Welcome to the April 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
Executive Director
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Green Foundation Volunteer Honored at the Cox Conserves Heroes Breakfast 
Thomas Guss (age 16 and shown in the photo above), a volunteer with the Green Corps, the youth service group of the Newport News Green Foundation, was honored in April at the Cox Conserves Heroes Breakfast. Thomas was the third out of five finalist for an overall grant of $5,000. He received $1,250 to donate to the charity of his choice, and he designated the Newport News Green Foundation. Thomas is an Eagle Scout, member of the Newport News Green Corps, and a student at Hampton Roads Academy.
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Volunteers Needed
This summer the Newport News Green Foundation will have a shared booth at the Port Warwick Summer Concert Series. The space is donated by our grant funder, CSX Corporation.
The concerts run June 1st through September 21st, every Wednesday from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. A full list of the bands playing is available here.
The Foundation is in need of volunteers to run our booth. Please consider donating two hours of your time and manning our booth over the summer. Materials and training are provided. Its a great way to get out, enjoy the sunshine, and some great music. For local university students as well as supervised high school students, you can earn service hours. For more information please call our office at (757) 597-2842 or email amanda@newportnewsgreenfoundation.org. We need your help! |
