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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
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We separate Local Events and Public Service Announcements. To see events for our area, see Local Events.
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* It's KIDS. It's BASEBALL. And YOU can be apart of it all! The new AAU and USSSA Spotsylvania Hurricanes baseball team is looking for sponsors. The three team organization play in several tournaments and hope to travel to States and Nationals and maybe even Cooperstown, NY! The team travels around Fredericksburg and throughout the state. Coaches are volunteers. Interested sponsors shoudl call Doug Myers at 540-847-3386 or write to 7100 Monument Ct. Spotsylvania, VA 22553. Thanks for your support!
* Are Your Kids Vaccinated? It's not just for infants. Kids in their pre-teen years often become more likely to develop risk for disease. Before school starts, the CDC is reminding parents to get their children a pre-teen check up and necessary vaccines.
* Now Recruiting! Citizen's Justice Academy in Culpeper. Classes Spetember 10th- December 3rd from 6:00 until 9:00 p.m. Open to ages 18 and older with 25 students per class. Register with Deputy Maria Rodriguez at (540) 727-3444 by Spetember 1st. Participants will get a behind-the-scenes education on law enforcement.
* ARE YOU READY FOR SOME RUGBY?! The Rappahannock Rugby Fall Season Kicks off with Practice every Tuesday and Thursday (starting August 5) at 6:30pm at Falmouth Waterfront Park on 305 River Rd. No Experience is Necessary, We accept all Players. If interested contact Joey Pendergrast @ 540-372-4044 and visit our website at www.fredrugby.com
* IT'S RIVERFEST TIME! Riverfest is Friends of the Rappahannock's primary fundraiser for the organization's river advocacy, education, and restoration programs. We need tons of volunteers to make the event a success! If you are interested in becoming part of "Team Riverfest," and having a ball while making a difference for the River, contact our Volunteer Coordinator at volunteer@riverfriends.org.
* Help dress local students! School Dressing Days at the Bragg Hill Family Life Center (400 Bragg Hill Drive Fredericksburg,Va.) Bring or receive free gently used clothing for kids from preschool to high school. August 8th, 10th and 11th. Saturday hours 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday and Tuesday 9:00 a.m. to 2. All kids must be accompanied by an adult and must have a picture i.d. and/or a letter from social services or a minister. Call for more information at 540-898-2462.
* DVDs4Vets has been arranging for the donation of DVDs for soldiers returning from duty with Traumatic Brain Injuries or TBI as well as other serious battle wounds. With limited entertainment, vets in rehab can use what many of us take for granted every day. To donate new or used DVDs or to learn more about this worthy cause, please go to www.dvds4vets.org.
• The SPCA of Fredericksburg announces its Buy-A-Brick Program to benefit the new Humane Care Center. The 4 x 8 red bricks are $100 and 12 x 12 grey architectural pavers are $250. Payment plans are available. Each sized brick allows a message of your choice. The program runs through the end of the year or until bricks sell out. Bricks are numbered and placement begins at the front door and continues down the front of the sidewalk of the new Humane Care Center. This is a great way for groups, clubs, families and individuals to support the new facility. Please call 373-9008x22 for information or brochure.
• Welcome a high school student from Europe, Latin American, or Asia into your household. Host families are wanted for students arriving in the fall from over 40 countries. By becoming a volunteer host family, you offer your family a learning experience that cannot be duplicated by any textbook. These international students speak English; have their own spending money and medical insurance. Many are musically talented, athletic or have a variety of other interests. Countries, languages and cultures can come to life through this experience – it’s fun and rewarding for the entire family. For more information, call your Center for Cultural Interchange Area Representative at Gayle Meagher at 1-888-679-0044.
• Girl Scouts the best leadership development experience for girls in the world is currently looking for a women and men to serve as Girl Scout leaders. Training is provided. Log on to www.comgirlscouts.org or contact Stacey Dokos at (804) 764-3354.
