TOMORROW: Women of the Revolution LIVE!

THURSDAY, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET Women of the Revolution Bravery. Loyalty. Sacrifice. Women of the Revolution possessed all of these qualities. Explore the excitement, peril, and individual stories of Deborah Sampson, Mary Perth, Martha Washington, and other women, on both sides of the conflict, who proved their mettle in America's war for independence. Access the Live Stream Find a Broadcaster Featured Article   Order a DVD copy of this program for only $24.95 plus shipping  Tweet us your questions and comments! @CWFLearn #HEROLive Featured Article HERO Subscriber? Click here to access toll-free number lesson plans web activities on-demand video   Not a HERO subscriber? Click here to learn about the benefits of a full subscription! Meet the hosts of tomorrow's live broadcast! Karl Palenkas Karl Palenkas is a junior at Isle of Wight Academy located in Isle of Wight, Va. He is a member of the National Honor Society and is interested in pursuing a career in criminal and forensic science. Karl has been professionally acting for three years and is active in his school's drama club. His most recent role was that of an revolutionary soldier in the upcoming season of Legends and Lies.    Annie Lewis Annie Lewis is an Associate Producer in Colonial Williamsburg's Education Outreach department. Last year she was honored to receive an Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for her work in producing the HERO Live! broadcast of The Amazing Trade Shop Math Race. She enjoys acting, filmmaking, and directing with her production group DoG St. Media, as well as gardening and spending time with her fiancé and her cat, Dr. Whiskers.   Holly Mayer Holly A. Mayer served in the U.S. Army, earned a Ph.D. at the College of William and Mary, and is a historian at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her research centers on the social and cultural histories of military forces in late eighteenth-century North America. Mayer's publications include the book Belonging to the Army: Camp Followers and Community during the American Revolution.   Donna Wolf (Sarah Bache) Originally from Los Angeles, Donna moved to the East Coast to study theater, earning two BFA's and a BA. With a background in Improvisational Theater, she has performed up and down the East Coast ending up at Colonial Williamsburg's Revolutionary City. For the past 11 years, Donna has been an actor, storyteller and street character interpreter.    Valarie Holmes (Dinah Mitchel) Valarie Holmes is from New Jersey and attended Rutgers University, Pace University and received a B.S. in Marketing from Hampton Institute and a MFA from Regent University in Performing Arts. Valarie portrays women, some enslaved and some free, during various periods of the history of our country, particularly during the colonial period, for Colonial Williamsburg. She creates roles with the mission to portray with dignity, the complexity of life of enslaved and free African American women.  Questions? Contact us at 800-761-8331 or HEROsupport@cwf.org.

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Education Outreach, PO Box 1776, Williamsburg, VA 23187 SafeUnsubscribe™ alexanderofyork@yorkteaparty.org Forward this email | Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by herosupport@cwf.org in collaboration with Try it free today

My First Job Taught Me This

Send me an email | Forward to a Friend

My First Job Taught Me This By Congressman Randy Forbes March 3, 2016 As a boy growing up in what was a very rural Hampton Roads at the time, summers were mostly spent mowing my neighbor's, my grandmother's, and my aunt's lawns, doing odd jobs for a bit of pocket money, visiting with my grandparents, or playing Parcheesi with friends on our small front porch until the sun faded to dusk and the lightening bugs came out. While I worked a number of summer jobs over the years, I still smile when I remember my early days of glass bottle recycling entrepreneurship. Walking along the roadsides of our neighborhoods, you could often spot old Coca-Cola bottles littering the ditches, tossed there by passengers in Chevy and Ford trucks. Once my best friend and I learned that you could exchange those old glass bottles for 3 cents apiece, we made it our mission to spend those long summer days collecting as many Coca-Cola bottles as we could. Our financial goal? To earn enough money to buy candy from the local store. Our "job" proved lucrative. We spent many hot days pulling glass bottles from the embankments, hauling the bottles to exchange, and counting our earnings. I doubt anyone really noticed our clean-up effort, but it taught me valuable lessons about work. And, in my young mind, our effort paid huge dividends: those coveted Hershey bars with almonds. Those simple summers hold a fond place in my heart. I think it's because it was one of the earliest points in my life when I realized the true value and meaning of work. It laid the foundation upon which I view business and work today. We talk a lot about jobs in our nation, and rightly so. Work is a fundamental part of the American character.  To many Virginians, work is a pay check, but it's also so much more than a livelihood. Work is the hope for greater opportunities. It's a chance to meet personal goals. It's the opportunity to serve a family, a community, an industry, or a mission that is bigger than ourselves. Indeed throughout our history, individual Americans have used their work – their livelihoods – to help our nation burst through economic sluggishness. Ronald Reagan once shared: "I would match the American worker against any in the world. The people whose labor fuels our industry and economy are among the most productive anywhere.… Let us tap into that well of human spirit…" But, he cautioned, "Our destiny is not our fate; it is our choice." His caution is right. The legacy of the American worker rests on our ability as a nation to create opportunities for work.  Every day, we as a nation face critical choices. We must decide whether we will empower people in their entrepreneurial ventures. Every day, we as a nation must decide whether we will give our business owners the freedom to build, grow, and innovate. And every day, those are the choices that are on my mind as I make decisions that impact Virginia and our nation. That's why I choose to strengthen our shipbuilding and defense industrial base.  Virginia's shipbuilding and ship repair industries employ thousands of engineers and tradesmen – the Hampton Roads region alone accounts for roughly one fifth of the nation's total shipbuilders. Their daily work is critical to our national security.  National defense is not a faucet that can be turned on and off (both for the sake of our national security, as well as for our jobs and economy). That's why I've led the charge to fully fund Navy ship repair, successfully pushing the Navy to accelerate maintenance and modernization work to better sustain the ship repair sector throughout 2016 and beyond. That's why I choose to unwrap the red tape that entangles our manufacturers. Manufacturers bring approximately a quarter million jobs to our economy in Virginia. Their daily work creates well-paying jobs, encourages growth, and fuels innovation. The industry is ripe for global competitiveness, which is why I've supported efforts to make government an enabler instead of a barrier -- like requiring detailed information about the economic impact of any new regulations. I have also worked to ensure companies like Lipton and Keurig Green Mountain have a clear, uniform set of regulations so they can continue to ship their products to all 50 states and employ hundreds in our area. And that's why I choose to work to make our region attractive to new opportunities. New business and jobs will come to communities that have the infrastructure and environment to support them. I've partnered with community leaders to prioritize infrastructure decisions to help draw companies, like Amazon, to our communities. I've cosponsored legislation to remove bureaucratic hurdles for economic development and expedite permit approvals for major economic development sites. I have also worked diligently to support the continued growth of the Port of Virginia and ensure Virginia remains a hub for economic growth. The federal government doesn't power America. It is the individual who powers America.  Individual workers, individual businesses, and individual jobs. And it is the collective power of that workforce that creates the backbone of our American economy. Let us remember, as Ronald Reagan said, to tap into that well of human spirit. For our destiny is not our fate; it is our choice.

