Enjoy dinner with friends and colleagues the night before the Spring Conference at Travinia Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar. Reservations are at 6:30 p.m. on May 4 for this fun, pay-your-own way event. Please email Cheryl Spain by Monday, April 30, if you plan to attend.
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Registration for the VPC Spring Conference is live! The conference is May 5 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the University of Richmond. Join us as we celebrate the 60-year anniversary of our organization. We have a great day in store with speakers who will examine everything from fake news to ethical responsibility. We will also honor our Newsmaker of the Year. The price...
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Keep giving to support VPW Scholarships By Pamela Stallsmith Because of your generosity, the Virginia Press Women Foundation was able to provide $1,000 scholarships to SaraRose Martin and Noah Petersen in 2017. As 2018 begins, please consider a tax-deductible gift to help us help other deserving students become tomorrow’s communicators. Every donation helps,...
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The Virginia Press Women Foundation is pleased to offer a $1,000 scholarship to a deserving Virginia college student interested in pursuing a career in communications. The Agnes Cooke Scholarship competition is open to any Virginia college student or to any Virginia resident attending an out-of-state college. Scholarship applicants must be planning a career in...
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Are you working on your award entry? There’s still time to submit your work. The NFPW Communications Contest is live for your entries! Take stock of your best work and enter the contest now. The deadline for entry is midnight in your time zone on February 6, 2018. Every 1st place winner from each state goes on to compete in the national contest. Last year, VPC...
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Julie Grimes is communications manager at the Virginia Department of Education. In addition to state employment, Julie has daily newspaper, corporate and non-profit communications and ad agency experience. She holds an undergraduate degree in Mass Communications/Speech and a master’s degree in Library & Information Science. For more information about Julie and...
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