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The Amazon Rappahannock Region Community Fund
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Jamee Rodgers, PhD., CEO, The Community Foundation Phone: 540-373-9292 x120 The Amazon Rappahannock Region Community Fund (Amazon Fund) Continues to Create Opportunity for Local Youth…
Investing in Strength, Creating Lasting Impact
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Jamee Rodgers, PhD., CEO, The Community Foundation Phone: 540-373-9292 x120 At The Community Foundation, we believe that when women and girls are empowered, entire communities…
Community-Led Giving in Action: Women & Girls Fund Members Award $50,000 to Healthy Families Rappahannock Area
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Dr. Jamee Rodgers, CEO, The Community Foundation Phone: 540-373-9292 x120 Fredericksburg, VA – The Community Foundation proudly hosted its 2026 Women & Girls Fund Live…
Why Our Community Must Invest in Literacy Now
In every community, there are places that quietly shape lives every single day. For the Fredericksburg region and surrounding jurisdictions, that place is the Central Rappahannock Regional Library. It is…
A Legacy of Love: The Anne Felder Fund Continues to Support People With Intellectual Disabilities Who Live in the Fredericksburg Community
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Jamee Rodgers, PhD., CEO, The Community Foundation Phone: 540-373-9292 x120 For Paula Felder, love for her daughter Anne, best known as Annie, was not only…
In Loving Memory of Amy E. McCullough
A Life of Service, Advocacy, and Compassion The Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region joins our community in mourning the loss of Amy Estes McCullough, a dedicated board member,…
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