PERSPECTIVES Saving history The Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation (RVPF) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization established in 1988 to preserve the historic, natural, and cultural resources of the Roanoke Valley (City of Roanoke, City of Salem, Town of Vinton, Roanoke County, Botetourt County, and Franklin County, Virginia). It was founded as— and continues to be—a grassroots, volunteer-driven organization. Since its inception, the RVPF has been active in a variety of preservation efforts. Consistent involvement and advocacy has resulted in increased public awareness and successful preservation projects. Although the Foundation’s focus is on the past, its major accomplishments are the result of planning for the future. History comes alive when people are able to not only read about their past, but actually visit the places and examine the artifacts that make up the community’s history. Preserving our history and telling our story is a vital link to our cultural, educational, aesthetic, inspirational, and economic legacies—all of the things that quite literally make us who we are today.
GOOD WORK Executive Summary: Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation protects properties and sites important to our communities and region.
Each year in May, the Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation announces its Annual Endangered Sites List to call attention to local history, special places, and the possibility that these significant sites are in danger of being lost unless efforts are made to preserve them. You can see the lists at roanokepreservation.org and get more information, including how to support the mission.
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