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

On the heels of an enormously successful first round of Community Assistance Grants last February, the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation (NPCF) presented an additional $77,000 in grants to 11 nonprofits in Rappahannock, Culpeper and Fauquier counties.

Preliminary applications due by Nov. 3

This autumn’s Trinity Women (ECW) fundraisers are underway, under the heading of “Trinity Harvest Celebrations.” The ladies of historic Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington kick things off with “All Things Rappahannock,” a 100 percent silk scarf, measuring 17 by 70 inches, adapted from a p…

Rappahannock patients receive $560,000 in free medications annually

Mary Virginia Smith O’Bannon was a woman dedicated to her community, her friends and her family. Last May, at age 99, O’Bannon passed away peacefully in her home, leaving more than $2 million in her will to the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation for the support of local charities and non…

It was hard to determine whether the children or the adults had more fun in Neverland. The Child Care and Learning Center’s fourth annual Garden Party on June 17 was a great success. The event raised significant funds for scholarships for children to attend CCLC, and after threats of rain, t…

Barbara Black: ‘A healthy, vibrant community is enhanced by the arts’

By Susannah McNear