Laughter and shrieks of joy filled Fredericksburg’s Walker-Grant Center this week as preschoolers tore into vividly wrapped gift boxes, revealing colorful hats, gloves and toys featuring their favorite characters – Bluey, Spiderman, Barbie and Hello Ki…
On a balmy September morning, a group of University of Mary Washington students gathered on Ball Circle. Donning shirts emblazoned with a quote from author James Baldwin – “The world is before you, and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in” – they were ready to make […]
Cindy Ramirez was 8 years old when her sister was injured in a sledding accident that broke her sacrum, a pelvic bone that supports the weight of the upper body.“I was really nervous, but all I could think about in that moment was how I could help her,” said Ramirez, now a senior at the […]
This winter, Community Outreach and Resources (COAR) will hold its 10th annual Variety Show on February 7th. At this event, we showcase university and local performance groups on stage, while raising money for our Alternative Service Break program. We hold a silent auction and a raffle for various items, which we receive from donors. All […]
It’s time for COAR’s annual Head Start Gift Box Drive! Each year we ask students, faculty and staff to fill boxes full of necessities and toys for children 3 to 5 years old in the Head Start programs in Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania schools.Boxes can be checked out now through Nov. 22 in the University Center Lobby from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. […]
