May 4, 2012
Rescue Brooke Ferguson and Rachel Rorer from jail by making a donation to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)! Look for collection containers in the following locations: Learning Technology Center, library, office areas, and online: http://www2.mda.org/site/TR/Lock-Up/22-B1-380-RoanokeDistrict?px=1256273&pg=personal&fr_id=2113
Support the MDA today!
Help Desk Semester Break Hours
Monday – Friday: 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. (effective May 7 - 11)
Help Desk Summer Hours (effective May 14 - August 10)
Monday – Thursday: 7:45 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday: 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Upcoming Events
WEST SIDE STORY
Come see a Romeo and Juliet story set in New York in the 1960’s. Two gangs the Sharks and the Jets fighting and two lovers caught in the middle. Featuring classic songs such as America, I feel Pretty, and Maria.
Patrick Henry High School Auditorium - 7:30 p.m. May 4 and May 5 - Admission: Students $5; All others $10
THE ANNUAL FORT LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTA SPRING BBQ AND AUCTION -Bring your family and friends to an evening of great food, fun and the opportunity to bid on some fantastic items on Friday, May 4th. Our live and silent auction will include such items as hot air balloon rides, VT football tickets, hand-crafted fine jewelry and more! Dinner will be served! For just $5.00 per person, get BBQ or a hot dog, cole slaw, potato salad, baked beans, chips and a drink. Our bake sale will offer some of the tastiest, homemade treats around. There will also be free, supervised kid activities. The Dinner and Silent Auction begin at 5:30pm. The Live Auction begins at 6:30pm. Visit our Facebook Page for additional information.
LAND'S SAKE 2012! A FREE educational event about fields, forests and farms in Floyd, Virginia with over 35 people presenting information, demonstration and conversation. Topics range from organic gardening and soil testing to bee keeping and mushroom hunting. There will be a green machine expo with electric vehicles, a draft horse team and lots of good local food to eat. May 5, 2012, 9:30 - 3:00 at the Floyd County High School, 721 Baker Street, Floyd VA Come for an hour or a day. Learn from people who live what they teach. For more information see http://floyd-landsake.blogspot.com/ or email partnershipforfloyd@gmail.com
Support the STUDENTS AGAINST CANCER RELAY FOR LIFE TEAM on June 15th, 7 p.m. at Reserve Avenue Athletic Fields. The Students Against Cancer team was started by Beth Powell (bgarrison5001@email.vccs.edu). Beth is a cancer survivor and she lost her husband to cancer. You can donate or join her cause at: http://tinyurl.com/ckqafqp
Do you have a church bazaar, yard sale, or item for sale? Submit COMMUNITY NEWS items to publicrelations@virginiawestern.edu
Dear Colleagues,
The membership drive for the VCCA is upon us, which means that it’s time to join or renew your Virginia Community College Association membership!
The Virginia Community Colleges Association is the longest serving professional development venue in the 46-year history of the VCCS, and it provides many excellent opportunities for networking and new learning experiences. Nowhere else can you gather with others who believe as you do, who believe in the mission of the community colleges in Virginia, and who seek to gain new perspectives in their professional development.
Supported by Chancellor DuBois, the VCCA is an organization of like-minded individuals who believe in the value of higher education and the value that an educated populace brings to their colleges, communities, and to the state as a whole. The Virginia Community College System is a vital component of the economic wellbeing of the Commonwealth. The VCCA is the only organization within the System that is open to anyone who shares in the commitment to the community colleges, be they administrators, faculty, classified staff, part-time employees, students, or just friends of Virginia’s community colleges.
Membership contest dates: Now through June 8 – membership forms and dues must be received by Karen Roberson, VCCA Treasurer, by June 15th!
Be one of the FIRST to join VCCA or renew your membership and your name will be entered in a drawing for a $50 Visa gift card! College contacts that send in at least 7 early memberships will also be entered in a drawing for a $50 Visa gift card!!
The drawing will take place on or just after June 25!
You are encouraged to submit your membership through your VCCA college contact - Dana Asciolla so she can maintain an accurate list of current members.
Join or renew today. Don’t wait…Just do it!
Plan ahead for the 2012 VCCA 30th Anniversary Conference, October 3 - 5, 2012,
at The Homestead Resort and Spa in Hot Springs, VA.
Relax—Renew—Rethink Achieve 2015