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The Jeff Rouse Swim and Sport Center in Stafford.   Membership Director Kim LaFontaine.  rousecenter.com

Braswell Run Couch 2 5K.  Hadley Christi, Gwen Braswell-Nash and Kim Whitehouse.  Get ready for the Braswell 5K Run/Walk Against Teen Violence on September 21st.   Training every Tuesday and Thursday at Pratt Park 6-7pm.

The Ceili Leahy Day of Service.  The fall version is October 5th. It's for James Monroe High School students.  It's about volunteering and connecting teens with non-profits in the region.   Katie Hornung, Corbin Poyer, Leslie and John Leahy.

To donate to the Ceili Leahy scholarship:  cityschools.com. Select James Monroe High School.

Cooking Autism has grown from Conway Elementary in Stafford County to now helping 54 special education classrooms in the region.   We get an update and find out ways the community can help.   L-R- April Burch, Kari George, Andrea Wright.   cookingautism.org   april@cookingautism.org

Allen and Allen Fredericksburg Hometown Hero Rick Ecker with the Vets on Track Foundation.  Fredericksburg area based Vets on Track helps furnish the homes of veterans and first responders from Baltimore to Virginia Beach.    Riley Eckert, Allen and Allen attorney Danielle Bringard and Rick Ecker.

Preview: The Spirit of 45. The Fredericksburg Area Museum and the Rappahannock Area Chapter of the American Red Cross teaming up for the Spirit of 45 Day on August 10 at the Museum at Market Square.  Activities include a WWII-themed blood drive.  Theresa Cramer with the Museum.  Helen Parham and Alexis Innis with the Red Cross.

Stuff the Bus preview.  Collecting school supplies for Spotsylvania students in need.  It's this Saturday 9-5 at the Southpoint Walmart.   Chancellor District School Board member Dawn Shelley, School Social Worker Michelle Patton-Swisher, Nina Parrish with Parrish Learning Zone and Rene' Daniels with Spotsylvania Schools.

Virginia Energy Sense is the Commonwealth’s energy education program.  Managed by Virginia’s State Corporation Commission, its mission is to help all Virginians understand their energy use and how to save energy easily and cost effectively.  We talked with Andy Farmer about ways to save money this summer...

Ed Grimes with All Creatures Animal Education and Karen Brace with Awesome Possumz talk about loving less-loved creatures.  allcreaturesed@gmail.com   awesomepossumz.com

Happy 50th birthday Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Friends of the Library bookshop and ideaspace grant for the Maker District in Fredericksburg.   Rebecca Purdy and Martha Hutzel.   librarypoint.org