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WBCH Community Carnival This Afternoon

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WBCH (William Byrd Community House) Community Carnival happens this afternoon from 4 to 8 pm.

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From FaceBook event page:

Join William Byrd Community House staff and friends as we celebrate the end of summer and the beginning of a new school year.
Family-friendly event featuring:
GAMES, PRIZES, FOOD, MUSIC, INFORMATION & GIVE-A-WAYS.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION by Ida Jones, Liaison to Parker Agelasto, 5th District City Council Representative, recognizing WBCH for 90 years of service to the Richmond community.
LOCATION – Carnival is held on the athletic field at the intersection of Idlewood Avenue and Linden Street behind our main facility. (GPS: 980 Idlewood Avenue)
SPONSORED BY – Kiwanis Club of Richmond,7th Street Christian Church and City Ice. Additional support provided by Capital One and the Associate Board of William Byrd.

Byrd House Market Tomorrow

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From email announcement:

Byrd House Market selected for Whole Foods 5% Day! Tues. Sep. 3, 2013

Happy 5th Anniversary Whole Foods Market!

So, make your loyal run to the market that Tuesday (just 2 weeks away), then take a little drive to Whole Foods Market at Short Pump, visit with some WBCH celebrities, and SHOP, SHOP, SHOP!!! Proceeds will benefit Byrd House Market and Byrd House Farmlet!!!

4pm and 5pm “What’s In a Ham?” Demo by Bill of Salt Pork

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“the OTHER white meat” ” Find out what makes ham taste so good, especially when in the hands of someone who knows. Bill will share the wheres and whyfores of delicious ham making and eating. At the Salt Pork tent at 4pm and 5pm. Look for the Chairs and Balloons at his tent!
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RENEW Richmond – GMO Info Session #1 – 5:30-7:00 pm

Anti-GMO session at the William Byrd House Market, Tuesday Aug 20th and 27th from 5:30-7pm. Come learn about Genetically Modified Foods that you are eating right now. If you don’t know, you need to come find out. Renew Richmond’s John Lewis hosts panelists Daniel Barnes, Duron Chavis, Christopher N. Doval, Theodora Evande, Greg Riggs, and Patricia Stansbury will field questions concerning the GMO’s and their effects on health and the environment. For more info email renewrichmondva at gmail.com.

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Richmond Food Coop

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Jim Mead of Mt. Airy Studio is back!

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Not to mention all the Good Music, Friends, Shade, and Great Food!

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Ana Edwards, Manager
Byrd House Market & Library Programs
Grace Arents Library & Education Center
William Byrd Community House
www.wbch.org / 804.643.2717 ext.306

WBCH News

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From email announcement:

Employment Opportunity
William Byrd Community House is accepting applications for the position of DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN’S SERVICES ROLE
The role of the Director of Children’s Services is to ensure the administration and operation of both the Early Childhood and After School Programs in a manner that will promote the best possible experience for each child enrolled in our programs; providing information and serving as a resource to others; and achieving defined objectives by planning, evaluating, developing, implementing and maintaining services in compliance with established guidelines.

Volunteers Needed!
for WBCH’s CARNIVAL 2013
Are you age 16 or older? Have you got a few hours to spare next Friday, August 23, 2013, from 4 – 8pm? Would you like to get in some volunteer hours at one of WBCH’s most fun annual events? Please email byrdhousemarket at gmail.com (or call 643-2717 ext. 306) and provide your name, phone number, email, and times you can work. Orientation provided. Please respond no later than Tuesday 7pm, Aug. 21.

This week at Byrd House Market!

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New Vendors!

Ted & Kirsten’s Excellent Adventure – bagels served with fresh ingredients expands our prepared food offerings.

Margy’s Comforts Home Bakery brings breads, rolls, and other savories to your table along with Pleased to Be Crafting crocheted hats, bags, and accessories.

And don’t forget the noodles, spring rolls, sweet potato rolls, butter, honey, berries, peaches, squash, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, chanterelles, shiitakes, portobellos and crimini, the cool cucumbers, riron-rich beets and melons and okra, green beans, leeks, creamy yogurt, cold milk and refreshing kefir, sausages, roasts, fryers, bacon, chops, tenerloins and soup bones…
Pets and Peeps Day

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“Returning Raw Foods to Pets” by Mugsy’s Dogtown Lounge

At 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30, Mugsy will show and tell why raw foods are important (and natural) to your dog’s and cat’s health and well being.

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Visiting Nonprofit:

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Artmaking with Virginia Center for Latin American Art includes an exhibit on the Bus: Helen Ruiz paintings, 3:30 – 5 pm

The Peeps: HandOn Teen Impact Farm to Plate Day Camp – 10 teens on hand to help set up the market, tour the farmlet, do a scavenger hunt and shop the market!

