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The Woman’s Club of Lynchburg: “Zeal with Knowledge”

Issue: January 2012 by .

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We are a society consumed with busy schedules and frenzied activity. Opportunities to make a difference surround us, but finding the time to engage in these opportunities, though prevalent, is difficult to make and often just not a priority. For the members of The Woman’s Club of Lynchburg however, making a difference has become their [...]

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A Step Toward Economic Growth in the Community

Issue: December 2011 by .

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There is never a dull moment in The Office of Economic Development, as they coordinate various issues related to Lynchburg businesses. Marjette Upshur, director, never knows exactly what her day will entail, or what issues she might encounter. “Anything that impacts the businesses within the City of Lynchburg really comes under our office,” Upshur said. [...]

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Hunters for the Hungry

Issue: November 2011 by .

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Tis’ the season of giving, and that is exactly what Hunters for the Hungry has done for the past 20 years to those in need. The Virginia-based nonprofit was started in 1991 by David Horne. Horne, an avid hunter, came to the conclusion that a typical hunter in Virginia could legally harvest more deer meat [...]

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Virginia reaches out to the community

Issue: October 2011 by .

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Reaching kids before it’s too late is what Ash Gorman, executive director, appreciates about the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Virginia (BBBSCV). “What I love about our agency is that what we do here is preventative,” Gorman said. Previously, Gorman says he worked with kids who “had already fallen to pieces.” “Here, the work [...]

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Dance Theatre of Lynchburg

Issue: September 2011 by .

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Pirouettes, grand jetés and relevés fill the studios at Dance Theatre of Lynchburg. With nearly 300 students and 20 company dancers, they offer a wide range of classes from ballet to modern, tap, jazz and more. “We’re training dancers from scratch,” Keith Lee, co-founder and artistic director, said. “We’re offering opportunity to people who normally [...]

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Two Dollars for Medical Care? How low-income residents can receive quality medical assistance in Lynchburg

Issue: August 2011 by .

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In the basement of a church in 1987, an organization launched to help people in need. Only five years later, in 1992, it outgrew that small space and relocated downtown to a larger building on Main Street in Lynchburg. These days, with 5,000 active folders on file, and seeing nearly 75 patients a day, The [...]

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Wide Open Spaces: How the Fresh Air Fund is Helping Children in Need

Issue: July 2011 by .

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Children in Virginia look forward to getting out of classes and starting the summer break, when they can go swimming, hiking and run around in the beautiful, open areas. But in New York City, the noisy streets and crowded living spaces make it hard to have a summer like that. That is why the Fresh [...]

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Service Above Self: The Lynchburg Rotary Club

Issue: June 2011 by .

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Being president of the Lynchburg Rotary Club was not necessarily a life-long dream of Gail Morrison. The current “noon club” president says she first attended a meeting as a parent of a high school student who was being awarded, and soon fell in love with the club. Now a member since 1994, Morrison has seen [...]

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Reaching Out to Those in Need: How Lynchburg Community Action Group serves the community

Issue: May 2011 by .

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Imagine the shock of the Lynchburg Community Action Group (Lyn-CAG) when staff members arrived at work only to find the building flooded. Trudging through a pond of water, they discovered that a pipe was responsible for the unexpected chaos. After having to relocate while renovations took place, Lyn-CAG is glad to be pressing on. “It [...]

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The Miller Home for Girls

Issue: April 2011 by .

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In Central Virginia, cities and towns rich with history carry stories of men and women who choose to live benevolent and honorable lives. One such man, Samuel Miller, a business man who believed strongly in the educational needs of children, left an endowment in his will towards the building of the Miller Female Orphanage Asylum, [...]

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