St. Andrew’s School Sewing

From St. Andrew’s School:

Thanks to the Richmond/Central Virginia Chapter of the American Sewing Guild for completing our “Trout in the Classroom” quilt! It hangs in the foyer at St. Andrew’s School and represents student artwork related to this fantastic learning project. Special thanks also to Quilting Adventures at Willow Lawn for helping make this possible!

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“ghost of Grace”

Henrico Citizen has a recent article that touches on Oregon Hill’s ‘patron saint’, Grace Arents:

Just across Hilliard Road from the Lakeside Town Center, at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden (LGBG), employees of the Garden often speak of the “ghost of Grace.” At a recent Lakeside Business Association social, a few business owners wondered whether the spirit playing in the shops might be a long-ago resident of the homes that were once on the site – or perhaps the young Grace Arents, Lewis Ginter’s niece.

Beth Monroe, LGBG director of public relations and marketing, noted that Arents – who lived as an adult in the Bloemendaal House and possibly played on the grounds as a child – had a generous nature and was known for her philanthropic efforts, such as establishing a convalescent home for children and founding Richmond’s first public library.

Arents was especially concerned with the plight of urban children, who would often be brought out from Oregon Hill to Bloemendaal Farm so that they could enjoy fresh air and eat healthy foods. “The site of the Children’s Garden is where she grew her vegetables,” Monroe pointed out.

Noting that “places like Lewis Ginter often have a patron saint of sorts,” Monroe said that Arents clearly fits the profile of the affectionate, benevolent, and playful spirit that seems to show up at the Bloemendaal House from time to time. While “Grace’s ghost” has not been heard to giggle, staff members and volunteers have occasionally reported feeling a rush of air when no one else was around, said Monroe. Others have caught a glimpse of a vision in white.

And like the spirit that frequents the Lakeside Town Center, the Garden’s ghost seems to be an especially mischievous one.

“Whenever something odd happens at the house,” said Monroe, “like the lights blink, or a door that was closed is left open, we say, “Ahhh, there’s Grace again!”

Reminder: Harvest On The Hill Sunday with Blessing of the Animals

From email:

For this year’s Harvest on the Hill, we are bringing back the Blessing of the Animals Booth! Bring your beloved pets for a special blessing and treats anytime between 3:30 to 4:30 pm at the Vigil table (ask any of the volunteers to point you in the right direction).

Take care,
Abbott

WEATHER UPDATE: Join us at Harvest on the Hill rain or shine! The leadership team is making arrangements to make us comfortable in the event of inclement weather with extra tents and umbrellas. Please dress warmly and bring an umbrella for intermittent showers should they blow through. When’s the last time you played in the rain? It’s fun! :-) Of course, we are still counting on a beautiful fall day!

St. Andrew’s School and The Amazing Raise

Another fundraising contest.

From the St. Andrew’s School FaceBook page:

Help turn $50 into $20,000 for St. Andrew’s School! The Amazing Raise is a 36-hour online give-a-thon that will take place from 6:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 19, 2012 until 6:00 p.m., Thursday, September 20, 2012. Your donation of $50 or more through giverichmond.org during this time will enter St. Andrew’s School into grand prize drawings for bonus incentives of up to $20,000 from The Community Foundation! The more unique donors who give a gift of $50 or more to our School, the greater the chance of us winning a grand prize of $20,000.

Girls Rock! RVA for a Rock’n’Roll Dance Party and Benefit at Balliceaux Tonight

There is a benefit tonight for Girls Rock! RVA at the Fan hotspot Balliceaux.

As reported previously, this year’s camp will be taking place August 6-10, and will again be hosted by St. Andrew’s School in Oregon Hill.

From the FaceBook event page:

DJ Mike Albrecht (of Beard)
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Hot Dolphin!!!

Join Girls Rock! RVA for a Rock’n’Roll Dance Party and Benefit at Balliceaux on Wednesday, July 25th in support of our free, volunteer-run summer music camp for girls.

While this event is free we will gladly be accepting donations so we can get all the things we need for camp this year! Guitar Picks! Drum Sticks! Food! Supplies! We need your help!

We will have:
*GR! Merch available
*Raffle with great prizes
*Photobooth

Free Entry 21+

Dinner at Pescados-China Street to Support St. Andrew’s School

From Facebook event page:

Please come out for dinner from 5:00 until closing, on Monday, May 21 and Pescados-China Street will donate a portion of the entire day’s take to St. Andrew’s School!

Pescados is right in our own eclectic Oregon Hill neighborhood and features a vibrant mix of Caribbean and Latin flavors using local, organic, and wild caught ingredients.