UMW Headlines - December 1, 2008
Announcements
Winter Preparedness Week
Celebrate Winter Preparedness Week this week. The Ready Virginia campaign is a statewide effort to provide vital preparedness information to citizens. Find winter-specific safety information and related links at http://www.readyvirginia.gov.
Trivia Quiz at Gari Melchers Home and Studio
Visit Gari Melchers Home and Studio on Saturday, December 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and play
the Melchers "Trivia Quiz" for a chance to win 50 percent off all of your purchases. (Find the answers at www.GariMelchers.org). Can't make it on Saturday? All UMW staff and students will receive a 20 percent discount in the Museum Shop through December 23. Call the museum at 654-1843 for details.
Events
Upcoming Events at James Monroe Museum
James Monroe Museum will hold its annual “Deck the Halls” floral decorating presentation with local florist Jan Williams on Saturday, December 6 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Tickets are $22 or $17 for members of Friends of the James Monroe Museum. Call the museum at 654-1043 for tickets and questions.
Also on December 6, the museum will host its annual holiday open house from 4 to 6 p.m. Drop by before the Fredericksburg Holiday Parade for some hot cider and cookies and see the special exhibit "A Monroe Christmas" showing how the holidays would have been celebrated during James Monroe's time. The event is free.
UMW in the News
Recent News Articles
Callander: Is race an issue?; Stafford County Sun
The election of Barack Obama as America’s first African-American president has moved our nation to a new chapter on race relations. Stafford County, once a Civil War battleground, has experienced a transformation as well, supporting Obama with 46 percent of its vote.
http://www.staffordcountysun.com
Kids learn tobacco kills; Free Lance-Star
Adam Bray had one question when he returned to Ferry Farm Elementary School. When did the ceilings get so low?
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2008/112008/11252008/426812/printer_friendly
Feeling right at home
UMW professor hosts Korean students for Thanksgiving feast
http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2008/112008/11282008/428431
Bagpipes call Stafford lad
Stafford County student is known in some circles as 'the bagpipe boy
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2008/112008/11302008/427875
As economy shrinks, this program grows
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2008/112008/11302008/428148
Next stop Africa
Daughter of Stafford County parents earns medical degree, which she'll use to serve others
in Africa
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2008/122008/12012008/428524
Recent News Releases
Gari Melchers Home and Studio to Host Free Holiday Open House
Gari Melchers Home and Studio to Host Holiday Tours
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