We spent a special weekend in Marion, VA, in honor of Mike, Aunt Elizabeth's husband, who passed away a couple of years ago. In his memory, his family has set up a foundation that provides a continuous scholarship to one young High School age student in Marion. Mike and Elizabeth were the 6th grade teachers in Marion for many years till they retired and are obviously well loved and respected by the local community. The goal of the weekend was to raise money for these scholarships. To this end, there were many fun activities planned- a party with a live band, silent auction of goods, services and theme baskets, and a golf tournament. (Mike was an avid golfer at the golf club where these events were held). We were very happy to be able to participate (our first time), enjoyed meeting everyone involved with the weekend and being together with family. We especially enjoyed staying at a gorgeous historical, Victorian style B&B . We had the best room- the attic- with all its beautiful nooks and crannies. We also spent one afternoon hiking at Hungry Mother State Park, where we noticed that the rhododendrons were starting to have buds and that there were even some baby hemlocks growing. The hemlocks have been recently plagued by a disease and have been dying, so this was a good sign!
The Happer'sHi! This is Preeti, Jim, Rigel, Luna and I (Aneka). We have recently left our home in Shanghai, China to Somewhereinthemountains, North Carolina. Preeti and Jim are both international school teachers and Rigel, Luna and I are homeschooled. Categories
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