 

Home | Contact | Forward to a Friend | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Privacy | Office Locations
Please do not reply to this message. This email address does not accept incoming messages. To send an email, click here.

Click Here to view this email in your browser
Click Here to be removed from this list

LIVE from Colonial Williamsburg! Women of the Revolution

March 10, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET Women of the Revolution Bravery. Loyalty. Sacrifice. Women of the Revolution possessed all of these qualities. Explore the excitement, peril, and individual stories of Deborah Sampson, Mary Perth, Martha Washington, and other women, on both sides of the conflict, who proved their mettle in America's war for independence. Access the Live Stream Find a Broadcaster Featured Article   Order a DVD copy of this program for only $24.95 plus shipping  Tweet us your questions and comments! @CWFLearn #HEROLive Featured Article HERO Subscriber? Click here to access toll-free number lesson plans web activities on-demand video   Not a HERO subscriber? Click here to learn about the benefits of a full subscription! Meet the hosts of the March 10 live broadcast! Karl Palenkas Karl Palenkas is a junior at Isle of Wight Academy located in Isle of Wight, Va. He is a member of the National Honor Society and is interested in pursuing a career in criminal and forensic science. Karl has been professionally acting for three years and is active in his school's drama club. His most recent role was that of an revolutionary soldier in the upcoming season of Legends and Lies.    Annie Lewis Annie Lewis is an Associate Producer in Colonial Williamsburg's Education Outreach department. Last year she was honored to receive an Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for her work in producing the HERO Live! broadcast of The Amazing Trade Shop Math Race. She enjoys acting, filmmaking, and directing with her production group DoG St. Media, as well as gardening and spending time with her fiancé and her cat, Dr. Whiskers.   Holly Mayer Holly A. Mayer served in the U.S. Army, earned a Ph.D. at the College of William and Mary, and is a historian at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her research centers on the social and cultural histories of military forces in late eighteenth-century North America. Mayer's publications include the book Belonging to the Army: Camp Followers and Community during the American Revolution.   Donna Wolf (Sarah Bache) Originally from Los Angeles, Donna moved to the East Coast to study theater, earning two BFA's and a BA. With a background in Improvisational Theater, she has performed up and down the East Coast ending up at Colonial Williamsburg's Revolutionary City. For the past 11 years, Donna has been an actor, storyteller and street character interpreter.    Valarie Holmes (Dinah Mitchel) Valarie Holmes is from New Jersey and attended Rutgers University, Pace University and received a B.S. in Marketing from Hampton Institute and a MFA from Regent University in Performing Arts. Valarie portrays women, some enslaved and some free, during various periods of the history of our country, particularly during the colonial period, for Colonial Williamsburg. She creates roles with the mission to portray with dignity, the complexity of life of enslaved and free African American women.  Questions? Contact us at 800-761-8331 or HEROsupport@cwf.org.

