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Incoming president Gary Giebel will be joined by first vice president Rudy Segaar and second vice president Fred Stacey.
What made a Wall Street commodities trader swap the Big Apple for Rappahannock and a sheep farm?
People Inc. to provide funds for residents struggling with housing payments
Designed in the spirit of RAAC’s mission to support the arts in Rappahannock County, the financial aid will be available to qualified artists to help with lost art-related income during 2020.
The PATH Foundation has announced a virtual discussion, featuring the esteemed Dr. Clarence Jones and Wes Moore, this coming Wednesday, June 24, at 7 p.m. The talk will focus on how the community, including Rappahannock County, can be stronger when acknowledging and talking about implicit bi…
Vouchers allow students to shop for local food at Rapp Farmer's Market
The nonprofit fills a big need: Seniors make up more than 30 percent of the county’s population, more than double the state average
This year’s grants, totaling $36,703, include a diversity of educational and performance projects, a variety of media, emerging and established artists, arts programs within community-based organizations, and collaborative projects.
A message this Memorial Day weekend from Dave Benhoff, LtCol/USMC (ret.), co-founder of Hero’s Bridge, a nonprofit dedicated to serving elderly veterans, age 65 and older, in Rappahannock, Fauquier and surrounding areas.
The Rappahannock Food Pantry has seen an outpouring of support through donations of time, money and supplies since emergency measures to arrest the spread of COVID-19 took effect in March.
A new monthly Virtual Art Exhibit series opens tomorrow, Friday, May 22nd at 5 p.m.
Already in a precipitous decline, the COVID-19 crisis has dealt another blow to the shaky financial status of local newspapers, said former Washington Post ombudsman and Rappahannock resident Andy Alexander.
Offers to donate food have been pouring in
Veteran journalist and Rappahannock resident Andrew Alexander, a former Washington Post ombudsman who spent much of his career as a Washington bureau chief for a major newspaper chain, will discuss the news landscape in a Rapp at Home Zoom Talk. It’s open to everyone on Tuesday, May 19, at 1…
Even in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic and the resulting economic uncertainty, local residents showed an extraordinary sense of community during the seventh annual Give Local Piedmont, which all said and done surpassed six previous years in donations.
When someone needs help, no matter how difficult, you figure out a way. It is that simple. Our mask-making started when a friend in home-health care told me her staff were at risk and she needed 400 masks.
Anyone can be a philanthropist during online giving day
We hope you will support our community by logging on to www.givelovalpiedmont.org on May 5th and give to your favorite charity. Together we can make a difference in our own backyard.
One way to help: ‘Give Local Piedmont’ is next week
“We started thinking about all the fantastic music here in Rappahannock, all bottled up at home with nowhere to go,” KPA Founder Paul Reisler.
“The Taste of Rappahannock,” the county’s largest annual fundraising event benefitting students supported by Headwaters, will not be held in September due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kid Pan Alley is launching a “Virtual House Concert” series with local musicians, beginning this Sunday, April 19th, at 7 p.m.
“If somebody can’t pay their rent and maybe the person who’s supposed to get the rent has lost their job so they’re dependent on that rent,” she said. “So it can snowball pretty quickly.”
County leaders held their second community preparedness call Sunday to provide updates on activities and community needs as Rappahannock enters another week of efforts to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Griffin Tavern received a gift yesterday — a pretty substantial one at that — from Sysco Virginia.
Administrator, BOS, Schools, EMS, others weigh in on COVID-19
Flatwood Fashion Show to model astonishing attire picked from Rappahannock dump
On Valentine’s Day, a group of “Rappers at Home” lifted their voices in song, accompanied by Hal Hunter at the ivories of the Steinway at the Washington Schoolhouse, what was billed as a Valentine’s Day Sing-a-Long and Happy Hour.
A Who’s Who of county nonprofits receive $200,000 plus of funding
More than half of Rappahannock households eligible for free tax filing services
One response to the greater local need was the Rappahannock Benevolent Fund, which was started in December 2008
“We envision a future in which Rappahannock County students will graduate with a plan for their future, financial capability and resources, and academic and personal skills to pursue that plan confidently and successfully.”
For 12 years, the Benevolent Fund has helped the people of Rappahannock through emergencies — keeping the lights on, the furnace pumping, the wood piled high, the insurance covered, the car in good repair and gassed up for work, and the rent paid.
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.
Old clothes can create new and fashionable looks. The Flatwood Fashion Show on Feb. 22 at 4 p.m. at the RAAC Community Theater will showcase new outlooks on old outfits.
“I’m thankful to be engaged and have the ability to contribute wherever I can, especially as I get older. I believe even the smallest act of kindness can positively influence someone."
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’
Bayard “Toby” Waterbury (left), Branch Manager and Bank Officer of Atlantic Union Bank in Washington, and Rob Talton (far right), Atlantic Union’s Regional Vice President of Business Banking, presented a check in the amount of $2,000 to the Rappahannock Food Pantry’s Mimi Forbes and Pete Stenner.
Settle’s Cars & Trucks sponsored a community fish fry in Flint Hill earlier this month to raise funds to support the building of a new food pantry. The menu included catfish, shrimp, fries and hand dipped ice cream.
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.
Friday night kicked off the Tour with a lively reception for 250 artists and sponsors, several of whom were overheard saying it’s the best party of the year.
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.
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