talk: Habitat for Humanity of Caroline County

Habitat of Caroline’s Jason Tickle with an update:  Five homes being built in Caroline.  You might qualify for the USDA’s Rural Development program.  A partnership with the Community Foundation.   Lots of volunteer opportunities.

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Town Talk: Local museums after the pandemic

Anne Darron with Washington Heritage Museums and Scott Harris with the University of Mary Washington Museums talk about how the pandemic and social unrest has impacted them–and what the future looks like.

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Beware of military scams

Barry Moore with the Better Business Bureau of Central Virginia talks with us about the most common scams that impact the military, veterans and their families.    

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Town Talk: Fredericksburg Sister City response to COVID in Nepal

Dr. David Rettinger from UMW, David Caprara with the Fredericksburg-Nepal Exchange Board, and Scott DeLisi-former American Ambassador to Nepal talk about rising COVID in the country and how the region is responding.   engagenapal.org

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Town Talk: Rappahannock United Way

Rappahannock United Way’s Janel Donohue talks about their just concluded tax help program and how many people they assisted during the pandemic. Info on thanking essential workers and the impact COVID had on this area.

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Town Talk: Dave the Computer Guy

Dave the Computer Guy with Techs in the Burg in downtown Fredericksburg talks about virus protection, protecting your home or work PC from being hijacked and held for ransom and what’s best–5g or 2.4 wifi signals.