• ElderFriends is a group of friendly visiting volunteers who are matched with and visit isolated elders in their own homes four times monthly. Many seniors live alone & without the support from family and friends. Make a difference in your life and in your community. Join us for our Volunteer Training, adopt a Grandparent! RSVP by calling 804-249-5432 or emailing at elderfriends@familylifeline.org
• Considering adopting? China has one of the longest running international adoption programs, known for its stable and reliable process, and best of all, healthy, beautiful children! Learn about China’s eligibility requirements, overcome your fears of the home study process, and meet some of the families with their gorgeous children who have already completed their Chinese adoption dreams! For more information about Great Wall China Adoption go to www.gwca.org or please call 1.888.GW.FAMILY. If you would like to register for this workshop, you may go to: http://www.gwca.org/events/workshops/view?1836. If you have any questions, please contact Liz Lau, Virginia Regional Office Director at liz.va@gwca.org or 540.710.0005. Additional workshop locations, dates, and times are also listed at: www.gwca.org/events/workshops.
• Drunk Drivers kill every night. Police are stopping drunk drivers in your community with sobriety checkpoints and intense patrols. It’s Checkpoint Strikeforce. Drunk Driving. Over the limit – under arrest.
• Did you know that 2/3 of Americans have library cards? So what’s stopping you? Drop by a Fauquier County Public Library today and get a library card. You'll soon learn it's the smartest card in your wallet.
• Rappahannock United Way is looking for volunteer tax preparers to help low-income families file their taxes and apply for appropriate credits, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit. By volunteering, you will help families claim tax refunds and credits they’re entitled to—money they can use to pay bills, reduce debt, build savings, or even obtain a car. Volunteers will serve at tax sites throughout tax season, late January to April 15. Hours of service are flexible. Volunteer today! (For more information call Rappahannock United Way, 540-373-0041 x19.)
• Spotsylvania Department of Social Services needs volunteers to provide clerical assistance to agency staff. Volunteers are also needed to deliver food packages to clients one Saturday a month, usually the last Saturday of the month. Approximately 6 families receive the packages and deliveries are within Spotsylvania County. (Call 540-507-7896 or email srj177@central.dss.state.va.us for more information.)
• The Stafford Amateur Radio Association (SARA) is composed of licensed radio operators (Men, Women & Children) who operate various radio equipment and communicate around the world. The main mission in the Stafford area is to provide back up emergency communication for the county in the event emergency communications become necessary. Additionally, they activate during sever weather, establish communications with the local weather stations and provide real time weather reports to safeguard life and property. The club members are from all walks of life and mostly have fun while helping others. They meet informally every Saturday morning at 07:00 at the Perkins Restaurant on highway seventeen in Stafford, VA.
• Seniors...whether you are an out-of-work professional, tradesperson or laborer, or a retiree unable to make ends meet on your retirement benefits, you can start earning a paycheck right away, while you reinforce or learn new skills that will enable you to eventually land a full-time job. Training opportunities span a wide range of professional, vocational, and office possibilities. ( For more information, call Pat Holland, Rappahannock Area Agency on Aging, Inc. at 371-3375 or 800-262-4012.)
• You can make a difference in a child’s life by sponsoring a foster child in the custody of Spotsylvania Department of Social Services. Sponsors provide the foster child with birthday and Christmas gifts and can provide for other basic needs throughout the year. The goal of this program is to meet the needs, dreams, and wishes of the children in foster care and to let the children know that their community supports them. (Call 540-507-7896 or email srj177@central.dss.state.va.us for more information or to sponsor a child.)
• Commuter Connections wants to remind you that finding carpool partners is free, and easy and will save on gas expenses. Simply visit commuterconnections.org. Commuter Connections. Flexible solutions for a better commute.
• Volunteers are urgently needed for the Rappahannock Big Brothers Big Sisters program! Call the agency to find out how you can make a huge difference for just two hours a week as a mentor for a child in your local community. We are looking for individuals and couples 18 years and older from all walks of life-including retired folks! For more info call Big Brothers Big Sisters at 371-7444, or check them out at www.rbbbs.org.
• A simple way you can help cure Lupus is to drop off your unwanted items in your neighborhood for auction on eBay. To learn how, visit Lupus Mid-Atlantic at www.lupusmidatlantic.org or call us at 1-800-777-0934.
• Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League finds loving forever homes for Great Danes that have been abandoned, neglected or abused by their previous owners. (For more Info go to www.magdrl.org or call 410-945-5454 MAGDRL)
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