COMMUNITY INFORMATION DIRECTORY

	Virginia 211 Washington County Online Resource Guide Ask Abingdon

Regional

• Appalachian Regional Commission
  A federal-state partnership that works with the people of Appalachia to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life.
  ARC has identified five goal areas: education and workforce training, physical infrastructure, civic capacity and leadership, business development and health care.The work of the Commission is centered chiefly in providing technical assistance to area jurisdictions in economic and community development, public management and administration, and cartography. Economic development activities include assisting jurisdictions in preparing grant applications for economic development projects, publishing a quarterly report of economic indicators, and maintaining a comprehensive regional economic development strategy.
• Council of Community Services
  Search by program name or keyword for resources available, for example: "Adult Day Care," "After School Programs," "Child Day Care," "Child Support," etc.
• Mount Rogers Planning District Commission
  
• Appalachian Sustainable Development
  A not-for-profit organization working in 10 counties of the Appalachian sections of Virginia and Tennessee. ASD focuses on developing healthy, diverse and ecologically sound economic opportunities through education and training. SD's two main programs are in Sustainable Forestry and Wood Products and Sustainable Agriculture.

Local

• United Way of Washington County
  1173 West Main St.
  PO Box 744
  Abingdon, Va. 24212-0644
  276-628-2160
• Washington County Chamber of Commerce
  Newcomers Guide, Area info, link to online publication Images of Washington County; Clubs and Organizations of Washington County
• Washington County Government Information
• Town of Abingdon
  Visitor's Information/events, local government/police/fire, local contacts.
• Washington County Public Schools
• Washington County Public Library
• Virginia Highlands Community College
• Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
• William King Regional Art Center
• Historical Society of Washington County
• Emory and Henry Service Opportunities The Appalachian Center for Community Services

Alphabetical Index

A,B,C, D,E,F, G,H,I, J,K,L, M,N,O, P,Q,R, S,T,U, V,W, X,Y,Z

Clubs and Organizations of Washington County

Abingdon Civitan Club	Gus Croft	PO Box 664	Abingdon	Va.	24212	276-628-4682	1st & 3rd Mon
Abingdon Garden Club	Liz Lester	16020 McGee St.	Meadowview	Va.	24361	276-429-5177	4th Tues.
Abingdon Memorial Post #1994	Effie Kinsley	357 Whites Mill Rd.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-628-2795	1st Thurs.
Abingdon Newcomers' Club	Carol Sims	23112 Virginia Trail	Bristol	Va.	24202	276-645-0785	3rd. Weds.
Abingdon Resource Center	Molly Hale	211 W. Main St.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-628-4343	M-F,8:30-4
Abingdon Rotary Club	Tim Webb	PO Box 485	Abingdon	Va.	24212	276-628-1148	Fridays@ Greenway Haven
Abingdon Senior Center & Services	Polly Wirt	300 Senior Dr.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-628-3911	Abingdon Senior Center
Alzheimer's Association	Sissy Frye	St. John's Lutheran	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-783-8157	Ist Thurs.@St John's Lutheran
American Association of Retired People	Edna Bolton	18993 Middle Dr.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-623-0988	2nd Thurs.@ Greenway Haven
American Cancer Society	Chris Mueller	Box 246/ 230 Charwood Dr.	Abingdon	Va.	24212	276-739-7780
American Chestnut Foundation	Fred Hebard	14005 Glenbrook Ave.	Meadowview	Va.	24361	276-944-4631
American Legion Post #12	Butch Neal	PO Box 303	Abingdon	Va.	24212	276-628-4140
American Lung Association/ Va	Toby Jordan	PO Box 1249/ 370 E.Main St	Abingdon	Va.	24212
American Red Cross/ Mtn. Empire		901 Common-wealth Av.	Bristol	Va.	24201	276-645-6550
Animal Defense League	Nanvy Firebau	PO Box 2099	Abingdon	Va.	24212	877-301-2290
Appalachian Author's Guild	PO Box 848	246 W. Main St.	Va.	24212	276-628-5681	Appalachian Author's Guild	Inside Hidden Memories Antique Mall
Applachian Girl Scout Council	Dwana Doane	PO Box 3100 CRS	Johnson City	Tn.	37602	276-944-4052
Appalachian Independence League	Greg Morrell	230 Charwood Dr.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-628-2979
Archeology Society of Va/ Wolf Hill Chapter	May Tabor	123 W. Main St	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-669-0468	3rd Thurs.@Parks & Rec.
Auxiliary of Johnston Memorial Hosp.	Barbara Chava	244 Whites Mill Rd.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-628-6093	2nd Mon.@ Morrison Room
Big Brothers/ Big Sisters	Kent Simcox	114 Court St.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-628-7053
Blacks Fort DAR	Eugenia Phillip	452 Winterham Dr.	Abingdon	Va.	24211	276-676-2205	3rd Weds.
Booklovers Club	Betty Ringley	174 Stonewall Hgts.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-676-2928
Boy Scouts of America	Stacey McGill	526 Whites Mill Rd.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-623-9218
Christian Singles	Sandra Porter	First Christian Church	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-628-4804	Monday 7PM@ First Christian

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D,E,F

Desert Sands Shrine	Marty Jessee	2224 Ibex Dr.	Abingdon	Va.	24211	276-619-4894
Disabled American Veterans		PO Box 646	Abingdon	Va.	24212	276-963-5340	1st Mon.@Veterans Memorial
Ecumenical Faith in Action	PO Box 2419	244 Oak Hill St.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-739-9992

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G,H,IVa.Va.

