Announcements

The Crozet Volunteer Fire Department welcomes you to join them for the Crozet Independence Day Celebration on Saturday, July 5th.

The event begins with the Crozet Volunteer Fire Department parade at 5PM on Crozet Avenue to Crozet Park. The celebration continues at King Family Vineyards with live music by the Chicken Head Blues Band and Ian Gilliam and the FireKings, children’s bounce houses, food, local beer, cider, wine and finishing—with fireworks at 9:30PM!

This event is open to children ages nine and under—and then donations will be accepted at the gate. Proceeds benefit non-profit civic groups in western Albemarle.

The event is sponsored by the Crozet Volunteer Fire Department, Crozet Community Association, Crozet Board of Trade, Crozet Trails Crew, Crozet Fellowship Church and several other area civic groups, churches, and citizen volunteers.

Literacy Volunteers Charlottesville/Albemarle is a nonprofit that promotes adult literacy in the Greater Charlottesville area through confidential one-to-one English and Citizenship tutoring. They are recruiting compassionate and enthusiastic volunteers to tutor adults in English speaking, reading, and writing. Additionally, many of their students are in need of support in preparing for their U.S. Citizenship interviews.

If you would like to provide one-to-one instruction to adults in our community, they welcome you to join them for one of their monthly New Tutor Trainings. No teaching experience is required, only a desire to help a learner reach their educational goals.

Float Fishermen of Virginia is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting open river access, conservation, preservation, and the adventures of camping, canoeing, kayaking, and white water rafting on Virginia’s waterways.

They host camping and canoeing trips throughout the spring, summer, and fall, offering families and outdoor enthusiasts a chance to explore Virginia’s rivers while supporting conservation efforts that protect these natural resources for future generations.

The Strength Initiative is a physician-founded nonprofit that aims to empower all women to lift weights. 

They are hosting their “Movement and Mocktails” event on Thursday, June 12th at 6pm on their rooftop in downtown Belmont. 

They welcome you to join them for this outdoor community event that includes guided strength training for adults of all ages and experience levels, followed by a health conscious social hour. 

Proceeds support our The Strength Initiative’s mission to make science-backed strength training accessible to all women. 

As a nonprofit, Charlottesville Ballet is committed to making dance accessible to all.

Through the Keith Lee Dance Fund, they focus on inclusion, diversity, equity, and access, including scholarship opportunities for boys in dance, dancers with disabilities, diversity in dance, and financial aid for students of all backgrounds.

The Keith Lee Dance Fund was established in 2023 in honor of Keith Lee, Charlottesville Ballet’s Resident Choreographer & Director of Diversity & Inclusion, in collaboration with their IDEA Committee. 

This summer, Charlottesville Ballet is offering in-person camps for young dancers, running from June 9th to August 21st. Campers can choose from Fairytale Ballet, Superhero Dance, Hawaiian Hip Hop Dance Mix, Pre-Ballet, and more. 

VIA Centers for Neurodevelopment is a nonprofit that aims to empower people to embrace the strengths and meet the challenges related to autism and neurodevelopmental disabilities by providing compassionate, evidence-based services throughout their lives. They have centers in Charlottesville, Lexington, Lynchburg, and Roanoke.

At VIA, they strive to cultivate an increased awareness and acceptance of people with autism while enriching the social fabric throughout our communities. VIA Centers for Neurodevelopment employs state-of-the-art, scientific approaches to develop services intended to create meaningful change in the lives of the people they serve.

The Elizabeth River Project is an environmental non-profit in Hampton Roads with a mission to restore the health of the Elizabeth River by working with our neighbors, businesses, and governments. They welcome you to visit their Ryan Resilience Lab, designed to model sustainable building solutions to adapt to climate change and rising sea levels, from stormwater recapture and reuse, solar array, native plantings, and a living shoreline.

You can learn more and see upcoming environmental programs at ElizabethRiver.org.