The Oregon Hill Home Improvement Council (OHHIC) is an all-volunteer nonprofit community development corporation dedicated to providing affordable housing for first time home-buyers while restoring Oregon Hill through renovations, protective easements, and sensitive infill construction.

It’s too late to register as a member in order to vote or run in the upcoming election for the Board of Directors, but its never too late to become a member and volunteer. Everyone is welcome to attend the annual meeting on Sunday, September 28th at 4 pm at the Jacob House (619 W. Cary St. (at Pine)).

Topics at this year’s meeting include:
- Voting for new board members
- An update on the development of the 600 block of S. Laurel St.
- Discussion on making the Jacob House more available to local nonprofits
And more!

Just a reminder, that this Saturday, September 13th at 2:00 P.M., there will
be a ceremony to dedicate recently placed Confederate soldiers’ markers in
the Confederate Section ofthe cemetery. There will be artillery (cannon)
fire at approximately 2:45 P.M.

Hi Everyone-
We are having our September Oregon Hill Community dinner THIS Monday
at 6pm!!!! Our doors will be open to anyone who wants to come and share
a meal with neighbors and meet our new 2008/2009. We do ask if you can
to bring something to share, even if its small or a paper good
donation. In order to keep these dinners going, we do need help from
the neighborhood! There will be music at the dinner by our new music
director, Bean Weatherford. Some of you may have seen him play at the
Byrd Farmers Market with his childrens band: The Ps and Qs. And it is
going to be his goal to find musicians in the neighborhood to play at
the upcoming dinners(which are every 3rd monday of the month!!)

We all hope to see you on Monday! Please help us by spreading the word
to friends/neighbors.
Have a great night
Katie Cowles

SynerGeo Inc.
349 S. Laurel st.
www.synergeo.org

WHO: Richmond residents can register to receive free training in basic survival skills during an emergency

WHAT: “Survivor Day,” sponsored by the City’s Office of Emergency Management, is a four-hour, free training session in fire safety, first-aid, and terrorism and weather response measures

WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, September 13, 2008

WHERE: Landmark Theater, 6 North Laurel Street

This training is designed to prepare citizens with information and planning tools in the event of a widespread disruption of public services, commerce and transportation due to a local emergency.

Training is free and open to all City residents. Citizens can register by calling 311 or visiting www.RichmondGov.com .

A free Survival Kit, with supplies including flashlight, gloves, batteries, toilet paper and a blanket, will be provided upon completion of the training (limit one per household).

So you’re all like “Been there, eaten that.” How about Korean Karaila melon, Turkish Italian orange eggplant, yellow watermelon, eight ball squash, or Asian red string beans? These are just some of the unusual produce you can find at the Byrd House Market this Tuesday. Also indie rock musician Robert Parker Vaughan will also be performing an unplugged set.

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The August Really Really Free Market has been announced for August 30 from noon ’til dark at Monroe Park.

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Oregon Hill’s National Night Out celebration happens tonight in Pleasants Park. It will feature a movie, Nim’s Island, plus food and drinks. See you there. This is one of many NNO celebrations happening in neighborhoods across Richmond.

Learn about the history, artwork and symbolism of Hollywood Cemetery, as well as the famous personalities buried there, including two U.S. Presidents, writer Ellen Glasgow, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Civil War Generals George Pickett and J.E.B. Stuart, and thousands of Confederate and Union soldiers in a special 2-hour walking tour on Sunday, July 13, from 2-4PM. Meet your guide at the cemetery entrance at Cherry & Albemarle Sts. [via]

This Monday, June 16th, SynerGeo will have our Oregon Hill Community Dinner at 6pm. The dinners are held every 3rd Monday of
the month(except August due to our volunteering trip to Seattle. Our
doors will be open with lots of food to share! I plan to pass out
little flyers at the movie friday night in pleasants park, hopefully
we can spread the word and get more neighbors to join us!!!

Also at this month’s dinner we are going to be asking people to
help us out with one of our projects for this summer’s art camp, so
come prepared with a nice quote or a happy message!!

Please help us by telling your neighbors and friends about this, I
really want this to be known as something positive for everyone to
join in for Oregon Hill!

Hope to see you all on Monday!
Katie Cowles

Volunteer Coordinator
cowleskatie@yahoo.com
www.synergeo.org

June 17 @ 7 p.m.
William Byrd Community House
224 South Cherry St.
Richmond, VA 23220

In April, two Virginia activists walked three days south crossing the Arizona desert into Mexico. They walked in solidarity with the countless number of people who traverse the dangerous terrain in search of better lives in the U.S., to protest unjust anti-immigrant policies in Virginia and the millions of dollars annually spent on border militarization.

Jeff Winder and Sue Frankel-Streit of The People United! will report back on their experience with a puppet show. They will also promote the Fifth Annual Gathering of The People United \”Taking Root: Building Community, Sustaining Resistance\” to be held the weekend of June 27 in the mountains of central VA. All are welcome to come. This is a kid-friendly event.