Fort Lee, Nonprofits, and a Sewage Leak
Cheers RVA!
Today will be mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 87 and a low of 73, with light rain and a chance of scattered thunderstorms. The week ahead looks similar with a potential afternoon storms and highs around 90.
the juice:
Fort Gregg-Adams was officially renamed Fort Lee in a ceremony Friday morning, honoring Private Fitz Lee, a Black soldier from Dinwiddie who fought in the Spanish-American war and received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in the Battle of Tayacoba.
The military installation was originally built in 1917, and was renamed Fort Gregg-Adams in 2023.
the pulp:
The City of Richmond has announced the appointment of a new Director of Economic Development. Angie Rodgers has previously served in Prince County, Maryland, as Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Economic Development.
A power failure at the wastewater treatment plant in Hopewell caused approximately 1 million gallons of sewage to spill into the James River, prompting a swimming advisory from Hopewell downstream to Berkley, via WWBT.
the dive:
Juliana Vandermark from the Richmonder dives into local nonprofits facing financial pressure from cuts in Federal funding.
The uncertainty of not knowing whether funding will be available has left a number of institutions both scared but also energized.
The president and CEO of the Richmond Memorial Health Foundation describes the situation:
Now more than ever, Gordon explained, nonprofits need to look to their shared goals to serve as guideposts. Instead of applying for funding separately, Gordon urges local nonprofits to pool both their resources and missions.
“We need to do a lot of self assessment of, ‘Who else does this? Who else is in the space?’ This is not a time to be a lone wolf in your work. This is the time to really do your own due diligence as nonprofits, to say who else serves the same neighborhood? Who else serves the same demographic? Who else has a similar mission? And talk to those persons or organizations — hopefully you're really aligned in thought and belief, so that you can begin to leverage whatever resources you have,” Gordon said.
Read the full article here.
the vibe:
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