Leadership Metro Richmond, a community leadership development and engagement organization, will hold a series of workshops this spring for nonprofit board members and leaders.  The sessions combine board governance standards and best practices with first-hand experiences from experts actively serving in the field. Sessions are open to prospective and current board members and nonprofit executives. Workshops include: •Purpose-Driven Board Leadership (March 2 from 9 to 11 a.m.), at which attendees will learn four principles of purpose-driven board leadership and how to prioritize their organization’s purpose versus the organization itself; • Seeding and Growing your Board (March 30 from 9 to...Article Link

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Henrico Humane Society will hold its 22nd annual Pet Expo on Saturday, Feb. 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Richmond Raceway Complex, 600 East Laburnum Avenue. Pet Expo is designed as a family and pet friendly event with pets in mind. A full day of activities is scheduled, including a pet parade, puppy and Dachshund races, dog contests, a lure course, dog adoptions and several silent auctions. The kids’ area will have activities and an ‘adoption stand’ with stuffed animals. More than 50 vendors will be on site selling pet-related products and services. Attendees can find everything from...Article Link

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Henrico County Public Library’s Fairfield Area Library is one of seven honorees announced recently as winners of VCU's Excellence in Virginia Government Awards.   The awards, a signature program of the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University, recognize individuals and organizations that have made exceptional contributions to the practice of government and the betterment of the state.  The Fairfield Area Library was recognized with an Innovation in Government Award for its unique, first-of-its-kind “Work and Play Stations.”  The feature was developed by HCPL staff with the library's design team as a solution to...Article Link

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The Henrico County Planning Commission Feb. 9 endorsed a mixed-use development proposal on more than 93 acres in the Virginia Center area. The parcel is located along Jeb Stuart Parkway and Virginia Center Parkway, near where those roads intersect with Telegraph Road and Battlefield Road, respectively. The proposal next will be heard by the Henrico Board of Supervisors at its March 14 meeting. The proposed development would be mixed use housing and commercial, with an emphasis on attracting life sciences research to Henrico County. A representative for the applicant, Sauer Properties, explained that life sciences companies were relocating to nearby...Article Link

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A new non-invasive COVID-19 PCR test is nixing the nasal swab and making testing more comfortable for patients in the Richmond region. CrossOver Healthcare Ministry recently began offering a saliva-based COVID-19 test at its Henrico and Richmond locations to clients who are low-income, uninsured and medically underserved. The nonprofit charitable healthcare clinic is the first organization to offer the test in Virginia. CrossOver staff collect a small amount of saliva which is briefly mixed in a solution and inserted into a testing machine. The lab-quality test provides results within 28 minutes. PCR testing for COVID-19 is considered the gold standard...Article Link

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3105 Denver Street - 0,000, 846 SF (built in 1947), from Stuart L. Ludeke to Bridget Elise Crowley. 310 Lowell Street - 5,000, 960 SF (built in 1981), from Devonia M. Wilkerson to Crystal M. Hamilton. 7320 Turner Road - 0,000, 1,150 SF (built in 1997), from Reche Stephens to Victoria Su-ja Lee and David Koeuth. 7512 Seminary Avenue - 5,000, 1,248 SF (built in 1968), from Benjamin Calvin and Phillip Joseph McGann to Daniella and James Tsamouras. 3013 Dillyn Court - 9,950, 1,408 SF (built in 2013), from Corbett Fauntleroy to Lisa Ann Gyamfi. 6441 Dawnfield Lane - 0,000,...Article Link

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The Henrico County office of Virginia Cooperative Extension is selling a variety of berry plants as well as asparagus plants and large bag clips to support local 4-H Youth Development programs. Blackberry and raspberry plants are apiece. Bundles of 25 strawberry plants are . Bundles of 10 asparagus plants are . Potted blueberry plants are . Handy Camel Giant Bag Clips, which can be used for bags up to 50 pounds, are . Orders can be completed online or by printing and mailing a form. For more information, call (804) 501-5160 or go to henrico.us/extension. Orders received with payment...Article Link

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circle S studio, a consulting, branding and digital firm, is now accepting applications for its 2023 SPUR program.   Launched in 2020, SPUR supports the growth of non-profit organizations by providing a ,000 grant to support non-profit marketing and branding efforts.  Cameron K. Gallagher Foundation, the 2023 SPUR recipient, used its grant to enhance donor fundraising efforts in support of its mission to raise awareness for teen mental health. “circle S helped us refine our strategic plan as well as create a beautiful fundraising mailer — and we had a great time along the way,” said Clair Norman, director of...Article Link

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NASCAR fans will be able to climb for a cause April 2, while also honoring the life and legacy of a Virginia first responder. The First Annual Lt. Brad Clark “Master the Mezz” Send It Challenge will be held at Richmond Raceway prior to the Toyota Owners 400, raising funds for Children’s Hospital of Richmond Foundation and the Metro Richmond Flying Squad. Participants will scale the steps to the top of the track’s Commonwealth Mezzanine before weaving their way through the grandstands. By the time they are finished, participants will take approximately 1,100 steps in honor of fallen Hanover County firefighter Lt. Brad Clark, who...Article Link

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The Great Backyard Bird Count begins Feb. 17, and anyone can participate by identifying the birds around them.   Each year in February, during a four-day span, millions of people count the variety of birds that can be seen and heard in their own backyards. The Great Backyard Bird Count allows people from all over the world to come together and share their love of birds while learning about migration patterns. These observations help scientists better understand global bird populations before one of their annual migrations. All that is needed to participate is to log the birds that can be...Article Link

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