archive for November, 2008
November 3, 2008
Don’t forget to come out and VOTE tomorrow!
Tomorrow, November 4th is the day to VOTE for the next President of the United States! Please VOTE, IT REALLY DOES COUNT! Read more >
November 8, 2008
daytime residential burglary and theft from buildings up in October
Lieutenant James J. Laino’s Sector 111 report for October is out (PDF) and says that the crime trends for Fulton in October were “daytime residential burglary and theft from buildings”.
November 9, 2008
detailed election results for the area
The city website has a map of all of the voter precincts and a breakdown of the recent vote by precinct. Interesting numbers if you’re into that kind of thing…
November 10, 2008
Voting felt great
I don’t know about everybody else, but voting last week felt great. The line around the block at 6AM was crazy but I felt honored to wait for a few hours just to witness a few folks who came out cheering. I have voted plenty of times but never, ever did I think that voting would inspire folks to walk out of the polling place and give a loud yalp of joy. I was more reserved, but hearing those of you who weren’t made me happy to live in this neighborhood. Thank you.
November 14, 2008
tour Overby-Shepard, MLK, and Franklin Military Institute
A message from 1st District School Board rep Kim Bridges over at Near West End News includes an invitation to tour a few of the neighborhood schools:
Tuesday, November 18 from 8:15 – 11:45 – Get on the Bus tour of 3 RPS schools. [...] This time we’re touring Overby-Shepard Elementary, Martin Luther King Middle and Franklin Military Institute. FREE to you if you RSVP to 780-7100 by this Friday. [TODAY!]
November 15, 2008
leaf collection schedule changed
The originally published leaf collection schedule has been changed to a new one cycle, 10 week annual residential leaf collection service to begin on December 1 and run through January 30. The Leaf Collection Schedule for the Church Hill/Fulton Hill areas is December 1-12 (& is subject to change due to inclement weather). [via]
November 15, 2008
RPS application meeting for IB Middle Years Program
Richmond Public Schools will hold a meeting for parents and students Dec. 10 at Lucille Brown Middle School to discuss the application procedures to attend the district’s International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program for the 2009-2010 school year.
November 17, 2008
5k adds $575k against breast cancer
7,500 people 'made strides against breast cancer' in Richmond.
By Kathleen Whitlow
Taking patients to and from breast cancer treatment. Providing lodging close to treatment centers when patients must travel long distances. Raising the confidence of women through beauty and makeup lessons.
Those are just some of the services provided by the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer program, a nationwide series of fundraising walks held by the American Cancer Society.
The society held a 5-kilometer Making Strides walk on Oct. 19 in downtown Richmond. It raised nearly $575,000 to help in the fight against breast cancer.
“This was my first year participating in the event, and I had a great time helping to raise money for the women suffering from this disease,” said Walker Linette Laso, one of the 7,500 walkers in Richmond.
“Knowing the programs that Making Strides has for breast cancer patients and survivors makes me want to give as much as I can.”
November 18, 2008
Free legal and financial help for Cancer patients
LINC, the Legal Information Network for Cancer, is a Richmond-based nonprofit that has been in existence for 12 years. LINC matches patients with volunteer attorneys and certified financial planners to help solve their problems. Our experts have been able to forestall evictions, appeal treatment denials, work with creditors in addition to various other issues. LINC also works with various community programs in order to secure help for transportation or prescription copays.
This service is entirely FREE! Please visit our website at www.cancerlinc.org for more information or call 804.378.5462 to talk to a social worker.
