Looking for a way to help the victims of the Oklahoma tornado disaster? Mark Smith of Midas Richmond is making it easier and fun at the same time.
Help RVA, Help Moore Thursday night, May 30th at the Wine Loft in Short Pump from 6 PM to 10 PM stop in for great wine and food, some terrific jazz from Emme and to help feed folks in Moore, OK. All proceeds for the entire evening will be sent to the Regional Foodbank of Oklahoma.
Even better – Midas of Richmond will match the evening’s proceeds dollar for dollar.
Please help us get the word out! Forward this post to all of your friends and share it on social media. Let’s show Oklahoma some real Richmond, Virginia hospitality!
Thanks Mark Smith and the Wine Loft – for making this happen!
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Tricycle Gardens of Richmond.
Time: 6:30-9:00 pm
Location: The Wine Loft in Short Pump
Who: Anyone who wants to have fun and help a great cause!
Thanks to Downtownshortpump.com’s team for partnering with us
each month for these fun events.
About Tricycle Gardens
Tricycle Gardens is a grassroots, environmental nonprofit organization focused on bringing agriculture, nutrition education and healthy food access to the urban core of Richmond, Virginia. Founded in 2002 by three architects living in Church Hill who believed community gardens, and the simple act of growing food, were the fastest ways to transform the overall health of their community – both for the residents and the environment.
The goal of Tricycle Gardens is to transform abandoned, overgrown urban lots into sources of food and opportunities for economic development in low income neighborhoods. Starting with a group of friends and neighbors planting one community garden on a vacant lot owned by The Better Housing Coalition; Tricycle Gardens has grown into four community gardens, three learning gardens, a green house at Bryan Park, a ½-acre urban farm and a 3,000 sq ft edible forest garden at the Science Museum of Virginia.
Invite Others and Join Us!
RSVP & Share on Facebook here!
Invite all of your friends and share this on social media! 
And if that’s not enough reason to come, then check these additional great reasons to join us:
- The Wine Loft Richmond is the shizzle. It’s a cozy atmosphere that allows for networking so bring a friend, or two, or three! Or come alone, we’ll introduce you around.
- There will be complimentary delicious appetizers provided with discounted wines for purchase.
- We give stuff away. That’s right. . .for every entry fee of $10 we give you a raffle ticket. Additional tickets may be purchased for $1 each (so bring lots of dollars!). We give away photography gift certificates, Richmond Rocks books, and generally cool prizes you will surely put to use.
- All funds raised will benefit the non-profit. Contact us if you want to mail a donation.
- As much as $1,000 is raised each month in just a couple hours at each event at the Wine Loft – we raised over $1,200 at our May 2013 event!
- Over the last three years, we’ve raised thousands of dollars for great Richmond non-profits just by having fun.
For businesses owners who would like to donate a raffle prize, we appreciate you! Please contact us: christa@richmondmom.com.
These events may also be sponsored by businesses owners, like the Gundlach sisters, who have a huge charitable heart!
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benefit the Down Syndrome Association of Richmond.
Time: 6:30-9:00 pm
Location: The Wine Loft in Short Pump
Who: Anyone Who Wants to Have Fun & help a great cause!
Thanks to Downtownshortpump.com’s team for partnering with us
each month for these fun events.
RSVP & Share on Facebook here!
Invite all of your friends and share this on social media! And if that’s not enough reason to come, then check these additional great reasons to join us:
- –The Wine Loft Richmond is the shizzle. It’s a cozy atmosphere that allows for networking so bring a friend. Or come alone, we’ll introduce you around.
- –There will be complimentary delicious appetizers provided with discounted wines.
- –We give stuff away. That’s right. . .for every entry fee of $10 we give you a raffle ticket; additional tickets may be purchased for $1 (so bring lots of dollars!). We give away photography gift certificates, Richmond Rocks books, and generally cool prizes you will surely put to use.
- –All funds raised will benefit the non-profit. Contact us if you want to mail a donation.
