Archive for 'Non-Profit'

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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Crisis Line of Central Virginia: A Voice in the Midst of Crisis

Issue: March 2011 by .

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It is an irony that is not missed on Amy Hart: A near-death experience four months ago now makes her drive to keep others from taking their own lives even stronger than before. As the Suicide Prevention Coordinator for the Crisis Line of Central Virginia (CLCV), Hart has spent the last five years training thousands [...]

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Patrick Henry Boys and Girls Home: A Refuge for Children with Nowhere to Go

Issue: February 2011 by .

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Adoption finally came to a young girl who was jostled from foster home to foster home in Florida. Soon after, her new family decided they did not want her anymore. She was filed under “failed adoption” and knew of nowhere to go. Luckily for her, and other children like her, there is a place in [...]

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The Lynchburg Humane Society: Loving Care for Animals in Need

Issue: January 2011 by .

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Every year, thousands of pets are abused or abandoned by their owners. They are left without a home, without food and without care. Some owners simply no longer have the means or ability to care for their animals. The Lynchburg Humane Society (LHS) was founded in 1945 in effort to help provide loving care for [...]

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Miriam’s House: An Empowering Anchor In The Storm

Issue: December 2010 by .

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What does it feel like to have to choose between going home and being safe? How much pain or fear or loss does it take to know you need to fill out an application in order to get a brand new start? Can you picture taking your first step out of a safe haven house [...]

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Interfaith Outreach Association

Issue: November 2010 by .

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The electric bill just arrived in the mail. The temperature outside is sub-zero. With trembling hands, the bill’s owner tears the envelope open, knowing even before seeing the total that they can’t afford to pay it. With two kids and a lost job, a cut-off notice is soon to follow. But there is one place [...]

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The Kiwanis Club of Lynchburg: Living Out Its Mission

Issue: October 2010 by .

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Most of us hardly seem to have time to get everything done that we need to in any given day. Between running errands, work, family responsibilities and so much more, our time is limited and there are so many things requiring it. With many demands pulling us in so many directions, the interest and participation [...]

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