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Local STEM Challenge Promotion |
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 It’s not to late to sign up to attend this Saturday, February 4th’s It’s Game Time Online event starting at 1:00 p.m. in room 2301 of James Madison University’s Health and Human Services Building, 801 Carrier Drive. Learn more about the 2012 National Video Game Challenge and attend a game creation workshop presented by Katya Hott of E-Line Media the company behind Gamestar Mechanic. We will be working online so bring a laptop with a wireless card and sign-up here attached form.
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WVPT has two websites where you can find the latest news and upcoming events for the Civil War commemoration in the Shenandoah Valley and the 75th Anniversary Celebration of the Shenandoah National Park. These sites are full of information on things to do in the area as well as history for both the Park and the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley. We invite you to post your stories and memories of your visits to the park and battlefields and include photos! Visit us at: http://www.wvpt4learning.org/storyshare/ and http://www.wvpt4learning.org/civilwar/
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WVPT proudly announces the creation of the first children’s book featuring Cubby, the WVPT Bear, titled Join Cubby, the WVPT Bear, At the TV Station.
WVPT Education Specialists Bly Brown and Kathryn Staton created the book, which is intended for children ages 4 to 8.
“We’ve been talking for years about putting a book together,” said Brown, who authored the book. “Since children love Cubby so much, we thought it would be great to provide a book that kids could look through whenever they wanted.”
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New Milage Rate for Volunteers |
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 This was just released from the Virginia Office on Volunteerism & Community Service for all volunteers and organizations. The Internal Revenue Service has issued the 2011 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. Beginning on January 1, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be 51 cents per mile for business miles driven, 19 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes, and 14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations.
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http://www.vaservice.org/go/news/update/newsletter_201101
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Volunteers at WVPT fulfill a wide breadth of responsibilities. Below are some picture of our volunteers in action. |
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JMU's Career Development Academy offers ESL classes for area adults.Registration is March 12-13 from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. and 6:00-8:00pm. Immigrants from around the world are studying American culture and English at all levels with professional teachers at morning, noon, and night. Visit Memorial Hall in Harrisonburg on West Grace Street room 7350 to register. |
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Mountain Music Makers Trail |
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 Celebrate the Past….
Honor the Present…
Preserve the Future…
Shenandoah Mountain Music Makers Association, Inc. is a Virginia 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation that supports, celebrates and promotes the rich music heritages of the Shenandoah Valley.
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Shenandoah National Park Celebrates 75 Years! |
 The Shenandoah National Park is joining two other U.S. national parks celebrating their 75th Anniversary as one of the nation and regions most treasured places. With nine counties actually bordering the park, other surrounding counties have joined in to commemorate the park and raise awareness to the public in order to celebrate the area’s pride in the park and region. The 75th Anniversary Committee will be planning events and activities throughout 2011 in honor of the celebration including the rededication of the park by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936 at Big Meadows.share your experience with others on Share the Saga Blog |
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Sesame Street Workshop has created several tool kits for families. These DVDs discuss with children issue facing families today! When Families Grieve and Families Stand Together are two workshops that WVPT offers to churches and counselors in our area. If you did not receive one of these educational programs, please contact
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Communities and Technology |
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 When we think of Volunteerism we think of volunteering at an event or a place! But technology is changing so much of the way we think through out our communities. The following article was found about this very subject from Steve McLaughlin. He is making predictions about non profits in the year 2011 and social media is on his list of predictions.
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