SML Good Neighbors Quilt Raffle

SML Good Neighbors is honored to receive the donation of this beautiful quilt from the Lake Quilters Guild to auction off to one lucky winner.

The quilt measures close to 88 x 88 inches.

Purchase a chance to win for $15, or

3 chances to win for $25.

Tickets are available online this year through our SML Good Neighbor website>

http://smlgoodneighbors.org/quilt_raffle

TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 


We will pull a winner March 3, 2017


More about the Lake Quilter Guild of Smith Mountain Lake, Inc. 
"Lake Quilters Guild at Smith Mountain Lake, Inc. was established in January of 1990 to serve the communities surrounding Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing good fellowship and the interchange of ideas to those interested in the art and craft of quilting. It is also our goal to interact with the community and to create an understanding of all aspects of quilting through education, sharing, enjoying and appreciation each other's work. As a special service to the community, we make items for donation to charitable organizations."
Thank you Lake Quilter Guild of Smith Mountain Lake, Inc.andThank you SML Good Neighbor Supporters!

SML Middle School Academy Rocky Mount

February 2017 - SML Middle School Academy

During the month of February the scholars, mentors and site director began working on mindfulness. 

Mindfulness is the ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us. 

This month the scholars are also working on mini math lessons. Our focus has been on Geometry, learning how to find the area and perimeter of rectangles, irregular rectangles, triangles and circles.  

Our research and presentations this month has been on Presidents and their pets.  We found out some very interesting facts about the pets that have lived at the White House. Did you know that in 1926, Calvin Coolidge was sent a raccoon from Mississippi to be part of the White House Thanksgiving dinner, but the Coolidge family found the raccoon to be friendly and docile so decided to keep her as a pet instead. They named her Rebecca and she loved to get in the bathtub with a little water and a bar of soap.

In the garden this month, we planted potatoes, basil, rosemary and parsley.

SMLGN would like to also note they are seeking Classroom Volunteers for the 
Middle School Academy at the Leonard A. Gereau Center in Rocky Mount Tuesdays and Thursdays, between the hours of 4:30pm and 5:30pm

1. ​Position Description

SML Good Neighbors is looking for classroom volunteers to serve as coaches to help our scholars (6th and 7th graders) with their homework.

Volunteers are required to complete a background check. If you already have a current background check completed by SML Good Neighbors or the Franklin County Schools, no additional screening is required.

Contact : SMLGN Program Direction Lisa Lietz at llietz@smlgoodneighbors.org if you would like to help our middle school students.

SML Good Neighbors hosts Family Night at Moneta Elementary

SML Good Neighbors hosted one of their family nights yesterday evening at Moneta Elementary School. 

Family Night focuses on learning games, educational craft projects, dinner and family.

Students stay after school and start with learning games. Shearer Rumsey who is one of our summer camp site directors is seen here below playing a word rhyming game. 



Students learned more about Presidents' Day and celebrated by creating Abraham Lincoln and George Washington finger puppets. 



Parents and siblings are welcome to join during any portion of family night. Last night SMLGN served families and students pizza, cookies and a drink. 


"Family is not an important thing, it's everything."
 - Michael J. Fox

SMLGN and FC United Way

Today SMLGN President Russell Baskett met up with FC United Ways' Executive Director Pamela Chitwood to pick up the monies raised from the Dancing for a Cause charity event. 

"We can make a great impact when we work together."

 - Pamela Chitwood

On January 28th, ten local non-profit charities danced for your votes (donations) at the Dancing for a Cause charity even hosted by The United Way of Franklin County, Virginia.

Thank you United Way of Franklin County for being a Good Neighbor and inviting SML Good Neighbors
to be apart of this special event!

SML Good Neighbors' Program Director Lisa Lietz and her husband Barrett Lietz performed the Salsa for this unique charity fundrasing event. 

Thank you to CJs Coffee and Sandwich Shop & HOT SHOTS for allowing SMLGN to display the donation ballot boxes.

Thank you to all the SML Good Neighbor supporters for the donations and encouragement.
Many many others to thank for such a successful charity event! 

With your help we raised a grand total of $1,160.79 for our Good Neighbors programs.

Thoughts and Reflections

"Why do I do this—the Good Neighbors program work? This is the simple question Tabitha, our social media and marketing assistant, asked. It’s a great question and I need to consider it deeply. Why do I do what I do with SML Good Neighbors? What sustains me in this work? Maybe the rambling thoughts that follow will give you—and me—some insights. It may take patience to read through these thoughts!"

Read more of Russell Baskett's Thoughts

http://russbaskettblog.blogspot.com/2017/02/tabithas-question.html?spref=fb