Kates Day - May 1, 2024
Don’t miss this one-day event! Beautiful plants and flowers, grown by inmates in the horticulture program, and hand-made crafts showcase the talents of inmates at Virginia Correctional Center for Women (VCCW) who have worked hard all year for this big day. Proceeds fund scholarships, literacy and vocational opportunities for women. Must be 12 years or older to attend.
Kates Day Schedule - at VCCW
• 2:00 – 5:00 pm - Plants, crafts, plus raffle tickets and dinner tickets for pick up and payment are available for sale.
• 4:45 pm - Annual Meeting of The Elizabeth Kates Foundation will be in the chapel.
• 5:15 pm - Dinner and Entertainment in the gym. Call Ms. Wheeler for reservations by Friday, April 26 (804) 556-7408. Reservations are required and reserved $15 dinner tickets can be paid for and picked up on May 1. (Cash or check, no credit cards) You need both a reservation and a ticket for dinner.
The meeting and dinner are open to the public.
Location: Virginia Correctional Center for Women, 2841 River Road, Goochland, VA 23063
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Regulations for Kates Day
Items NOT allowed: Cells phones, purses, Fitbits, Apple Watches, key rings with multiple keys, credit cards.
Your photo identification is required for admittance to VCCW, and you must pass through a metal detector before entering. You may bring only your ID, cash, checks and a car key with you. Plastic bags will be provided for these items upon your arrival.
Dress code regulations stipulate modest clothing. Clothing NOT allowed: sleeveless blouses or shirts, leggings, camouflage clothing, and orange clothing. Jeans must be neat, no frayed hems or holes. Knee-length Bermuda shorts are allowed but no short shorts.
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Hundreds of Hats for Vets
Seventeen inmates at the Virginia Correctional Center for Women, in Goochland, knitted hundreds of hats in recent weeks to donate to veterans at the McGuire Medical Center. Hats will go to men and women in the cancer center, and other areas of need.
The Elizabeth Kates Foundation provided yarn for the project, assuming a large supply of yarn would last for a while. However, the inmates were so enthused about the opportunity to donate to such a worthy cause, it took only a month to deplete 25 large bags of yarn. Foundation board members are once again in the process of collecting more yarn for the knitting group, because inmates hope that making and donating hats to veterans will be an ongoing project.
Unique McKibbens, of McGuire Medical Center was thrilled to receive 250 hand-made hats, and said that the veterans would be very grateful for the donation. |
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