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Look here for blog posts about our various fundraising efforts.
June 2023 E-Newsletter Phase One update Exciting news: together with the City of Charlottesville, we have submitted a site plan amendment for the treehouse! We want to thank Roudabush, Gale & Associates for providing exceptional civil engineering support and submitting the amendment on our behalf. We are also working on mapping out how to run the electricity to the…
March 2023 Happy spring! I know it’s a few days early, but flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, and in spite of the snow this weekend, there is that feeling of wonder and beauty that comes with the changing of the seasons. Tomorrow: March 14 fundraiser at Dairy Market Dino Hoxha has been one of Bennett’s Village’s biggest…
January 2023 Dear Friends of Bennett’s Village, The exciting times continue! 2022 fundraising goalsWe did it! Thanks to all of you who made generous end-of-year gifts, we surpassed our goal of raising $250,000 for the treehouse. We have raised more than $261,000 of the $500,000 needed for Phase One. Our 2023 goal is to raise the rest of the…
December 2022 Dear Friends of Bennett’s Village, What a year it has been! In order to begin construction, we need to have the funds in hand so we are actively working to raise the rest of the money needed for Phase One. We hope to raise $250,000 (half the funds) before the end of 2022! What can you do to…
November 2022 Our Fall Auction for Bennett’s Village is LIVE! The season of giving is upon us! Lighten the load of shopping for holiday gifts and enjoy knowing that your dollars are making a difference by buying from the Bennett’s Village Fall Auction. Thanks to our wonderful donors and local partners, we have a wide array of items, including…
September 2022 Friends of Bennett’s Village, We’ve reached 40% of our fundraising goal for Phase One! Our big news is that we have raised over $200,000 of the $500,000 for Phase One to build our accessible Treehouse. Challenge Access is hard at work, designing and creating the construction documents needed for us to submit the project for approval, and…
The season of giving is upon us! Lighten the load of shopping for holiday gifts and enjoy knowing that your dollars are making a difference by buying from the Bennett’s Village FallAuction. Thanks to our wonderful donors and local partners, we have a wide array of items, includinghandmade fashion items, spectacular art pieces, gift certificates and baskets, and toys…
August 2022 Dear Friends of Bennett’s Village, It’s been a busy summer! Accessible Treehouse: We have signed a contract with Challenge Access, leaders in aerial adventures, to design and build an accessible treehouse at Pen Park! The treehouse is the first phase of our larger project to transform more than 3 acres of Pen Park into a series of…
Communication board to be installed at Pen Park After many months of planning, we are so excited to share the news that a communication board will be installed at Pen Park by the end of the month. Communication boards use symbols or illustrations to help our nonverbal community members communicate with others. This will be the first communication board…
California Triathlon is hosting a race on September 4th 2022 at Fry’s Spring Beach Club and has named Bennett’s Village as a partner! Make a donation to Bennett’s Village when you sign up for an event or by following this link https://charlottesville.californiatriathlon.org/Race/Donate/VA/Charlottesville/2021CalTriFrysSpring. This event will feature seven options for participation (Triathlon, Triathlon Relay, RunBikeRun, SwimBike, SwimRun, 400 yard Swim…
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Moving Lives Forward with UVA Athletics
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The Bennett’s Village community has a great opportunity to…
Call to Action–Part Two!
Good news! Bennett’s Village made it through the Senate…
September 2023 E-Newsletter
September 2023 e-newsletter Dear Bennett’s Village friends, Happy Fall! …
June 2023 e-newsletter
June 2023 E-Newsletter Phase One update Exciting news: together…