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Education Outreach, PO Box 1776, Williamsburg, VA 23187 SafeUnsubscribe™ alexanderofyork@yorkteaparty.org Forward this email | Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by herosupport@cwf.org in collaboration with Try it free today

Virginia on the Move

Send me an email | Forward to a Friend

Virginia on the Move By Congressman J. Randy Forbes March 1, 2016 By today's standards, the original Erie Canal was only a tiny ditch. It was about 40' wide and 4' deep, dug almost completely by hand over eight years in the early 19th century. But it was an economic miracle. Before that time, the longest canal in the United States was around 20 miles. The cost of shipping goods across that tiny distance was about the same to ship goods to England. It took three weeks, on average, to move goods from Buffalo to New York City. The Erie Canal sought to connect the Atlantic seaboard to the heartland of America, reducing shipping times and costs.  Still, many thought the Erie Canal project was too expensive. But the canal was completed swiftly and on budget, meandering through 363 miles of rugged land.  What had once taken three weeks to ship now took seven days. What once cost $100 now cost $6. Most importantly, the Erie Canal connected Europe with the center of America, fueling commerce and population movement. By today's comparisons, the footprint of the Erie Canal may seem small, but it cemented the idea that innovative, smart infrastructure fuels our economy. Infrastructure projects aren't always glamorous to talk about, but a solid infrastructure system is an important cornerstone in the foundation of our economy.  Our roads, bridges, tunnels, canals, and ports keep our country moving. And here in Virginia, they are a lifeline to our economy. We rely heavily on strong transportation and infrastructure systems in Virginia. In fact, Hampton Roads has been called the most infrastructure dependent place on the East Coast because of our reliance on bridges, tunnels, and roads. That dependence brings great opportunity. Our infrastructure allows us to move goods and cargo in and out of the Commonwealth every day. Our ports, rail lines, and roadways makes Virginia an attractive place for manufacturing companies, warehouses, and retail stores that can move their goods and supplies effectively and efficiently. Our interconnected transportation system supports our agricultural system, giving our farmers the products they need.  Our ports and waterways allow our national defense access to critical international waterways in a matter of moments. Over the past decade, the Hampton Roads region has emerged as a linchpin to support a larger ecosystem of commerce and national security. More than 17,000 trucks enter and exit Hampton Roads each weekday. Roughly 33% of the cargo that passes through Hampton Roads, in and out of the Port, moves by rail; the largest percentage of any U.S. East Coast port. And the tonnage of goods that will be moved to, from, and within Hampton Roads could jump 80% over the next three and a half decades. With the Panama Canal Expansion, the Hampton Roads region is poised to receive even more goods. These are all exciting developments, but along with these opportunities is the very real challenge of maintaining and growing our infrastructure systems. In part, our region's future depends greatly on how smart we are about planning for the future. A Growth Mindset The Port of Virginia is one of the few deep-water ports in the United States that can accept large ships. As international shipping, transport, and trade increase - especially with the Panama Canal Expansion –it's critical our ports are equipped to take full advantage of those economic opportunities. In Congress, I serve on the Congressional Ports Caucus, a group that brings together minds from both sides of the aisle to think intelligently about impending growth, and be strategic in how we can strengthen our nation's ports so we can remain a leader in commerce and transportation.  I have also worked with members of the Virginia delegation to support initiatives like the eastward expansion of Craney Island. This expansion is critical to the Port's future and its ability to handle future increases in cargo volume, keeping the Port and Hampton Roads competitive as a global economic hub. Minimizing Choke Points Our transportation systems support diverse priorities, but at the end of the day, people want roadways that keep us moving. Businesses need access to roads, bridges, and tunnels to move goods. Commuters don't want to sit in traffic. This requires us to minimize choke points. For our region, that includes expanding the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, making Raleigh to Norfolk a high priority corridor for future interstate, and replacing the Deep Creek Bridge, among other priorities.  It also means giving States the resources and authority they need to identify these bottlenecks and work with localities and local commissions to determine the most efficient way to resolve them.  Legislation like the recently approved FAST Act, which reforms transportation programs and provides more flexibility to state and local governments, takes significant strides toward providing the resources and authority needed to reinvest in our nation's roads and bridges. Unraveling Red Tape It's no secret that when the federal government gets involved, forward movement typically comes to a screeching halt. That shouldn't be the case. I believe the federal government should act as an enabler to economic success, not a barrier, and no infrastructure project – especially those vital to commerce in a region dependent on infrastructure – should be held up unnecessarily because of some bureaucratic rule.  That's why I introduced my 414 Plan, which does a couple of key things to expedite the construction of roads and bridges:  1) It suspends for five years all federal regulations that don't  pertain to the safety of highway facilities, or of public and workplace safety; 2) It gets rid of costly, outdated federal requirements that often hold these projects up; and, 3) It continues to afford states and localities flexibility in utilizing federal funding for construction projects that make the most impact for their local communities. Our infrastructure here in Virginia represents forward movement, entrepreneurship, and a global footprint.  Our infrastructure speaks to our region's future. By continuing to make smart investments in our infrastructure, we will enjoy even greater economic growth and opportunities for Virginia in the decades to come.

 

Home | Contact | Forward to a Friend | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Privacy | Office Locations
Please do not reply to this message. This email address does not accept incoming messages. To send an email, click here.

Click Here to view this email in your browser
Click Here to be removed from this list