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Big Brothers Big Sisters: A Common Interest In Sports is Key to This Big, Little Team

May 31, 2015 08:33PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

by Susan Larson A Stafford resident remembers what it was like to grow up without a dad, and volunteers with Rappahannock Big Brothers Big Sisters. Dale Shumaker was working out at a local gym...

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Meet Hanna Grau, Little Miss United States

May 31, 2015 08:30PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

10-year-old pageant queen uses crown to support local children's charity Interviewed by Chris Jones Hanna Grau is the current Little Miss United States. She started competing in pageants at age 7....

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Mentors for Children in Military Families

Apr 27, 2015 11:34AM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

by Susan LarsonBig Brothers Big Sisters partnered with the Stavros Niarchos Foundation to create the Military Mentoring Program for children in military families."Children with caregivers in the...

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Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentoring Relationships are Changing Lives Part 2

Apr 01, 2015 03:23PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

by Susan LarsonGerald Fennemore returned to the Fredericksburg area to "retire" and teach mathematics at the University of Mary Washington. "I had some free time and I decided to give Rappahannock...

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Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentoring Relationships are Changing Lives

Feb 24, 2015 04:51PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

by Susan LarsonSally Cooney Anderson was at first uncertain about the match made for her "Little Brother.""I did not think I would do well being matched with a boy, because I am truly a "girly...

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Giving and Receiving Through Rappahannock Big Brothers Big Sisters

Jan 28, 2015 12:57PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

by Susan LarsonWe often think of volunteer opportunities in terms of giving to fulfill a need in the community. Nicole Frazier discovered volunteering also involves receiving.In college, Frazier...

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Ask the Expert ... Massage Envy Spa

Nov 30, 2014 03:23PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

Tell us a little bit about Massage Envy Spa.Massage Envy Spa is the leading provider of therapeutic massage in the United States. The national franchise is dedicated to providing professional and...

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I can't remember your name but I remember I love you

Oct 01, 2014 07:53AM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

By Janett L. Hodnett Every family has one, though called by different names: the family historian, scribe or griot. They are the ones who know the facts and fictions of the family. In my family,...

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Cooking Safely in the Kitchen

Nov 27, 2013 12:37PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

Did you know that the leading cause of kitchen fires is unattended cooking, usually on the stovetop? In an effort to raise awareness that cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires and...

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Joe Wilson: Entrepreneur, former councilman, grandparent

Oct 29, 2013 12:06PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

By Kerry L. Pinto November 2013 Joe Wilson has been the owner and chief executive officer of PermaTreat Pest Control in Fredericksburg since 1982. The Virginia native was a Fredericksburg City...

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