Read Aloud Virginia Program sparks parent involvement in reading
Tazewell County officials launch Read Aloud Virginia as Oct 22 26 designated Read Aloud to a Child Week. Volunteers and the school board plan an ongoing effort to have parents and community members read aloud to children, starting in elementary schools and extending to middle and high schools. Reading aloud benefits include improved listening, vocabulary and critical thinking, with tips emphasizing close, expressive reading and library visits.
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Tazewell
Virginia General Assembly
Tazewell County
Virginia
Tazewell County School Board
Pat Jones
Jones
Candlelight vigil highlights Domestic Violence Awareness Month
In Princeton Mercer County, a candlelight vigil at 7 p.m. at the courthouse tops Domestic Violence Awareness Month events. The Green Valley Women’s Club sponsors a reception in the rotunda with Three Hits and a Miss. The program includes music by the Whitlow family and an invocation by Guy Perkins.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Green Valley Women’s Club
Derek Swope
Whitlow
Rebecca Whitlow
Angie Whitley
Guy Perkins
Pam Hawkins Foundation
Robert E. Holroyd
Foundation
Pam
Elizabeth Osborne
Mercer County Technical Education Center
Mercer County Commission
Bluefield City Board
Princeton City Council
Bluefield Area Foundation Hosts 5th Annual Reception and Dinner
Bluefield area philanthropy group holds its fifth annual reception and dinner on Thursday October 25 at 6 p.m. at Fincastle Country Club with James W. Light of Chaffin Light Associates as guest speaker. Tickets are 125 dollars for couples and 100 dollars for individuals. The foundation began in 1993 to promote local giving and has grown its endowment beyond 1 million dollars, funding grants for education health human services and arts in Mercer and Tazewell counties.
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Luefield
Bluefield Area Foundation
Fincastle Country Club
James W. Light
Chaffin/Light Associates
Bluefield Area Foundation, Inc
Society of Founders
WVVA
Hugh I. Shott Jr
Mercer
Tazewell
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Barbara McMillion
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Pam Hawkins
Lou Stoker
Denver Stoker
Margaret “Susie” Pace
Betty Long
Betty Farley
John Nelson
James Humphreys
Easons
East Cumberland Bluefield
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Ron Penland
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Cutlips Lawn & Garden
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South Oakwood
Jack Sykes
Chevrolet, Inc
Rose’s Department Store
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Clinch Valley Medical Center
Richlands
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