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The Rural View
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Volume 1
Issue 1
December 2007 |
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Welcome
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On behalf of the Board of Trustees for the Center,
Board of Directors for the Council and their Staff may I welcome you
to the first edition of
The Rural View,
our new monthly newsletter. The
newsletter is designed to showcase the Center/Council and our rural
partners that support our commitment to improve the quality of life
in rural areas of the Commonwealth.
 The organizations are designed to generate creative
approaches to leverage resources that empower local civic and
business leaders to encourage cooperation across the state for the purpose of economic, social and
demographic revitalization of rural Virginia, while
retaining its quality
of life. Both the
Center and Council are 501 (c)(3) tax exempt organizations. The
Center is governed by an 18
member board of trustees comprised
of six legislative members and 12
citizen members. The Council
is governed by an elected board generated from its grassroots
partners and membership. ~ ~ ~
Virginia Holds Successful
2007 Rural Summit
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Three Major Themes
Community
Capacity Building
Workforce Development/Education
Entrepreneurs & Small Business
Access to Capital
Coalition Presents the Summit
Council
for Rural Virginia
Center for Rural
Virginia
Virginia Economic Bridge,
Inc.
Virginia Association of
Counties Rural Caucus
Key
leaders, public and private executives
and policy makers from throughout rural
Virginia and across the nation gathered
at the Omni in Charlottesville Virginia
on September 9, 10 & 11 to convene
Virginia’s 2007 Rural Summit. The two
and a half day event focused on critical
issues (including health care), emerging
trends and economic growth strategies to
guide attendees to an understanding of
what resources are available and how to
take advantage of them.
The Coalition
accomplished its goal to bring the best
and brightest experts to Charlottesville
along with strong creative leaders to
help guide the future of rural Virginia.
2007 Award Winners
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McBride, New Council Board Chair
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www.cfrv.org
www.councilforruralvirginia.org
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Staff
Glen C. Sink
Executive Director
501 North Second Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Ph: 804-371-7141
Fax: 804-371-7092
Thelma Burris
Program Coordinator
2265 Kraft Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Ph: 540-231-6866
Fax: 540-231-5338
Cheryl Wiltsee
Associate
2265 Kraft Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Ph: 540-231-6866
Fax: 540-231-5338
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or comments?
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Board Member
Spotlight
Oliver McBride - Council Board
Director, selected as
Executive Director of Crossroads
Rural
Entrepreneurial Institute
The Crossroads Rural Entrepreneurial
Institute, located in Galax, VA, opened in July 2005 to help improve
the lives of people in southwest Virginia and beyond, by providing
an innovative educational and economic development engine that will
contribute to the revitalization of the region's economy while
offering a brighter future for its citizens
Read more
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Chair of the Center for
Rural
Virginia Re-elected
Senator Frank M. Ruff, Jr.,
was re-elected to represent Southside Virginia at the
Virginia Senate in Richmond-Learn more
Center Board Member - Senator Emmett
W. Hanger, Jr. Re-elected
Senator Hanger says he sees his duty
to be the personal representative of all of the citizens of the 24th
Senatorial District. The Senator shares his viewpoints.
Learn more
Center Board Member - Delegate
David A. "Dave" Nutter, Re-elected
Delegate Dave Nutter was re-elected
to represent the 7th District of the Virginia in the House of
Delegates.
House website
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2008 Council Board of Directors - Three New Members
At the November 29th
Council Annual meeting for the election of Directors, three new
Directors were selected.
Welcome to:
Gary F. Christie,
Executive Director
- Virginia's
Region 2000 Local Government Council, Lynchburg, VA
Laurie S. Moran, CCE, President -
Danville
Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce, Blairs, Virginia
Terry
Garrett, CEO -
Capitol
Management and Information Engineering, Leesburg, VA
Current
directors re-elected for another term include:
Brian Calhoun, VA
Tech Ag/Life Sciences, Ellen Matthews-Davis, State Director, USDA
Rural Development, John Meade, First Bank & Trust, Carl Mitchell,
Virginia Economic Bridge, Inc., and William Tucker, Tucker Family
Farms.
