Tag: Charlottesville

  • City Plans Kickoff for 250th Anniversary Celebration

    Celebrate250! to Partner with Government Services Day CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA –The City of Charlottesville announced today a kickoff day for Celebrate250, the year-long celebration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the city in 1762. Although these series of events will begin near first of the year, the City will be engaging the community to…

  • 2012 Session of Neighborhood Leadership Institute

    The 2012 session of Neighborhood Leadership Institute  program will be accepting applications starting September 30th. This will be the sixth year that the City of Charlottesville has offered a series of workshops and speakers aimed at promoting citizen participation in our community.  Last year, 23 City and County residents successfully completed the program.  This year’s…

  • Make a difference in a child’s life!

    Volunteer as a tutor/mentor in our public schools.  JABA’s Friends in Schools Helping (FISH) will start training classes on September 14th  and 20th. Call the JABA FISH Team  at 434-817-5289 or email FISH@jabacares.org.

  • Want to help?

    We are looking for volunteers for the 2011-2012 school year. JABA FISH at Jackson-Via has an immediate need for caring volunteers willing to spend a little time helping helping our students succeed. For more information please email FISH@jabacares.org. via JABA FISH at Jackson-Via.

  • Plan now to volunteer this fall | latest from JABA

    One of the best ways to keep learning is  through volunteer service – I can’t recommend it enough times! Complete list of current JABA volunteer opportunities Here is one of my favorites: JABA’s Friends in Schools Helping (FISH) program is recruiting for tutors and mentors for the 2011-12 school year. Help bridge the achievement gap…

  • Plan now for lifelong learning this fall – OLLI Fall 2011 Catalog available online

    Now is a great  time to start planning for an invigorating and informative fall semester after all the summer fun is over! The catalog is now available on the OLLI-UVa website.