January 23, 2014
The Community
Foundation for Rockbridge, Bath and Alleghany has recently opened the Boxerwood
Education Fund to aid in the future financial stability of this important
resource in our community. The establishment of this Fund was made possible by
a match challenge gift from a private anonymous donor. Members of Boxerwood then met that challenge
through their generous support of this project.
“We are excited to have the opportunity to provide funds for the BEA
mission and help them do good work in the community” said Lori Keckler,
Executive Director.
Boxerwood - a Nature Center and Woodland
Garden located in Lexington, Virginia - is the legacy of Robert S. Munger (1911-1988).
It is situated in a rolling Virginia valley nestled between the Allegany and
Appalachian Mountains. The site contains habitats ranging from wetlands to
forests to meadows and fifteen acres of mature, naturalistically planted trees
and shrubs, featuring both native and unusual plant specimens.
Boxerwood provides robust environmental
learning that is made available to every student in Rockbridge County’s three
school systems from pre-school through middle school. Each semester more than 2,000 students
benefit from Boxerwood programs which afford them the opportunity to connect
their classroom learning to the real world.
BEA Board Member Joe DiNardo is
enthusiastic about this new partnership with the Community Foundation. “Boxerwood is not only an organization that
teaches both young and old about how to care for our world, it is a place to go
where one can see, touch, enjoy and understand why it is important to do so ...
Truly a unique place to experience and to be part of. This new fund will be instrumental in keeping
Boxerwood’s role in our community a reality.”
The Boxerwood Education Association
(BEA) is the non-profit organization founded in 2000, which oversees Boxerwood programs
in line with their mission "to educate and inspire people of all ages to be successful and
environmentally responsible stewards of the earth”.
To learn more about
the Boxerwood Education Fund contact Lori Keckler (Executive Director) lori.keckler@cfrba.org or call 540-463-0943. To give to this fund please visit cfrba.org
and use the PayPal link or email check to: CFRBA PO Box 20 Lexington, VA 24450.
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