News from the Community House

VOTE for the William Byrd Community House Christmas Tree!

Our Associate Board of Governors has entered a tree in the Miller & Rhoads Charity Christmas Tree Contest. Trees were unveiled December 6th and are on display in the windows of the old Miller & Rhoads department store building, now the Downtown Hilton. Make a holiday excursion and check them out. Be sure to go to christmastreecontest.com to vote for the WBCH tree. We could win $1000! Then, our tree will be auctioned on Friday, January 6th with proceeds benefitting William Byrd.

Participation by William Byrd is made possible by our generous sponsor Universal Leaf and the WBCH Associate Board of Governors.

For more local holiday information go to Christmas-in-Virginia.com.

All seats sold out! Thanks to everyone in the Richmond Community who came out and supported our Second Annual Tacky Byrd Tour.

William Byrd Community House chosen to receive $200,000 grant from Bank of America

The $200,000 unrestricted grant and leadership training from Bank of America is part of the bank’s Neighborhood Excellence Initiative.

Click here to read Richmond Times Dispatch article.

Sept. 10: Future Entrepreneur meets Entrepreneur Extraordinaire

Jabot Singleterry of the WBCH Mind Your Business program chats with sir Richard Branson of VIRGIN Companies. Jabot wants to open a small bakery and Branson thinks he can do it. What a great day!

Capital One volunteers host storytime with children and distribute literacy bags

On Friday, October 21st, Pepe Porrata and Amber Riley visited William Byrd to read Dinosaurs’ Halloween to the Extended Day and After School children. After the story, the children were treated to juice and snacks. Capital One donated literacy bags for every child enrolled at William Byrd. The bags, containing flash cards, workbooks, pencils, ruled paper and age-appropriate books for the children to take home, were distributed at the end of the day.

Thanks, Pepe! Thanks, Amber!

From CapitalOnePepe10.21.11

Oct. 11: Plan to attend the 2011 Hans S. Falck Lecture on Social Responsibility: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Across the Life-course Details

Nina Whittleton (judge) and Deborah Dunford (contest coordinator).

WBCH to participate in Miller & Rhoads Charity Christmas Tree Contest. Our Associate Board of Governors will be decorating a tree to enter into the contest. Participation by William Byrd is made possible by our generous sponsor Universal Leaf. Check out all the entrants starting December 6 at the Hilton Garden Inn downtown.seephotos

For more local holiday information go to Christmas-in-Virginia.com.

United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg choose WBCH for Day of Service:Photos

William Byrd Community House

presents

The 2011 Hans S. Falck Lecture on

Social Responsibility

SUBJECT: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity across the Life-course.

DATE: Tuesday, October 11, 2011

TIME: 7 pm – 9 pm

LOCATION: St. Andrew’s School, Auditorium, 227 South Cherry Street, Richmond, Virginia 23220.

PANELISTS:

Co-sponsored by:

Common Ground, University of Richmond

Gay Community Center of Richmond

ROSMY

SAGE

SONG

VCU Department of Gerontology

VCU School of Social Work

WILLIAM BYRD COMMUNITY HOUSE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM NOW ENROLLING

• SERVING ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN AGES 4-12 YEARS*

PICK UP @ CLARK SPRINGS, CARVER, JB CARY, FOX, MAYMONT & MARY MUMFORD, ST.ANDREW’S, PATRICK HENRY, BINFORD AND HILL.

• VISUAL ART’S CLASSES
• ART 180 CLASSES
• GARDENING
• TENNIS-LOBS AND LESSONS
• LIFE SKILLS CLASS
• HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE
• PLAYGROUND GAMES & SPORTS
• DAILY COMPUTER USE
• USDA SNACK SERVED DAILY
• SLIDING FEE SCALE
• $25.00 REGISTRATION FEE

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER
PLEASE CALL KAREN @ 643-2717
OR EMAIL AT KALTIC@WBCH.ORG

*WE PARTICIPATE W/ THE CHILD CARE REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAMS OF HANOVER, HENRICO & RICHMOND CITY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.