Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
On Oct.12, PVCC Fine Arts and the Sin Barreras hosted the Empty Bowl Fundraiser in the Dickinson building. For this fundraiser, the students in the PVCC Fine Arts Program made bowls and sold them. The profit made during this fundraiser went to Sin Barreras. “Sin Barreras is Charlottesville’s premier non-profit that serves Spanish speaking immigrants […]
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“Amarro cinco colores . . . ” Her two young children by her side, Nazarena, an artist from the city of Masaya, Nicaragua, chooses five spools of colorful thread and begins weaving them into an intricate braid. She talks while she tucks and twists the thread, explaining that she has been making pulseras– bracelets–for four […]
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Charles Parziale, staff writer Mezeh Mediterranean Grill will be hosting a fundraiser for Dogs Deserve Better Blue Ridge on Dec. 5 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Forty percent of the proceeds of the evening go to the mission that helps neglected dogs chained outdoors in Central Virginia. At Mezeh, the food is made in house every day […]
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Richard Hollis, staff writer The Charlottesville 10 Miler, also known as “The Area’s Oldest Foot Race,” was held on March 24, 2018. According to their website, they are a non-profit race that raises money for local charities such as The Building Goodness Foundation who builds health centers, education centers, and housing for distraught communities. […]
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Teriney Grooms, staff writer With the most active hurricane season on record drawing to a destructive close, it is hard not to feel the effect of those hurt the most in the violent storms. Puerto Rico, a United States territory since 1898, suffered the most damage first by Hurricane Irma and then by the […]
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Antonia Florence, staff writer The Self-Defense Workshop fundraiser was a success. The event was held in mid-October and sponsored by and benefiting the Radiography Club. It was open to anyone who wanted to learn more about defending themselves while in potentially dangerous situations. After a short welcome and introduction, the workshop began. Nicole Winkler, Piedmont […]
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