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6 Fredericksburg Parent and Family • October 2024 Entrepreneur of the Year PROUD FOUNDING MEMBER ADVERTISING PHONE 540-429-3572 EMAIL leighanne@fredericksburgparent.net CALENDAR & SOCIAL MEDIA EMAIL leighanne@fredericksburgparent.net EDITORIAL PHONE 540-429-3572 EMAIL leighanne@fredericksburgparent.net SNAIL MAIL P.O. Box 7884, F'burg, VA 22404 www.fredericksburgparent.net LIKE facebook.com/FredericksburgParent SIGN UP FredParent.net PIN pinterest.com/fredparent FOLLOW @fredparentmagazine parent fredericksburg & family PUBLISHER & EDITOR Leigh Anne Van Doren leighanne@fredericksburgparent.net Tabitha & Jamie Nelle's mom MEDIA & ADVERTISING DIRECTOR megan@fredericksburgparent.net Megan Walsh: Mia, Noelle & Adelaide's mom DESIGN & PRODUCTION Cheryl Carter: Alex, Kate & Jackie's mom SALES REPRESENTATIVE Jacky Martin: Richie, Chris & Adam's mom WEBMASTER caroline@fredericksburgparent.net Caroline Murray: Nate & Brendan's mom CALENDAR & COOL THINGS TO DO ELETTER amanda@fredericksburgparent.net Amanda Danaher: Emma, Wyatt, Grant, Jack and Thea's mom EDUCATION & INFANT ELETTERS Debra Caffrey: Aidan's mom SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR jessica@fredericksburgparent.net Jessica Trask: Cye, Asher & Ragan's mom SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR Laura Carter: Alison and Michael's daughter The publishers reserve the right to reject any advertise- ment, editorial or listing that does not meet the publication's standards. No part of this magazine may be reproduced with out permission. Listing and advertising rates are avail- able upon request. Every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of the information contained herein, however, the publisher cannot guarantee such accuracy. Listings and advertisements are subject to typographical errors, ommis- sions and/or change without notice. For terms and conditions please visit our website at www.fredericksburgparent.net © Copyright 2024 Nurture, Inc. All rights reserved. WRITTEN BY LEIGH ANNE VAN DOREN letter to reader Leigh Anne Van Doren, Frederickburg Parent and Family publisher Kazoos, Cats and Mammograms This October, I'm looking forward to our amazing lineup of fall events created through our 10 -year partnership with the Scarecrow Fest. We are very proud that we are the founding partners of this quirky series of family events along with the Rappahannock Rotary Club, Fredericksburg Main Street and the Fredericksburg Police Department. Other amazing team members for Scarecrow Fest include the Fredericksburg Economic Development and Tourism Department, Fredericksburg Parks and Rec, the City of Fredericksburg, Legacy Clothing & Gifts and Fraser Wood. The newest addition to our October lineup is the October 12th Canal Quarter Cat Tour, beginning at Haley's Honey Meadery at 1 pm, ending at Canal Quarter Arts, and featuring 15+ neighborhood cats. Neighborhood cat owners will show you their cats and you will enjoy the history and architecture of an unsung part of the city. I would like to thank the Historic Fredericksburg Foundation for providing the research materi- als for the tour talk, the Squishy Face Crew for sponsoring the kitten adoption event, and the artists at Canal Quarter Arts for the cat art that will be for sale. Even more fun is our greatly expanded Scarecrow Fest Costume Stroll. Thanks to the generosity of Robert B. Payne Heating & Air, the official King/Queen Halloween sponsor for the stroll, Let's Smile Dental, Nest Realty Fredericksburg, DoorStep Urgent Care, Heartcare Financials, the Alpine Chef and Freddy's Donuts, the event will now include trick or treat bags, 6 treat tables, WGRQ-FM SuperHits 95.9, coffee, donuts and cookies for families, a touch-a-truck area, a kazoo band, and the University of Mary Washington Eagle Pipe Band. Park at the parking garage on the 600 Sophia Street parking garage around 8:15, walk 3 minutes to the VRE lot to gather by 8:30 am. At 9:30 am, everyone is welcome to follow the music playing hearse from the VRE Parking Lot B to Market Square and then go on to the 10 am Treats on the Street. End your morning at the Halloween Farmers Market at Hurkamp Park until 1 pm. #seeyou- forthestroll. Finally, celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October has a newly personal angle for me this year. On January 4th I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I owe my early diagnosis and relatively easy recovery to a regular mammogram, a tal- ented radiologist, and the use of artificial intelligence to identify anomalies in the scan from my previous mammogram. I owe my life to Mosaic Healthcare for taking me as a new patient and scheduling the mammogram, and to the Rappahannock Rotary Club for inviting Mosaic Health Care to present at the October 2023 satellite club meeting. I urge all of you to keep up with your regularly scheduled mammograms. They are key to early identification and treatment. Leigh Anne