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November 1, 2024

Profile: Triangle Skateboard Alliance

When Max Pfannebecker saw the level of determination in the kids teaching his son how to skate, he wanted to bring that same level of determination and grit to everyday life. 

Triangle Skateboard Alliance serves the Coastal Virginia area, especially the peninsula around Williamsburg. Their original plan to build on to the existing skate park has evolved into skate camps, food drives, school supply drives, and fundraisers for other nonprofits like addiction recovery centers. Pfannebecker’s vision is to help create a community that takes care of the park, and then take that set of values and perpetuate it. 

Hear Together: Sustainably Eco Market

Sustainably Eco is a nonprofit that seeks to grow a culture of eco-conscious living in Richmond. They invite you to bring your entire family out to the senior parking lot at James River High School on Sunday, November 24th from 11-2 for their market—featuring sustainable product vendors, live music, family-friendly activities, and vegan food truck options.

Hear Together: Sylvia’s Sisters

Sylvia’s Sisters is a nonprofit working to end period poverty in greater Richmond. Many people in our community can’t afford the period products they need to live their lives. Studies show that 1/4 of girls in our community miss school for this reason.

They provide period products to people in need in order to create a more equitable community so that all people can have the same opportunities. You can learn more about how you can help keep a girl in school online at sylviassisters.org.

Hear Together: ForKids Nor-FOLK Festival

ForKids is a nonprofit in Hampton Roads fighting for children and families living in poverty. They provide emergency assistance as well as long term solutions for economic stability.

They’re the beneficiary of this year’s Nor-FOLK Festival taking place on Saturday, November 23rd at Elation Brewery in Norfolk. 

The festival begins at noon, is family friendly, and admission is open to the public. The lineup features Tessa & Chance McCoy, Troy Breslow, and others.

More information is on Facebook at ForKids.

Hear Together: Yuletides at Agecroft

Agecroft Hall and Gardens in Richmond is presenting Yuletides at Agecroft, their annual Christmas Open House on Sunday, December 8th from noon to 5pm.

They invite you to join them at their 23-acre estate, located near Carytown, as they celebrate Christmas in three centuries.

You can explore Agecroft’s gardens and courtyards, engage with historic reenactors, and take a tour of their museum – and they’ll have entertainment, refreshments, and activities for guests of all ages.   

Hear Together: Virginia Discovery Museum

The Virginia Discovery Museum is a nonprofit children’s museum in Charlottesville that aims to foster intellectual curiosity and development among young children through educational and imaginative play.

This holiday season, they invite you to give the gift of play to a young family in your life by exploring their annual memberships. Virginia Discovery Museum memberships offer families with young children the flexibility to play at their own pace and on their own schedule.

Proceeds allow them to continue providing a safe, inclusive environment to explore, imagine, and discover together all year long.

Los Bitchos on World Cafe

Made up of four friends who all hail from different countries: Uruguay, Australia, England and Sweden, Los Bitchos’ all-instrumental, cumbia style music has sounded like a party since they started playing together in 2017. On their new album, Talkie Talkie, that party is happening in a neon-lit 80s nightclub of the same name – and on the next World Cafe, Los Bitchos take you there with an interview and live performance.

Hear Together: Blue Ridge Free Clinic

The Blue Ridge Free Clinic in Harrisonburg offers healthcare for anyone with unmet medical needs, including primary care visits, medication assistance, urgent dental care, and eye glasses! They also have a navigation program to help their patients find other social resources they may need in our community. Their services are made possible by volunteers and donors in our community.

More information is online at BlueRidgeFreeClinic.org.