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Reminder for WBCH’s Mamma Zu Dinner

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Press release:

Contact: Jessica Turner FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tel. (804) 643-2717
Email: jturner@wbch.org
A SPECIAL DINNER AT MAMMA ‘ZU TO SUPPORT A LOCAL COMMUNITY NON PROFIT
Join William Byrd Community House for a Special Evening of Food and Support
Ed Vasaio, the owner of Mamma ‘Zu, is preparing a special menu for William Byrd Community House’s dinner held at his restaurant on Sunday, August 7 at 5:30 pm. Mamma ‘Zu, a favorite Oregon Hill restaurant, is known around town for their delicious and sometimes unique version of authentic Italian food. The dinner will support the local non-profit which helps the working poor of inner city Richmond.
It will be a wonderful evening of fun and food all while supporting a great cause. Founded in 1923, William Byrd Community House provides families of Richmond’s inner-city neighborhoods with a full range of prevention-oriented, community-based programs to empower the individual, strengthen the family, and enhance city neighborhoods. William Byrd Community House gives the working poor access to services for their most pressing needs in five key program areas, Early Childhood Education, School Age program, Youth and Young Adult Services, Grace Arents Library and Education Center and Emergency Family Services. The mission of WBCH is to help people transform their lives and build self-sufficiency.

Tickets for this event will be $75.00 per person (not including alcohol or gratuity) and will be available through the William Byrd Community House Finance office. Call (804) 643-2717 for more information or check out our website at www.wbch.org.

Harvest on the Hill: The St. Andrew’s Community Fair

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Harvest on the HillSt. Andrew’s Episcopal Church hosts Harvest on the Hill, the annual Community Fair on Oregon Hill; Sunday, September 27, 2009; Noon-3 p.m.: live music, food, kids games, plus “Green” booths and a one-man show of original watercolors by Anthony Creech celebrating Oregon Hill. More info at 804-648-7980, or www.standrewsec.org.

Border Crossing Puppet Show

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June 17 @ 7 p.m.
William Byrd Community House
224 South Cherry St.
Richmond, VA 23220

In April, two Virginia activists walked three days south crossing the Arizona desert into Mexico. They walked in solidarity with the countless number of people who traverse the dangerous terrain in search of better lives in the U.S., to protest unjust anti-immigrant policies in Virginia and the millions of dollars annually spent on border militarization.

Jeff Winder and Sue Frankel-Streit of The People United! will report back on their experience with a puppet show. They will also promote the Fifth Annual Gathering of The People United \”Taking Root: Building Community, Sustaining Resistance\” to be held the weekend of June 27 in the mountains of central VA. All are welcome to come. This is a kid-friendly event.

Bolling is Named New Director at WBCH

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Excerpt from Times Dispatch article by Will Jones:

L. Robert Bolling has been named executive director of the William Byrd Community House in Richmond.

The nonprofit agency, based at 224 S. Cherry St. in Oregon Hill, helps youths and adults become self-sufficient by offering a range of programs and services, including early childhood education, a library, a teen center, emergency housing and other assistance.

Bolling, who grew up in Church Hill, worked most recently as director of finance and business development for Boaz and Ruth, a community-revitalization nonprofit agency in Highland Park that trains ex-offenders.

Bolling was one of 35 applicants and four finalists to succeed Reginald E. Gordon at the William Byrd Community House. Gordon was named chief executive officer of the Greater Richmond Chapter of the American Red Cross in May.”