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A mix between tennis and ping pong, pickleball is an equal-opportunity sport that is enjoyed by people of all ages. The Central Virginia Pickleball Club, a nonprofit founded in 2016, worked with the local government to paint pickleball lines on tennis courts throughout Charlottesville. Since then, interest has only grown.

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. 

Center In The Square originally opened in Roanoke in 1983 with five organizations, and saw 45,000 patrons in one weekend. Kids can experience multiple things in the building at one time, giving the staff the momentum they need to keep thinking about gifting the spaces to other nonprofits.

BikeWalk Williamsburg and Bicycle Co-Op has partnerships with more than 23 local social service agencies: House of Mercy, CASA, Literacy for Life, and many more. With a certified voucher from any of those recognized organizations, the co-op provides the certificate holder with a bike, a light, a lock, and a helmet for free. 

The Grandin Theatre is a cultural icon in the Roanoke region. If you think about a montage collage poster of a place, in Roanoke, it’s the H&C Coffee sign, the Mill Mountain Star, and the Grandin Theatre marquee. 

Executive Director of the Grandin Theatre Foundation, Ian Fortier, says the theatre is 92 years old and is the first talking cinema house in Roanoke. In Grandin Village, it’s the economic, geographic, and historic anchor.