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Two Rural Virginia Hospitals Receive Funding To Implement Safety
Initiatives
- Carilion Giles Memorial
Hospital, Pearisburg, VA
- Page Memorial Hospital,
Luray, VA
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Raising the Bar for Rural Virginia
With a successful Summit behind us, we want to thank everyone who contributed to the production of,
and/or attended the event. The Summit
was energetic, and the content each speaker brought to the event was
a great way to challenge attendees to
raise the bar
for rural communities. The Speaker’s knowledge allowed us to
showcase some of the finest presenters within the Commonwealth and
beyond.
The speakers reaffirmed the need for open dialog between leaders at
all levels and organization that promote, educate and advocate for
rural issues and opportunities to enhance the quality of life in
rural Virginia.
Council for
Rural Virginia
Annual Awards
A highlight of the event, the Annual Council for
Rural Virginia Awards Banquet, took place on Monday, September 10.
The Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) and
Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) were
recognized during the awards ceremony as key contributors to the
existence and sustainability of both the Council and Center for
Rural
Virginia.
Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, D.O., Dean and Vice President and James F.
Wolfe, Ph.D., President
both attended the Summit; as did other VCOM faculty and staff. Dr.
Wolfe accepted the award for VCOM.
Bill
Shelton,
 DHCD
Executive Director
attended the Summit, as did Deputy Director and member of the Center
for Rural Virginia Board of Trustees, Basil Gooden, Michelle Jones,
Associate Director. And Ramona Chapman, Community Planner. Mr.
Shelton accepted the award.
 Carroll
County Board of Supervisors, Dallas Garrett, Dr. Oliver McBride,
Director, Crossroads Institute and County Administration Gary
Larrowe. This
award is given annually by the Council for Rural Virginia to
recognize a program or institution that exemplifies commitment and
service to the advancement of rural communities and/or issues in
Virginia.
 Dr. Wayne Purcell
retired VA Tech-Department of
Agriculture
and Applied Economics received the Friend of the Council Award.
This award is given to recognize a program,
institution or individual that has advocated for or aided the
Council in support of the Council’s mission.
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Center for Rural Virginia
Council for Rural
Virginia
Teresa
Gardner,
Executive Director, St. Mary’s Health Wagon
Representing
Southwest Virginia/Health Care
St. Mary's Health Wagon
is a mobile
 health
clinic which has been providing health care to medically
underserved and
indigent for 25 years. Their Moto: “Bringing Health Care to the
Communities”. Our values are
Inclusiveness, Community Outreach, Collaboration, Spirituality
and Empowerment.
Learn More . . . . .
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Honorable
Mark Warner
Former Governor of Virginia
Honorable George
Allen
Former Governor of Virginia
Honorable Robert S. Bloxom
Secretary of
Agriculture & Forestry
Honorable Aneesh
Chopra
Virginia Secretary
of Technology
Honorable Patrick O.
Gottschalk
Virginia Secretary
of
Commerce & Trade
Honorable Frank
M. Ruff, Jr.
Virginia State
Senate
Honorable Emmett W.
Hanger, Jr.
Virginia State
Senate
Honorable Allen
Dudley
Virginia House of
Delegates
Honorable Dave
Nutter
Virginia House of
Delegates
Honorable Phillip P.
Puckett
Virginia State
Senate
Summit Success Story
Agriculture
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Daniel Salatin, representing Virginia’s Shenandoah
Valley/Agriculture
“The Farm of Many Faces”
has been featured in SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE, NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC, GOURMET and countless other radio,
television and print media. Profiled on the
Lives of the 21st Century
series with Peter Jennings on
ABC World News.
Daniel
Salatin is the son of Joel Salatin, innovative farmer,
writer and speaker. As the third generation on Polyface
farm in Swoope, Virginia, where he has grown up in the
family business.
Learn More |
The Rural View
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Editor and Design: Thelma Burris
Contributing Editor:
Glen C. Sink
Contributing Editor:
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