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Green Spaces
The e-newsletter of the Newport News Green Foundation
11820 Fountain Way, Suite 301
Newport News, VA 23606
757-597-2842
www.newportnewsgreenfoundation.org
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Welcome to the October edition of Green Spaces, the e-newsletter of the Newport News Green Foundation. This monthly newsletter is intended to keep you up-to-date on the work the Green Foundation is doing to make Newport News a more visually attractive place to live, work, and play.
In this edition you will find recent news and information. We hope you will share this newsletter with a friend or colleague. Also, don't forget to visit the Newport News Green Foundation on Twitter and Facebook, and visit our web site: www.newportnewsgreenfoundation.org.
Sincerely,
Amanda Dale Wroten
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Green Foundation Highlighted in Denbigh Day Parade
The 51st Annual Denbigh Day Parade was held Saturday, September 18th, with the Newport News Green Foundation's Executive Director, Amanda Wroten honored as Grand Marshall. The theme of the parade was "Keeping Denbigh Green" and the Foundation was presented with a plaque for their dedication to conservation in the City of Newport News.
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2010 Green Awards Receipients Honored
The Newport News Green Foundation honored four local businesses with awards for their efforts to enhance the quality of life and beauty of the city. The awards were presented at a ceremony on September 22, 2010, in the James Room of Fountain Plaza Two at Oyster Point City Center.
The 2010 winners are: Riverside Regional Medical Center, Tower Park Management Corporation, James River Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center, and First Advantage Federal Credit Union.
This is the second year the Green Foundation has honored businesses with the Green Award. Past recipients include: 2008 - Anderson's Home & Garden Showplace, Canon Virginia Inc., Christopher Newport University, Drucker and Falk, Gethsemane Baptist Church, Ferguson, Olive Garden, Peninsula Funeral Home, Walgreen's; 2009 - Car Robics (automatic location), Colony Animal Hospital, Cooke Brothers Funeral Chapel, Deli Basket, Mariners' Museum, Showcase Select Imports, TowneBank (Hilton location), and Yukon Steak Company,
The awards were designed to recognize businesses that make a difference in our city, as well as encourage others to provide visually attractive landscaping.
"Everyone loves a little green," said Amanda Wroten, executive director of the Newport News Green Foundation. "These businesses made a significant investment in landscaping that makes the city more attractive, and in doing so they make Newport News a beautiful and wonderful place to live, work, and play."
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Annual Fund Campaign
The Newport News Green Foundation is currently conducting its annual fundraising campaign. Donations to the campaign are 100% tax deductible and go to fund the Foundation's mission - to promote the creation and preservation of green space throughout the City of Newport News through advocacy, acquisition, and assistance to others in order to make Newport News a more visually attractive place to live, work, and play. You can make a donation online on the Foundation's website - www.newportnewsgreenfoundation.org - or by contacting the Foundation office at (757) 597-2842. Thank you for helping to preserve a greener future! |
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Civic Club Speaking Opportunities
The Green Foundation is currently visiting area civic and volunteer organizations to inform city residents about preserving a greener future. If you are a member of a club and can arrange an opportunity for a member of our staff to speak at your meeting, please call the office at (757) 597-2842, or email amanda@newportnewsgreenfoundation.org. |
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This month's newsletter is sponsored by:
The GET UP Project
The goal of The GET UP Project is to prepare trustees and individuals in parenting roles of young people to be the most effective and resourceful parents and teachers possible. This project provides resources to adults and adolescent parents, who care for children including but not limited to birth parents, grandparents, extended family members (who substitute as parents), daycare providers (or someone wanting to work as an assistant), and foster parents. These adults will get assistance to better understand the developing child. Parents tend to rely on instinct and role models to know how to parent. Experience in the field is crucial to provide the best information possible. Teaching provided me the experience and knowledge of what is needed for school success.
For more information on The GET UP Project click here or contact:
Valerie Scott Price, MS Ed (Early Childhood) Educator, 30 years of experience teaching young children Senior Member/Owner, The GET UP Project Networking Services, LLC (757) 869-1219 E-mail - GetUpProject@gmail.com
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