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UMW PHILANTHROPY CLASS ANNOUNCES GRANT RECIPIENTS
Students enrolled in a philanthropy course at the University of Mary Washington announced two local nonprofit organizations that received grants from the course-created University of Mary Washington Philanthropic Education Organization (UMWPEO). Homes for America: Heritage Park Academic Achievement Program was awarded $7,000 and Rebuilding Together was awarded $3,000.
“This class and the philanthropic activity are emblematic of UMW’s traditional strength in closely mentored education and its future as a leader in the new liberal arts,” said William J. Frawley, president of UMW. “They also show one of UMW’s distinctive features – the pervasive ethos of goodwill.”
The grants were funded by Doris Buffett’s Sunshine Lady Foundation, which provided the class with $10,000 to award how it saw fit. The students received a total of 30 applications, a 50 percent increase over last year.
At the presentation ceremony, Doris Buffett (pictured above) congratulated the class on their hard work. “I am very delighted with this class,” she said.
UMW COMMUNITY-SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TO PERFORM HOLIDAY POPS CONCERT, DEC. 8
The University of Mary Washington-Community Symphony Orchestra will perform “Hollywood Christmas,” a holiday Pops concert, on Friday, December 8 at 7:30 p.m. in George Washington Hall, Dodd Auditorium. The event is open to the public without charge.
The concert will feature holiday film music, including songs from White Christmas, Home Alone, The Polar Express and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. As the orchestra, directed by Kevin Bartram, plays the soundtracks, the audience will see clips from each film on a giant screen. The concert also will feature several audience sing-a-longs.
GARI MELCHERS HOME AND STUDIO TO HOST LOCAL HISTORY BOOK SIGNING, DEC. 9
Gari Melchers Home and Studio will host the only pre-holiday signing for local author De’Onne C. Scott’s newest book, Fredericksburg: Postcard History Series. The signing will take place in the Studio Pavilion on Saturday, December 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Filled with 200 vintage images that highlight the colorful history of Fredericksburg, the book will not be available prior to the signing event. Scott’s popular first book Images of Stafford, also will be available for signing and purchase. Both were published by Arcadia Press and retail for $19.99 plus tax.
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