From announcement:
Virginia Commonwealth University has 1,000 student desks that are available for use by schools, nonprofits or faith-based organizations. The desks need to be picked up from the VCU Monroe Park Campus between December 21 and 23. To inquire about the desks and to make arrangements for pick-up, please contact Mr. Jerry Ware via email jmware@vcu.edu or call 400-4841. VCU requests that a note of thanks be sent to Mr. Ware with a description of how the desks will be used.
From email:
http://byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com/
Keep up with the doings at Byrd House Renegade Market (holiday greenery, grass fed beef, honeys and jams, chocolates and cider, turkey and rabbit, herbs and butter, chicken and pork loins, hearty bread and egg noodles, shrubs and perennials) Byrd House Farmlet (final fall/winter harvests, volunteer days) and the Grace Arents Community Garden (mapping, new gardeners, planning for spring).
Byrd House Farmlet looking for volunteer urban farm hands from 9:30 – 4 (weekly)
Become a volunteer urban farmhand. Help us out weekly. Watering, moving compost, digging, planting, building…all kinds of farming activities. Bring knowledge, or just bring hands and heart. E-mail: bhmwbch@gmail.comhttp://bhmfriends.blogspot.com/
Keep up with the learnin’ at WBCH Grace Arents Library & Education Center (cooking, nutrition, education, career development, genealogy, our children and their families) and beyond (Will Allen’s Growing Power, Lynchburg Grows – H.R. Schenkel Urban Farm and Environmental Education Center, Richmond Public Schools Garden Task Force).
City Press Release:
Richmond, VA – The city’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities will showcase its largest athletic program for girls at its Cheerleading Jamboree from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 10 at the Landmark Theatre.
This is the department’s 25th annual cheerleading competition. The high-energy event highlights the department’s community center cheering squads, as well as local high school squads and other local cheering talent from the Richmond Raiders, Virginia State University and Virginia Union University. A total of 20 teams will participate in the event.
Approximately 500 children ranging in age from 4 to 14 are involved in cheerleading at the department’s community centers located throughout the city.
Tickets to the event can be purchased at the box office and are $2 in advance and $4 at the door for youth ages two through 11. For children and adults age 12 and older, tickets are $5 in advance or $6 at the door.
For more information, call (804) 646-1441.
Sorry, I have been a little slow getting these pictures up. Thanks to VCU students and faculty who took part in the Oct. 30th clean up. Special thanks to neighbor Debbie Anderson for working with the group and supplying these pictures.
From announcement:
The United Nations has declared that the number of individuals affected by the catastrophic flooding in Pakistan during the summer months earlier this year exceeds the combined total of those affected by the 2004 Tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. In light of this, a fundraiser will be held in the VCU Commonwealth Ballrooms A & B, located in the Student Commons (907 Floyd Ave. Richmond, VA) on Friday, November 12th from 7 pm to 9 pm. Tickets cost $15 and MUST be purchased in advance from Breakpoint, located in the basement of the VCU Student Commons building on 907 Floyd Ave. Tickets are also available at the Islamic Center of Virginia on 1241 Buford Road, Richmond, VA 23225. No tickets at the door. Guest speakers will be present throughout the evening to discuss topics relevant to the current conditions in Pakistan. The menu consists of appetizer, main dish (veggie or meat option) and dessert, catered from Kabob Grille.
For questions, please email Limah Taeb at taebl at vcu.edu
Culled from email announcements:
The Student Government Association (SGA) of Virginia Commonwealth University is holding a neighborhood clean up for four neighborhoods on Saturday. Volunteers will meet at Monroe Park at 9 AM for a rally to kick off this event. Debbie Anderson (OHNA Secretary) will be the Team Captain for the Oregon Hill neighborhood. After the rally, the volunteers will be divided into four groups and return to the neighborhoods for the clean up. At noon, the groups will head to their respective neighborhood’s meeting places for a party. Oregon Hill will be meeting at the William Byrd Community House.
VCU is providing 6 pizzas, 3 boxes of wings, and 3 sodas for the party after the clean up. Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association will be providing plates, napkins, cups, and, maybe, ice.
The Hans Falck Lecture Series looks into “the how, why, and what could be in the are a food and nutrition, with a focus on the democratization of the Food Culture.”
The site for the lecture is the auditorium of St. Andrew’s School and will be held on Wednesday October 27 at 7 pm.
Click below for flyer.
Flyer 2010 Save the Date
Tomorrow night, meet 3rd District Congressional candidates, including incumbent Congressman Bobby Scott, at the Crusade for Voters meeting.
From NorthRichmondNews.com :
On Thursday night, there is a 5th District School Board candidates forum.
West of the Boulevard News (wotbn.net) has the details:
Ray Bonis, who works at VCU’s library, is a treasure trove of Richmond history knowledge. He shares it in part by being one of the co-authors of the The Shockoe Examiner blog (along with neighborhood resident T. Tyler Potterfield). This week they included an addition to the VCU Special Collections, the original draft, or closest thing to it, of the music group Cowboy Junkies’ song “Oregon Hill”. To see it online, check out the blog post (by clicking here), and do yourself a favor while you are there and bookmark the blog.
This coming Saturday Hands On Greater Richmond is hosting a big volunteer day with projects all over the region. There are at least two of them that are directly related to Oregon Hill. One is at the William Byrd Community House and one is at Open High School. Here is the Open High one’s details:
Description:
Open High School’s mission is to produce students who will be goal oriented individuals proficient in all of the core subject areas. Equally important is our commitment to fostering competence in and an appreciation for the arts and humanities. In addition, we view students as individuals, competent in the use of technology as well as community resources to further their personal and academic goals. Through shared decision-making and community service, it is our belief that students will develop a sense of personal and social responsibility that will guide their future decisions and actions as democratic citizens.
In lieu of a cafeteria, Open High School has a student lounge where students can eat lunch and interact when not in class. But the lounge desperately needs your help to make it an inviting place to hang out!
Specific Tasks:
– Paint the lounge
– Assemble new furniture and tables to be used for eating and studying
– Construct student cubbiesThe minimum age for volunteers is 16 years old. All volunteers under the age of 18 are required to bring a signed copy of the Youth Waiver form to the project in order to participate.
Please note: HandsOn Day will start with a Kick Off Celebration at Richmond International Raceway.
Impact Areas: Other
Interests: The interests recommended for this project are:
Construction/Home Repair, Education, Special EventsSkills: The skills helpful for participation in this project are:
Construction, No skills needed
Click here for direct link to the HandsOn Greater Richmond Open High project.
Click here for direct link to the HandsOn WBCH project.