Habitat for Humanity		300 Green Spring Rd.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-628-9590
Harry L. Coomes Recreation Center	Chris Johnson	300 Stanley St.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-623-5279	Harry L. Coomes Recreation Center
Helping Hands for Santa		PO Box 54	Abingdon	Va.	24212
Highlands Community Services		432 E. Main	Abingdon	24210	276-676-2908		Highland Community Services
Highlands Educational Literacy Program	Sallie Garrett	334 Rose St.	PO Box 2044	Abingdon	24212	276-676-4355
Historical Society of Washington County	Charles Seaver	305 Depot Sq.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-628-2746	Historical Society of Southwest Virginia
International Assoc. of Administrative Professionals	Carolyn Casto	795 Baugh Ln.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-676-0199	2nd Tues.(various restaurants)

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J,K,L

Kiwanas Club of Abingdon	David Neal	PO Box 445	Abingdon	Va.	24212	276-623-0850	Every Tuesday@Greenway Haven
Lions Club of Abingdon	Ian Dye	19491 Pleasant View Dr.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-628-7379	1st & 3rd.Thurs@Greenway Haven

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M,N,O

March of Dimes, Blue Ridge Div.	Beverley Cole	4504 Starkey Rd. SW, #120, So Park Office Bldg.	Roanoke	Va.	24014	540-989-8030	March of Dimes Blue Ridge Division
Masonic Lodge #48		325 W. Main	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-628-5164
Mattie Roundtree Stephenson Woman's Club	Peta Patton	253 Oakhill St.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-628-3968	3rd. Mon.@Sinking Spring
Moose Lodge		PO Box 321	Abingdon	Va.	24212	276-628-2764
Mount Rogers Regional Adult Education	Susan Seymore, Program Mgr.	PO Box 828 1600 Opportunity Ln.	Abingdon	Va.	24212	276-739-2547	http://mrraep.org
Mount Rogers Appalachian Trail Club		24198 Green Springs Rd.	Abingdon	Va.	24211	276-628-2601
Mt. Empire Amateur Radio Society	Bernard H. Leonard	Abingdon	Va.	276-628-9322	W4LGY	mears_aarl@earthlink.net	Mountain Empire Amateur Radio Society
Odd Fellows, McCabe Lodge #56	James Riley	18280 Limestone Dr.	Meadowview	Va.	24361	276-475-5390

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P,Q,R

Random Arts Club	Diana Johnson	19419 McCray Dr.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-628-5545	4th Mon.
Rotary Club of Washington County (Rotary District 7570)	Henry Snodgrass	1052 Florist Rd.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-676-0247	Rotary Club of Washington County
RTS Bereavement Service	Kathie Kiser	PO Box 106	Abingdon	Va.	24212	276-676-4501	3rd. Tues.@Johnston Memorial

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S,T,U

Sons of the American Revolution, Gen. Wm. Campbell Chapter	Damon Boyd	22131 Green Spring Church Rd.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-628-1561	Sons of the American Revolution
Southwest Va. Board of Realtors	Carol Jones	1150 Court St.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-628-2618
The Arts Depot	Bob Cassell	Box2513, 314 Depot Dr.	Abingdon	Va.	24212	276-628-9091	The Arts Depot
UDC Anna Stonewall Jackson	Ruth Finley	18347 Rich Valley Rd.	Abingdon	Va.	276-739-2354	3rd. Sat.
United Way of Washington County	Diane Blackburn	PO Box 644	Abingdon	Va.	24212	276-628-2160	United Way of Washington County

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V,W

Veterans of Foreign Wars #1994		18356 Surrey Ln.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-628-5877	VFW Post1994
Virginia Creeper Trail Club	Link Elmore	378 Burke Ln.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-676-2789	Virginia Creeper Trail Club
Virginia Highlands Festival	Ema Wilkin	PO Box 801	Abingdon	Va.	24212	276-623-5266	Virginia Highlands Festival
Virginia Highlands Legal Secretaries Assoc.	Teresa Dicken	227 W. Cherry St.	Marion	Va.	24354	800-277-6754, ext.202
Virginia Highlands Pilots Assoc.		Va. Highlands Airport	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-628-8555	2nd Tues.@7PM, Va. Highlands Airport
Washington County Bar Association	Gay Leonard	100 N. Court St.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-676-3335	4x/Yr@Greenway Haven
Washington County Chamber of Commerce	Suzanne Lay	179 E. Main St.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-628-8141	Washington County Chamber of Commerce
Washington County Clean Virginia Program	Stephen Richa	205 Academy Dr.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-676-6216
Washington County Extension Homemakers	Crystal Peek	234 W. Vallet	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-676-6309
Washington County Fair/Tobacco Festival	Ken Reynolds	19607 McCray Dr.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-628-5469
Washington County Habitat for Humanity	Wythe Hull	136 E. Main St.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-628-9590	3rd Thurs@ Sinking Spring
Washington County Life Saving Crewettes	Arvil Graybeal	PO Box 2033	Abingdon	Va.	24212	276-628-2776
Washington County Preservation Club	Frank "Bucky" Edmonson	PO Box 981	Abingdon	Va.	24212	276-628-8576
Washington County React Club		241 Park St.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-628-7117
Washington County Recreation Dept.		205 Academy Dr.	Abingdon	Va.	24210	276-676-6212	Washington County Recreation Dept.
Washington County Retired Teachers Assoc.	Carolyn Fleenor	32430 McReady Rd.	Damascus	Va.	24236	276-475-3382	3rd Mon.

List compiled by the Washington County Chamber of Commerce; last updated 11/17/2006