COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS Businesses of Rappahannock: Businesses of Rappahannock is a membership-based nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting local businesses through promotion, advocacy, and education. Our goal is to provide the network necessary for maintaining an economically viable community for all those who wish to live and work in Rappahannock County. We are also the publicfacing organization that welcomes thousands of visitors each year to our bucolic villages! For more information please visit us at www. ExploreRappahannock.com or call 540-227-4845. Foothills Forum: A nonprofit,
nonpartisan group that provides research and reporting about Rappahannock County matters. Issues and trends surfaced in a 2015 survey conducted by the UVA Center for Survey Research. Recent reporting projects, pursued in partnership with Rappahannock Media (publisher of the Rappahannock News), have looked at broadband/cell coverage, land use and rural health care. For more information, visit foothillsforum. org or call 540-675-1207. For the Cats’ Sake is a nonprofit organization dedicated to spaying and neutering stray, feral and domestic cats, and thereby reducing the
incidence of unwanted litters in Rappahannock and surrounding counties. We seek to stabilize feral cat colonies and reduce the homeless stray cat population, while also providing cats with healthier and happier lives. Visit forthecatssake.org for more information. Living Sky Foundation is an educational organization in support of the arts in that it educates, motivates and inspires individuals to achieve optimum well-being and a purposeful existence through a conscious reconnect with nature. Their services include curriculum development, community
support, artist services, music and art enrichment programs and environmental stewardship. For program, member or volunteer information visit livingsky.org, email lsf@livingsky.org or call 540-987-9288. Rappahannock Aging Together: Part of a regional partnership taking action to improve quality of life for older adults and their families. Meetings are 1 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month at the Rappahannock County Library. Call 540-829-6405 or visit agingtogether.org ➤ Continues on Page 38
Are you age 50 and live in the Rappahannock area?
Call Rapp at Home! We help seniors connect with their community and live as they choose, by providing: Transportation to medical appointments & events Prescription and grocery pick-up In-home services Social and stimulating activities Exercise and fitness classes And more
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As a non-profit organization, we welcome all seniors over age 50 who live in Rappahannock County and nearby areas.
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