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Good news! Bennett’s Village made it through the Senate budget amendment process (see Senate Budget Amendment 311#4s). Unfortunately, it did not make it into the House budget. In order for Bennett’s Village to receive funding this budget cycle from the state, the representatives on the House and Senate Budget Conference committees need to hear especially from their constituents about…
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…
Dear friends of Bennett’s Village, We need your help! There are budget amendments in both the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate that would provide funding for Bennett’s Village. We need your help to make sure that the Bennett’s Village amendments are included in both the House and Senate budgets. In order to do that, members of the Health…
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…
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…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kara McClurken Bennett’s Village 434-529-6552 bennettsvillage@gmail.com BENNETT’S VILLAGE TO INSTALL COMMUNICATION BOARD AT PEN PARK CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – July 25, 2022 Bennett’s Village is excited to announce that a communication board for our non-verbal community members will be installed at Pen Park at the end of July! Come join us for a brief celebration 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…
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Call to Action–Part Two!
Good news! Bennett’s Village made it through the Senate…
December 2022 e-newsletter
December 2022 Dear Friends of Bennett’s Village, What a…
Call to Action
Dear friends of Bennett’s Village, We need your help!…
