Your purchases at the annual Rappahannock Adult Activities Spring Plant Sale funds their programs for adults with intellectual disabilities. Alexis Fox and her team provides valuable vocational, social and educational activities .
It’s at 750 Kings Highway in Stafford-a few miles east of the Chatham Bridge. Money raised helps RAAI and its community-based developmental day program for adults with intellectual disabilities.
Monday-Friday 9-4
Saturday-9-noon
www.raaihort.org
Taxpayers with a household income of $80,000 or less are eligible for organization’s Prosper Taxes service.
You can find information about monthly distributions on the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank Facebook events page or by downloading the free app, FREDFOODVA
Spotsylvania-based Leashes of Valor thanks the community for providing hope and help to post 9/11 veterans.
Rosie and Darby Grace became service dogs for Adam and Marty. Leashes of Valor provides service dogs to veterans. To find out how you can become invovled—as a donor, volunteer, foster, etc., leashesofvalor.org
In the past 13 years, over 5,300 donated Easter baskets have been distributed throughout the Fredericksburg area.
Two veterans will receive trained dogs on Saturday
Library system’s unique collection branches out beyond books.
CEO and Producing Artistic Director Patrick A’Hearn previews upcoming shows (They’re Playing Our Song, Wizard of Oz and Love Letters). We discuss the benefits of Riverside going non-profit. riversidedt.com
The property is next to Braehead Farm, along Belman Road and Tyler Street in Fredericksburg.
Karen Meadows and Lisa Berry are two of the service dog trainers with Spotsylvania-based Leashes of Valor. We talk about how they train the dogs, how they prepare the veterans to life with a service dog, and how one leash does save two lives. leashesofvalor.org
The Food Bank has a free app: FREDFOODVA, You are not required to show any paperwork or identification to receive food. Participants may be asked a series of intake questions such as Household Information, Income, & Locality
Event organizers say this is a first for the region. They hope it becomes an annual event.
The head of the Washington Regional Alcohol Program says St. Patrick’s Day rivals New Year’s for drunk driving incidents. Kurt Erickson extra police will be out. For some, the Sober Ride program is an option.
The prognosis for the clinic, which serves exclusively low-income patients, appears grim.
Spend an evening watching films meant to inform and inspire.
The Expo seeks to connect those in need with free community resources in the Fredericksburg area. It’s March 19 at the Fredericksburg Convention Center.
Organization’s manual outlines basic steps toward independence that many adults take for granted.
Rappahannock Adult Activities is getting ready for their big plant sale this spring. The planting has begun at 750 Kings Highway. The Garden Party is in April. Easter Lily orders are being taken too. Check out their Facebook page for info.
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