Governor Kaine To Visit Byrd Market on Tuesday
Virginia’s Governor Tim Kaine will visit William Byrd Community House Byrd House Market and Grace Arents Community Garden on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. Gov. Kaine has a long history of supporting Early Childhood Education and accepted William Byrd’s invitation when he learned how the organization used its farmers’ market and […]
Virginia’s Governor Tim Kaine will visit William Byrd Community House Byrd House Market and Grace Arents Community Garden on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. Gov. Kaine has a long history of supporting Early Childhood Education and accepted William Byrd’s invitation when he learned how the organization used its farmers’ market and community garden as teaching tools for its numerous children’s programs.
At the market and garden, the children from William Byrd’s Early Childhood, After School, and Career Readiness programs learn about nutrition, green jobs, and how our food system cycles from seed to plant to market to plate.
Executive Director, L. Robert Bolling expressed his enthusiasm for the event by saying, “We are delighted to have Governor Tim Kaine visit William Byrd Community House. It is very encouraging to know that the Governor recognizes our efforts to improve the lives of Richmond’s children and families.”
William Byrd Community House is a non-profit social services organization that has been serving Richmond families for over 85 years. For more information about WBCH and this story go to www.wbch.org or contact L. Robert Bolling at (804) 643-2717.
William Byrd Community House, 224 South Cherry Street, Richmond, VA 23220.
Press Release, June 12, 2009, Richmond, VA
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