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Give Back to Our Community
A
s we think about Thanksgiving, MTM is focusing on the
importance of giving back to our community by helping
those in need. Help does not just financial support. Many
local charities desperately need volunteers and with the help of
our Mommy Traders, we compiled a list of charities needing help.
Beauty for Ashes Women's and Children's Home.
Help build a new residential home and provide other services where
mothers and their children can find restoration and healing from
life-controlling addictions. Call 540-286-2377 for more information.
Bragg Hill Family Life Center.
Work with underprivileged families and at-risk youth.
Call 540-371-3662, or email bragghillstaff@yahoo.com.
Central Rappahannock Regional Library.
Volunteer as a tutor for an adult or child. Contact Margaret Beattie
at 540-372-1144, ext. 248.
Fairy Godmother Project.
Make a difference in the lives of local pediatric cancer families.
Call 540-645-4282, or log onto www.fairygodmotherproject.org for
more information.
Fredericksburg Area Food Bank (FAFB) and S.E.R.V.E.
Donate, hold a food drive or volunteer at one of their facilities.
For FAFB, contact Cybele Brooks at 540-371-7666, ext. 133, or
cbrooks@feedingamerica.org. For S.E.R.V.E., contact Cindy See at
S.E.R.V.E.1979@gmail.com.
Fredericksburg Area Museum.
Help with public outreach, events, mailings and
more. Call 540-371-3037, ext. 142, or email
jkennedy@famcc.org to volunteer.
Fredericksburg Senior Citizens Association.
Provide direct support for area seniors. Call 540-371-2429 for more
information.
Friends of the Rappahannock.
Donate your time preserving and protecting the Rappahannock at
special events, such as a river cleanup. Contact Sarah Hagan at
540-373-3448, ext. 117, or email sarah.hagan@riverfriends.org.
34 Fredericksburg Parent and Family • November 2013
