The PATH Foundation this week announced that $500,000 worth of program and planning grants is now available to the community, this latest round earmarked specifically for organizations that provide childhood and senior services, care access and mental health.

In a festive yet touching tribute, nonprofits gathered at Jessamine Farm, the home of John Anderson to celebrate the generosity of a beloved member of Rappahannock County. 

The Ursula Landsrath Animal Rescue Fund and the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties announced this week $34,700 in grant awards to 12 nonprofit animal rescue organizations across Virginia, including Rappahannock County.

‘The words flooded from his lips… telling me as I was a Marine I would understand’

Rappahannock residents Hal Hunter, Gary Aichele and Kees Dutilh collaborated to orchestrate an unprecedented community event this past weekend: Habitat for Humanity/Neighbors Helping Neighbors. 

Ten or so homes in Rappahannock County will be visited by teams of local volunteers to receive some much needed repairs and sprucing up on Saturday, Nov. 9.

To all of you who missed it, the discussion about the Rappahannock Food Pantry at Rapp at Home was delightful and informative. This was the first of a series of talks that Rapp at Home is hosting on Rappahannock nonprofits, what they do, how they operate, and how we might help.

It was a special evening Tuesday at Camp Fantastic in Front Royal, where in the words of NIH Dr. Francis Collins children who are undergoing treatment for cancer get to “spend the week around the campfire feeling like regular kids again.”

This past week, Magnolia Vineyards of Amissville graciously hosted the Rappahannock Ladies Lunch Bunch and for many of us it was a first time visit. What a treat. They’ve added a new tasting room, enabling them to host large numbers. It’s spacious, glistening with sunshine streaming through …

Fed by an eclectic potluck picnic and led by Lion Tamer Bob Anderson, the Rappahannock Lions Club inducted a new slate of officers for 2019-2020 at the county shelter on a recent Thursday night.

Thanks to a host of local grants, 2019 could be named “The Year of Celebrating Life” in Rappahannock County, where more than $32,000 from the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation was recently disbursed to various nonprofits that are dedicated to helping residents thrive throughout their li…

The PATH Foundation has announced the recipients of its latest round of program and planning grants, four of them here in Rappahannock County: CCLC, Rappahannock Food Pantry, Rapp at Home, and Kid Pan Alley.

By Roxie Beebe-Center and Ava Genho

Rappahannock Piedmont Blues Festival honoring Woodville blues guitarist John Jackson among recipients

By Mary Katherine Ishee

The 37 non-profits organizations in Rappahannock County that participated in last week’s Give Local Piedmont 2019 are certainly appreciative to its host Northern Piedmont Community Foundation, which has helped them raise an impressive unofficial sum of $222,428.

Mark calendars for May 7, but first giving opportunity begins April 23

By Theresa Wood

‘We are thrilled,’ says CCLC Executive Director Lisa Paine-Wells. ‘PATH is such a strong partner for our mission’

In a mere four days in October 2018, just prior to her 80th birthday, 75 generous family and friends who love and admire Lillian Freeman Aylor met the GoFundMe goal of $10,000 needed for dental work that would restore her beautiful smile.

With a legacy of community philanthropy stretching back to 1954, the modern PATH Foundation never ceases to amaze with its generosity, including over the recent holidays when PATH volunteer Anna Galina (seen here) appeared in Rappahannock County to distribute “Scratch and Give” cards to patr…

Tickets go on sale Jan. 10 to assist local families

The Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office will be sponsoring its 23rd annual “Shop with a Cop” program this Christmas season for some of the county’s most needy citizens. Shopping will commence this Saturday, Dec. 1.

The PATH Foundation has named Ray Knott, senior vice president and market executive for Union Bank & Trust, as its new chair of the board of directors. He succeeds former Rappahannock County Administrator John McCarthy, who after three years at the helm of the foundation will continue to…

When Moira Satre lost her 31-year-old son, Bobby, to a heroin overdose in April 2015, she decided to be part of the fight against substance abuse. Since then a new coalition called CAYA, Come As You Are, has been working within the community to provide support and treatment options to those …

Seven worthy Rappahannock nonprofits have received word that they’ve been selected as recipients of Northern Piedmont Community Foundation Community Assistance Grants.

RappU, Rapp at Home, Kid Pan Alley, Foothills Forum and the Headwaters Foundation are among 20 regional organizations benefiting from a generous round of PATH Foundation grants totalling three-quarters of a million dollars.

The PATH Foundation has awarded a $68,000 grant to Hero’s Bridge, a Fauquier based non-profit that specializes in meeting the needs of older veterans. The grant was awarded as a strategic initiative investment as it relates to the Foundation’s mission to strengthen the health and vitality of…

The PATH Foundation recently awarded six Make it Happen! grants for projects to benefit the communities of Rappahannock, Culpeper and Fauquier counties. The total granted for the new programs was $44,047, leaving the Make it Happen! program with approximately $115,000 in available funds for …

By Katie Yeager

Give Local Piedmont 2018, the Rappahannock region’s one day annual online giving event hosted for the fifth year this past Tuesday by the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation, raised an impressive $864,710 for 160 local nonprofits— 5,478 donations in all.

302 runners lace up for 10K race

Mark your calendar! In a little over a month — on May 1 — Rappahannock, Culpeper, Fauquier, and Madison nonprofits participating in Give Local Piedmont, sponsored by the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation, could see their coffers increase by thousands of dollars. This is the fifth year t…

The PATH Foundation, which has approved a “$150,000 commitment” to support local efforts to connect Rappahannock County’s two public schools with a walking, jogging, and biking trail, is seeking creative proposals for projects that enhance outdoor public spaces.

The PATH Foundation has awarded a $9,150 grant to the Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office for the Project Lifesaver program, a tracking system that locates persons prone to wandering, such as those suffering from autism, dementia or other cognitive disorders.

Proceeds should surpass anonymous $60,000 matching grant

Annual Benevolent dinner is Saturday

Over $700,000 in grants awarded to county non-profits over last two years

Important to be ‘good stewards’ of this generous gift

It’s been a busy autumn for the Rappahannock Lions Club. Busy benefits Rappahannock County because we strive to live up to our motto: We Serve.

Novant Health UVA Health System Culpeper Medical Center to host annual event