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Central and Southwest Virginia Honor Flight gives veterans a free trip to Washington, D.C., but its mission goes far beyond visiting the nation’s memorials.
The Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA was invited to send two staffers to Missouri to gain crisis response experience as National Mill Dog Rescue and the BISSELL Pet Foundation conducted an annual operation to encourage commercial breeders to surrender some of their animals to be re-homed.
The goal is to raise $75,000 for the Old Mill Trail project, and another $5,000 for Free Bridge Park.
The goal is to raise funds to support the organization’s mission and to help it build a new, standalone facility that will allow it to double the number of service dogs it can send out into the community.
The new facility will house the organization’s backpack program, which provides around 150 Greene Co. Public Schools and Head Start students with food over weekends and breaks.
The Sept. 24 fire at Celt Run Farm killed a therapy horse, Teddy, and a therapy dog, Blue, in addition to burning a barn and destroying the organization’s equipment.
JackFest returns to Foxfield on Oct. 18, bringing family races, activities and entertainment while raising money for Ronald McDonald House Charlottesville.
A former ACPD detective lent his firsthand expertise to help the Elks move a sizable donation to serve children affected by abuse.
For the past 11 years, supporting people impacted by the disease has been the mission of the Charlottesville’s Finest and Brewer’s Ball, an annual fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
The 14th annual Latin American cultural festival will take place on Saturday from 2-9 p.m.