- –As much as $1,000 is raised each month in just a couple hours at each event at the Wine Loft.
- –Over the last three years, we’ve raised thousands of dollars for great Richmond non-profits just by having fun.
For businesses owners who would like to donate a raffle prize, we appreciate you! Please contact us: kate@richmondmom.com.
These events may also be sponsored by businesses owners, like the Gundlach sisters, who have a huge charitable heart!
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The April Wine Down will benefit the Junior League of Richmond. The Junior League of Richmond is an organization of women committed to the mission of promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Location: The Wine Loft in Short Pump
Who: Moms, Dads, Men, Women, Singles and Anyone Who Wants to Have Fun
Thanks to Downtownshortpump.com’s team for partnering with us each month for these fun events. Invite all of your friends and share this on social media! Please RSVP and share this with your friends on Facebook!
And if that’s not enough reason to come, then check these additional great reasons to join us:
- The Wine Loft Richmond is the shizzle. It’s a cozy atmosphere that allows for networking so bring a friend. Or come alone, we’ll introduce you around.
- There will be complimentary delicious appetizers provided with discounted wines.
- We give stuff away. That’s right. . .for every entry fee of $10 we give you a raffle ticket; additional tickets may be purchased for $1 (so bring lots of dollars!). We give away photography gift certificates, Richmond Rocks books, and generally cool prizes you will surely put to use.
- All funds raised will benefit the non-profit. Contact us if you want to mail a donation.
- As much as $1,000 is raised each month in just a couple hours at each event at the Wine Loft.
- Over the last three years, we’ve raised thousands of dollars for great Richmond non-profits just by having fun.
For businesses owners who would like to donate a raffle prize, we appreciate you! Please contact us: kate@richmondmom.com.
These events may also be sponsored by businesses owners, like the Gundlach sisters, who have a huge charitable heart!
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I will have to admit that when we finalized plans for Beacon Tree Foundation as our sponsored event for Wine Down on January 9, 2013, I was not very familiar with their work. But after spending some time researching and learning more about them, it was clear that we all need to do our best to make it to this event to meet the great people who lead this organization.
Early Identification and Intervention
One of the important aspects of Beacon Tree is their ability and available resources to help parents identify if a teenager’s rebellious or destructive behavior is indicative of a more serious problem. While many people are hesitant to seek help and advice on this aspect of their child’s behavior, it is part of responsible parenting and BeaconTree is a valuable resource. When kids are depressed, parents are often the last to know – unless they know what to look for and observe in their children.
According to their website,
“If we, as a society, offered as much assistance to parents of children who are suffering from anxiety or depression as we do the parents of a child with a health disease like cancer, we could avoid incidences like school shootings.”
They recognize the significance of early detection of depression or destructive behavior in kids, and intervention needed to potentially change the course of a life and many other lives affected. And that includes support and assistance to the parents of these troubled youth. (Click this link to review their article related to the CT tragedy).
Furthering Education
In addition to resources for depression, Beacon Tree takes their work miles further to help further education for kids.
Beacon Tree focuses on “financing and funding for families with at-risk teens, for the purpose of paying for private care/special educational facilities and programs, therapy and prescription drugs.” In the wake of recent weeks and years and the tragedies we’ve seen at the hands of young people with mental health issues, this organization is vital to our community.
They do great work to help those struggling with mental, emotional, and drug/alcohol issues by not only identifying their need for assistance, but helping them further their education through:
- funding college scholarships and private high school grants for deserving teens struggling with these issues, and
- assisting in the arrangement of long-term, low-cost financing for pre-secondary educational and treatment purposes
They do much more than that by providing information, resources, and guidance for a variety of things that helps students grow and develop in healthy learning environments. They offer assistance in locating cost-savings opportunities for education, finding emergency medical assistance, and tons more.
Learn More at Wine Down
Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to learn more about BeaconTree and how they can help the youth and parents in our community. Join us at Wine Down at the Wine Loft in Short Pump on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 6:30 p.m.
