The GUEST shelter opens Monday, December 4, 2017 at 7 am and will be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through March 26, 2018. Many volunteers are needed to help keep the doors open to those without proper shelter this winter!
This Volunteer Training Session will cover policies and procedures for the Day and Night Shelters. Training is required of all NEW volunteers. Returning volunteers are welcome to attend to refresh their skills.
Gloucester High School Theater, with GHS Culinary Arts providing dinner, present:
Reserve your tickets by calling GHS at 693-2526!
On Saturday, November 11th, from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, the Gloucester Lions Club will be hosting a yard sale located at Phillips Energy (2586 George Washington Memorial Highway) in Gloucester Point! 100% of proceeds will go towards helping those in our community with limited resources who are in need of vision screenings, eyeglasses, hearing aids, and vision or hearing related procedures. In 2016, the Gloucester Lions Club provided 72 pairs of glasses, 64 eye exams, and provided free vision checks for the students of Head Start. Brooms will also be available for purchase.
Please also consider dropping off your no longer needed eyeglasses and hearing aids on Saturday, and the Lions Club will accept donations of items to be sold at the yard sale.
The Suicide Prevention Awareness Walk, sponsored by MPNN CSB Prevention, will take place Saturday, November 11th, from 10 AM – 12 PM on Main Street in Gloucester (parking lot next to the Post Office). To register, either go to www.chvc.online, call at 1-888-PREV-550, or email prevent@mpnn.state.va.us. A $5 donation for the event will go to benefit further Suicide Prevention Awareness initiatives!
Are you looking for a fun way to give back with the kids? Consider bell ringing for the The Salvation Army Gloucester, VA! (Bell ringers without kids are certainly welcome too!) –Ringers of all types needed!
If you missed last week’s Revive segment for Opioid overdose and Naloxone education, please check this link for other dates and locations available!
Workforce Development at Rappahannock Community College currently has FANTIC (Financial Assistance for Noncredit Training for Industry Credentials) funds available to qualified students! Through this funding opportunity, $4500 CDL course may be as low as $150, and $690 Welding course may be as low as $23 for those eligible! CDL drivers and welders are both in high demand!
On Oct. 23rd, from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Literacy Volunteers of Gloucester will be hosting a Bridges Out of Poverty presentation at Abingdon Episcopal Church, FREE and open to the public! This is an opportunity to hear Betsy Wampler, RCC Adult Career Coach, speak about the challenges many people in our community face in their daily lives. There is a way out of poverty and it frequently begins with education. Come learn how you can make a difference in your community!
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