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Join Troy and Kelly Paino as they
travel to the Riveras and Islands of France, Italy, and Spain with Mary Washington Alumni on the Road in October 2017.
Click here to read more about this exciting trip and to pre-register to hold your space aboard the five-star, small ship M.S. Le Lyrial.
We did it! Thanks to the generosity of our community and the collaboration of alumni social media ambassadors, we exceeded our goal of 200 donors on Giving Tuesday. This global day dedicated to philanthropy is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, which fell on November 29 this year.
UMW received 228 gifts from 224 donors in 21 states and two countries on Giving Tuesday, including:
Donors gave a total of $45,550; and $22,143 of that was in unrestricted giving to the Fund for Mary Washington. Of the 224 donors, 164 designated their gifts to the Fund for Mary Washington—a great show of support for the University’s mission and leadership. Sixty donors gave to other UMW causes, including academic departments, athletic teams, scholarships, the Amphitheatre restoration, and more.
We sincerely appreciate each donation and are grateful for your commitment to this special place!
Not all gifts to the Mary Washington First Campaign come in the form of cash or checks. Donors also make gifts of personal property, life insurance, real estate, and other assets.
Recently an alumna from the Class of 1963 made a generous donation of sixty-six acres located near Lynchburg, Va. The property is a tree farm with open fields for hay or other cover crops, and plenty of space for growing herbs, flowers, or vegetables. The family home has undergone recent renovations, and the property currently is listed for sale. Proceeds from the sale will be added to an endowed scholarship to benefit deserving Mary Washington students.
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Listing Information
This little piece of paradise in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains could provide someone an opportunity to get away from the rat race.
You’ll love living on 66-plus acres in this modernized and cozy cape-cod style home, featuring an open kitchen, sun porch, main-level master bedroom, bath, laundry room, a spacious second floor, and a semi-finished basement.
The pastoral setting will allow you to awake each morning to awe-inspiring sunrises and drift off to sleep each night with the tranquil sounds of nature. In addition to the tree farm acreage, there are open fields for hay or other cover crops, space for farmer’s market gardens, honeybee production, or a host of other opportunities for enterprising individuals wishing to get back to the land with the benefits of the protected riparian buffer, which
runs through the entire property. For the non-farmer, there is the option of leasing the available agricultural land and farm buildings to neighboring farmers. Forests have been actively managed, and the forested area is a certified stewardship VDOF tree farm.
This property is protected in perpetuity by a Conservation Easement administered by the Virginia Division of Forestry. This easement protects the magnificent open space, natural and scenic vistas.
There are ample agricultural-use barns and storage buildings. Rustburg, just thirty minutes from the City of Lynchburg, is convenient to the thriving Farmer’s Market. Air and rail connections are nearby along with modern highways, recreational opportunities, shopping, entertainment and dining options. For more information about how you can own this “little piece of paradise,” contact Stephanie Cheatham, REALTOR, ABR, REO Team at 434-660-4820.