And if you can’t make it to the event, please visit their website to learn more and donate online to advance their cause. You could save many lives through your generosity.
About Beacon Tree Foundation
Beacon Tree Directors and founders.
Tom and Diana Leahy, are the Founders of Beacon Tree Foundation.
General Contact Information
Beacon Tree Foundation
6008 Sedgefield Road
Midlothian, VA 23112
INFORMATION: 804-937-2288
If you are in need of immediate assistance, please call the CRISIS number, 1-800-273-8255 and a counselor will do their best to help you.
]]>The Richmondmom.com Monthly Wine Down event is scheduled at The Wine Loft on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 to benefit the Virginia Eye Institute’s Cataract Mission.
Cataract Mission is for people who do not have insurance (including
Medicare or Medicaid) and do not have the financial means to pay for cataract surgery. The program is put on completely by the volunteer physicians and staff at Virginia Eye Institute. Time: 6:30-9:30pm.
You don’t want to miss this fun night out with friends, old and new. Thanksto Downtownshortpump.com’s Trevor Dickerson for partnering with us each month for these fun events. RSVP and share this with your friends on Facebook!
This isn’t just for moms–It’s an event for Richmond moms, dads, singles, and anyone who wants to attend for a great time & support a great cause.
And if that’s not enough reason to come, then check these additional great reasons to join us:
- The Wine Loft Richmond is the shizzle. It’s a cozy atmosphere that allows for networking so bring a friend. Or come alone, we’ll introduce you around.
- There will be incredibly delicious appetizers provided with discounted wines.
- We give stuff away. That’s right. . .for every entry fee of $10 we give you a raffle ticket; additional tickets may be purchased for $1 (so bring lots of dollars!). We give away
photography gift certificates, Richmond Rocks books, and generally cool prizes you will surely put to use. Midas of Richmond’s Mark Smith often attends and generously donates some Midas giveaways for sure.
All funds raised will benefit the Virginia Eye Institute’s Cataract Mission; Contact us if you want to mail a donation.
We’ve raised as much as $1,000 each month in just a couple hours at each event at the Wine Loft. What a great way to relax and help out a valuable Richmond non-profit. Over the last three years, we’ve raised thousands of dollars for great Richmond non-profits just by having fun.
For businesses who would like to donate a raffle prize, we love you, contact us: kate@richmondmom.com.
These events may also be sponsored by businesses who have a charitable heart!
]]>Yep, it’s time again to get ramped up for our monthly Wine Down Wednesday with Richmondmom.com and DowntownShortPump.com. Come join us on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 from 6:30-9:30 at The Wine Loft in West Broad Village.
If you haven’t been before, you’re in for a treat. Here’s why:
1) Cool people will be there. People who care about fundraising for this month’s non-profit, Beyond Boobs. $5 at the door goes to the organization and great appetizers are provided with discounted wines, and we’ll give you an extra raffle ticket for each non-perishable food item, too.
2) The Wine Loft Richmond is the shizzle. It’s a cozy atmosphere that allows for networking. Bring a friend. Or come alone, we’ll introduce you around.
3) We give stuff away. That’s right. . .for every entry fee we give you a raffle ticket; additional tickets may be purchased for $1. We give away massages, facials, Richmond Rocks books and generally cool stuff you will surely put to use.
4) Why do we do this? ‘Cause women need a night to Wine Down. Why not the 1st Wednesday of each month? We’ve raised up to $650 each month in just a few hours at Wine Down Wednesday at the Wine Loft. What a great way to relax & help out a good Richmond non-profit.
How do you RSVP? It’s easy. Just click on our Wine Down Wednesday Facebook page. (If you don’t rsvp, it’s still cool-you can just show up.) And please bring cash–you’re gonna want it for giveaways galore.
See you then, sister! (oh, and guys are allowed too. but there’s a lot of women. which could be good for guys. well, you get the picture.)
Note: businesses who would like to donate a raffle prize, we love you, contact us: kate@richmondmom.com
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