Live Music courtesy of the Blue Lotus Collective

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and much more at byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com
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Ana Edwards, Manager
Byrd House Market & Library Programs
Grace Arents Library & Education Center
William Byrd Community House
www.wbch.org / 804.643.2717 ext.306

Holmberg On The Rope Swing

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WTVR reporter Mark Holmberg did a nice little piece on the Tredegar Street rope swing. Here’s how it begins:

It’s just a missing rope swing. One that goes missing from time to time.
And yet, it’s an identifiable part of the cityscape, a Richmond tradition, if you will, every bit as evocative as the smell of Shockoe Bottom or the vista atop Sunset Hill where Grace Street surrenders for a clifflike block.
At least two generations and mayhaps more have loved this rope swing hanging high from the railroad trestle between Brown and Belle islands on historic Tredegar Street. It’s about 40 feet above the mighty James River, which offers a mostly friendly little eddy – with a deluxe sandy bottom – to embrace the tens of thousands of laughing, splashing swingers.

He goes on to say that although no one admits to cutting down the swing, it does happen from time to time and then returns.

JRA Volunteer Opportunities

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From email:

There are several volunteer opportunities across the watershed to come out and help the James River. If you are interested in any of the events below, just let me know.

August 17: The Tire-Less James
Volunteers are needed to remove tires — and only tires — from the James River between Lynchburg and Richmond during the first Tire-less James Event. We recommend that you wear work gloves and closed toe shoes. Canoe or john boats are best. We are encouraging as many groups as possible to choose James River State Park (Dixon Landing) to Wingina (5.5 miles), there will be multiple historic James River batteaux on site to help carry out tires from this section. Groups can look at available sections and register online. http://www.jrava.org/get-involved/volunteer/tire-less-james

September 14, 9am-1pm: JRAC Cleanup
Join hundreds of volunteers across the James River watershed to clean up trash. Select from 15 different sites from Lynchburg to Newport News. Look at available sites and register online. Help with recycling is needed at the Reedy Creek site that JRA sponsors. http://www.jrac-va.org/events/cleanup/

September 21, 9:30 am – Noon: Rain Garden Maintenance and Cleanup
Help with weeding, planting, and mulching of several rain gardens. All tools will be provided. Please wear sturdy shoes and clothes that can get dirty. Meet in the parking lot behind Advance Auto, 6300 W Broad Street, Richmond. Pre-registration is required. To register, please contact Amber Ellis at 804-788-8811 ext 205 or volunteer(at)jrava.org.

September 22, Richmond Splash & Dash
The James River Splash & Dash is a competitive tube race which takes place near Richmond’s Belle Isle. After the race, JRA hosts an after party that includes a live music and food. Volunteers are needed for various tasks that day including registration, race marshals, and set up. http://www.jrava.org/splash-and-dash/richmond/index

Amber Ellis
Watershed Restoration Associate
James River Association
9 South 12th Street, 4th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Tel: (804) 788.8811 ext.205
Email: aellis(at)jrava.org
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First Tuesday at Byrd House Market!

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From email announcement:

It’s National Farmers Market Week!
August 4 – 10, 2013
Visit one! Visit Ours! Did you know that Virginia is in the top ten states for number of farmers markets? We are tied with Missouri with 246 markets listed in the USDA Farmers Market Database for 2013. Click here to read the USDA press release. Byrd House Market and all the other wonderful markets in the Richmond area only work because you shop them! Thank all the farmers, gardeners, growers, food makers and their families for bringing you such amazing things! Tell them what you love about what they do for you and Your Neighborhood Farmers Market!

Demo: “What’s In a Ham?” by Salt Pork

“the OTHER white meat” ” Find out what makes ham taste so good, especially when in the hands of someone who knows. How do you eat yours? Bill will share the wheres and whyfores of delicious ham making and eating. At the Salt Pork tent at 4pm and 5pm.

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Live Music courtesy of the Blue Lotus Collective

Artmaking with VACLAA, 3:30 – 5 pm (See their current exhibit by artist Helene Ruiz)

Storytelling by Caroline, 4:00 – 5 pm

Facepainting by Madeline, 4:30 – 6:30 pm

Bike Rack located by the Square Byrd House Market Sign all market day!

Water for Pets available too!

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Chair Massage

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William Byrd community House is enrolling 4-year-olds for the fall Head Start and Early Childhood Education programs. Must be potty trained! Call 804-643-2717 for details.
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Ana Edwards, Manager
Byrd House Market & Library Programs
Grace Arents Library & Education Center
William Byrd Community House
www.wbch.org / 804.643.2717 ext.306

Lanie Kruszewski Memorial Ride Set For Sunday

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From WRIC:

RICHMOND, VA—A group bicycle ride in memory of Lanie Kruszewski is set for this Sunday.

Monday marks the one year anniversary of the night the 24-year-old was struck and killed while riding her bicycle along River Road.

Elias Webb, the Richmond man convicted of felony hit-and-run in connection with the July 29th wreck, was sentenced in July to three years behind bars. In February, it took a jury of four men and 10 women just less than three hours to reach the verdict.

A group bike ride to remember Kruszewski is set for the evening of Sunday, August 4.

The 14-mile ride will go to the corner of River Road and Bridgeway Road, where a memorial for Kruszweski has been set up.

Riders are asked to meet Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Oregon Hill Outlook where Laurel Street meets the river.