Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson invites all to the 2014 Richmond “Aunt Bertha” Human Service Resource and Information Fair

RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
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Wednesday, 9 April 2014

Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson invites all to the 2014 Richmond “Aunt Bertha” Human Service Resource and Information Fair

All Richmond residents invited and encouraged to attend: Free breakfast and lunch will be served.
         
WHAT         (Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.) - The Honorable Ellen F. Robertson, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council Richmond Gateway 6th Voter District, invites everyone to attend the 2014 Richmond “Aunt Bertha” Human Service Resource and Information Fair. This event is free and open to the public and all Richmond residents are invited and encouraged to attend. Free breakfast and lunch will be served.

                             The event will introduce the auntbertha.com website, which was established in Texas in 2010 and, since then, has grown to include Richmond, Virginia. The auntbertha.com website provides a free searchable database of government and nonprofit human service entities providing free or reduced cost services. Searchable by U.S. Postal Zip Code, the website is organized by the following 11 macro category areas: emergency, food, housing, goods, transit, health, money, care, education, work and legal. For ease of use, each category includes helpful sub-categories to focus a search.

                             The planned agenda for this event includes the following:

Welcome
Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson, Richmond City Council Richmond Gateway 6th Voter District

“Aunt Bertha” Introduction and Presentation
Presentation of the auntbertha.com website

Presentations from Human Service Agencies and Organizations
Brief presentations on services from entities representing the following 11 macro category areas: emergency, food, housing, goods, transit, health, money, care, education, work and legal.

Question and Answer
Public Input, Questions and Answers

WHEN         Saturday, April 12, 2014
                    11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
                   
WHERE        Fifth Street Baptist Church GRACE Center
                       2800 Third Avenue; Richmond, Virginia 23222 U.S.A.  

WHO          The Honorable Ellen F. Robertson, Councilwoman
                  Richmond City Council Richmond Gateway 6th Voter District

CONTACT   For more information, please contact Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson,
                       at 804.646.5348 (tel), or ellen.robertson@richmondgov.com (email)
                     

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Steve Skinner
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RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
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Richmond, Virginia  23219 U.S.A.
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