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The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation Youth Philanthropy Program Announces 2026 Grant Recipient
- The 20th Youth Philanthropy Council of the Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation will award their annual nonprofit grants on Wednesday, March 25 from 4:15-5:30PM at Central Virginia Community College in the Merritt Hall Auditorium. The recipient of the $10,000 Wells Fargo Youth Philanthropy Award is Food for Kids and the $5,000 Stuart J. Turille Youth Philanthropy Award is Campbell County Educational Foundation. Food for Kids will use the $10,000 grant to fuel its Weekend Pack a Sack
The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation announces recipients of The Quillian Award
MEDIA ADVISORYContact: Kathryn Crowder Yarzebinski, President & CEO (434) 845-6500 kathryn@lynchburgfoundation.orgThe Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation announces recipients of The Quillian Award (Lynchburg, VA – March 10, 2026) - On February 15, 2026, the Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation named Dr. Jim Wright and Mrs. Marty Wright as the fourth recipients of the Quillian Award. The Quillian Award was established in 2011 to
Old City Cemetery and Endstation Theatre Company Announce Candlelight Tours Partnership
March 9, 2026 For Immediate Release The Southern Memorial Association, manager of Lynchburg's Old City Cemetery, and Endstation Theatre Company at Randolph College, are pleased to announce a new partnership to produce our beloved Candlelight Tours. Join Old City Cemetery and Endstation Theatre Company from October 1 - October 22 for our 19th Annual Candlelight Tours. We have several exciting new developments to share, in particular a new partnership with Centra PACE to provide transportation from
ohDEER of Central Virginia Wins 2026 Franchise of the Year
ohDEER of Central Virginia Wins 2026 Franchise of the Year! ohDEER is a pest and wildlife control service that specializes in all-natural mosquito, tick, deer, and rabbit repellent treatments for residential outdoor spaces. Their plant-based sprays and granular treatments are designed to be safe for people, pets, and the environment — no need to even go indoors during application. The company also offers a respray guarantee, promising a free follow-up treatment if customers continue seeing pests within
Alliance Events Director Earns Certified Corporate Event Planner Designation
Lynchburg, VA – September 3, 2025 – The Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance is proud to announce that Director of Events, Mercedies Ramstead, has successfully earned her Certified Corporate Event Planner (CEP) designation through Central Virginia Community College (CVCC) and Lovegevity.The CEP certification is a nationally recognized credential that equips professionals with the skills to plan, design, and execute a wide range of corporate events, from large conferences and training sessions to
United Way of Central Virginia to Host Hill City Slide in Downtown Lynchburg in One Month
In one month's time, United Way of Central Virginia (UWCV) will be having their annualHill City Slide event. The event will take place on August 22nd through 24th. UWCV,partnered with the company Urban Slide, will transform Church Street between 12thStreet and Washington Street into a 700 foot water slide where participants will ridedown on inner tubes. Ticket holders will have a 2 hour time slot where they can slide asmany times as they wish. All proceeds from this event will go towards the mission ofUWCV
