40+ JM students gave part of their day off from school to make it a day on for the community.
WATCH: About 60 JM students taking part in Veterans Day of Service
About 60 James Monroe High School students will plant 240 trees in Idlewild near the new Middle School under construction on Friday (11/10) as a service project. John and Leslie Leahy tell us about the effort called Veterans Day of Service.
Micah needs your help at Thanksgiving
Here’s information on a Micah Thanksgiving fundraiser
LISTEN: Town Talk/Trees of Hope
Anna Billingsley and Cait Woodward preview Trees of Hope. Tickets available for the Magical Night of of Giving AND you can view the trees on the 14th and 16th and on-line. loisannshopehouse.org Click “Events”
PHOTOS: Open House at the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank
It was a chance to see the Food Bank’s new warehouse at 480 Central Avenue
King George Sheriff’s Office participating in No Shave November for Love Thy Neighbor
Over 16-hundred dollars raised
WATCH: Food Bank Open House on Saturday will show you their new warehouse
The Open House is 9-1 at 480 Central Road on Saturday, Nov. 4
LISTEN: Town Talk/Leashes of Valor
Director of Programs Chris Bowers and CEO and Founder Jason Haag talk about the Spotsylvania-based program that provides highly-trained service dogs at no cost to wounded and disabled post-9/11 veterans.
WATCH: Micah holding All Saints Day Remembrance on Thursday night
“We gather in in their memory, to memorialize those who often are left with no headstone, yet are claimed by name to God.”
PHOTOS: Students plant 70+ trees at James Monroe High School
Nearly 40 James Monroe High School students made Saturday morning a day of service by planting 73 trees with Tree Fredericksburg.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank
Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank President and CEO Dan Maher previews an Open House this Saturday 9-1 at 480 Central Road. It’s their new, secondary location to keep up with area needs.
PHOTOS: Groundbreaking for 20 new Habitat homes in Caroline
Big moment in Caroline County on Saturday as Habitat for Humanity of Caroline County broke ground for 20 new homes in the Bridlewood subdivision.
WATCH: Habitat of Caroline breaks ground to build 20 more homes
Local officials from around the Fredericksburg area were in Caroline County as Habitat for Humanity of Caroline broke ground in the Bridlewood subdivison for 20 new homes. One of those homes is being built by Caroline High School students for a veteran. habitatofcaroline.org
LISTEN: Town Talk/Habitat of Caroline
Caroline Board of Supervisors Chairman Floyd Thomas and Habitat’s Jason Tickle talk preview the groundbreaking for 20 homes on Saturday. habitatofcaroline.org
Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank events this week
Food distributions around the region
PHOTOS: Tree Fredericksburg in Mayfield
Volunteers up early Saturday morning to plant 64 trees
New Board members announced for Rappahannock Goodwill
Andre Pineda, Dr. Shashuna Gray, and John McManus, Esq., join the RGI board
LISTEN: Town Talk/Fredericksburg SPCA
Von Young and Allie Names preview the Animal Rescue Festival on November 4th at Hurkamp Park. A discussion on grieving the loss of an animal and plans for a Dia de LosMuertos alter in the lobby November 1 and 2.
WATCH: Celebrating 50 years of the Y in the region
The Rappahannock YMCA marking 50 years
PHOTOS: Caroline Sheriff’s Office volunteers at Bowling Green Habitat site
Caroline Sheriff Scott Moser was involved Friday with others from the Sheriff’s Office