In and Around Greene

November 21
Piedmont Virginia Community College will host Engineering Saturday on Nov. 21, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.. The free event provides fundamental information about PVCC’s two-year Associate of Science in engineering degree program and how it can lead to four-year engineering degrees in biomedical, chemical, environmental and other disciplines. For more information, contact Andrew Renshaw, engineering program liaison at PVCC, at or 434.961.5484, or visit pvcc.edu/engineering.

November 22
The Greene County Ministerial Association is hosting its Annual Thanksgiving Community Service — Music and Thanksgiving — at Grace Episcopal Church at 97 Main St., Stanardsville, on Sunday, at 7 p.m.. The offering will again go to GRACE for its outreach ministries. Each church is invited to bring its choir or other musicians and sing two selections. Leave your church name and a contact person with either the Rev. Jane Pivar, Vicar, Grace Episcopal Church at (434) 985-7716 or e-mail or the Rev. Jay Sanderford, Greene Ministers Association, at 434 985-8820 or e-mail .

December 16
The food pantry of Greene County— monthly supplemental food for USDA-qualified families is distributed at Stanardsville Baptist Church from 4 to 6 p.m. each third Wednesday.  If you are, or know someone who is, in need of food, you would like to volunteer, or you would like to donate non-perishable food, please call Carroll Sullivan at 434-962-0135, or come in any Tuesday or Thursday between 10 a.m. and noon.  The Pantry is located in the left lower level of Stanardsville Baptist Church, 103 Madison Road, Door No. 6. Please send your tax-deductible donation to SBC Food Pantry, PO Box 13, Stanardsville, VA 22973.  Thank you for your continued support.

NOTICES
Narcotics Anonymous are on Mondays at Mt. Vernon Methodist Church located on Rt. 810 at 7p.m..

Enjoy the garden, growing and planting?  Then the Rippin Run Garden Club is your cup of tea.  Learn, share, create with others that have this same passion.  The club meets the second Tuesday of each month, November through June, 7:30p.m. at the Greene Extension Office, 10013 Spotswood Trail (Rt. 33 business). 

GCYC Youth Baseball and Softball registrations are being opened early this year.  If you would like to register your child and save $10 come see us at the Longaberger Bingo at RES on Friday.  We will also have this same deal available on Friday and Saturday, Dec 18 and 19, at the Youth Center and again on Jan.y 1 and 2. Please contact Youth Center for more information.

Be a Santa to needy children in Greene County by supporting the 34th annual Woman’s Club of Greene County Children’s Christmas Gift Project.  Applications and donations are now being accepted. This project provides new toys and books to children in Greene that would otherwise be unable to celebrate fully in the joy of Christmas. The deadline for accepting applications is Dec. 7.  Applications must be signed by the child’s parent or guardian. Children through age 14 are eligible. Applications are available at Skyline CAP, the Greene Care Clinic, Nathanael Greene and Ruckersville Elementary Schools, Greene County Primary School, William Monroe Middle School and Greene County Rescue Squad, Social Services, Health Department and Daycare center. Donations can be made at any time by mailing your check payable to the Woman’s Club of Greene County with Christmas Gift Project in the memo line.  Mail to the Woman’s Club of Greene County, P. O. Box 352, Stanardsville, VA 22973.  The Woman’s Club is a 501C3 non-profit organization.  Please remember to include your name and address so we can thank you appropriately.

The Annual Toy Lift is coming! Creative Press is a officially sponsored drop-off satellite for the annual Toy Lift. New toys only. Toys will be picked up Dec. 4. Capital Sheds is open 24 hours a day for toys and books to be dropped off.  It is located on Rt. 33 West in Ruckersville.

Join us at the Greene County Library, Thursdays Nov 19 - Dec.17 at 10:30 a.m. for songs, finger plays, books, and flannel board stories for ages 2 to 5. No registration required.  Story time concludes with a simple craft your child can take home each week. Siblings are welcome.

During the month of November, the Greene County Food Bank is requesting donations of canned vegetables and fruits.  (Please, no expired foods.)  Donations can be dropped off at Social Services at 10009 Spotswood Trail (old Rt. 33) Stanardsville, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Your tax-deductible monetary donations for the food bank can be mailed to the Womans Club of Greene County, PO Box 352, Stanardsville, VA 22973.  For more information, contact Nancy at 985-5063. 

Donations of kerosene or space heaters in good working order can be made for families in need. Please contact GRACE at 985-6792.

TAT (Tweens and Teens) is an ongoing weekly afterschool program for middle school children. This program is held every Wednesday at Stanardsville United Methodist Church from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.. Parent permission is required. For more information please call the church at 434-985-3888.

The Greene County 4-H Pet Club will be sponsoring a tree to help pets in our area through a donation drive. We are asking the public to donate needed items and we will then make sure they go to families and individuals with pets who are in need of a little extra help during the holiday season. We will collect items from now until 4 p.m. on Dec.11 at the Extension Office. (Located at 10013 Spotswood Trail, next to Sheriff and Social Services). All items will be distributed Dec. 14 to18, either by pickup or delivery. If you would like to receive items for your pet you are asked to either go to the Extension Office and fill out a request form or call Rita @ 434-985-2729 or Amy @ 434-985-2157.  You may also email   for more information or forms. All forms must be filed by noon on Nov. 25 If you would like to donate items for pets by mailing a check, please call Rita or Amy at the above numbers to fill out a donor form. Please call prior to sending donation. Items may be picked up or delivered if that is needed. Delivery is restricted to Greene County but other counties are welcome to
pickup their items. Any monetary donations will be used to purchase items not collected. A receipt for tax purposes is available upon request.

Greene County Library Book Babes meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 3:30 p.m. If you like to read, join us for pizza, soda, and great book discussions. Register and pick up your own free copy of the book at the library circulation desk. Register early as free copies are limited. Open to teen girls ages 14 and up.

The Giving Tree is at the Greene County Library through December. Share your love of reading with the gift of a book for a deserving child. The library will have a tree with names and ages of area students who would love to have a book of their own. Please see a staff member for more information.

Greene County Rescue Squad is currently recruiting volunteers for all shifts, from all walks of life, of all ages from 16 and up for the most awesome road trip you can ever take! Do things you never imagined you could do, like rescuing people from wrecked cars and bringing cardiac arrest victims back to life. If you don’t think that’s enough of an adventure, wait until you help deliver a baby! Interested? Intrigued? Not sure? Contact 1st Lt. Ryan Wilson, 434-566-2238 for an application or to arrange for an observation shift. Some training is required, such as CPR and EMT or EVOC, but the squad will assist you in acquiring these certifications.

The Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District holds its monthly board of directors meetings on the first Tuesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. Meeting location rotates alphabetically through five counties served by the District: Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock.