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SEVENTH ANNUAL DOWNTOWN LYNCHBURG LOFT TOUR TO BENEFIT THE FREE CLINIC OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA

Tickets are available now for the 7^th annual Downtown Lynchburg Loft Tour on Saturday, February 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Snow date: March 5). Advance tickets are $20 per person and $25 the day of the event.

The tour features free shuttle bus service, which takes guests to eight to 10 furnished and decorated loft apartments in downtown Lynchburg. These units have not been on the tour in previous years. The Beeswax Candle Store and loft and the Shay Borel Boutique and Borel loft apartment are also on the tour again this year. Tickets are available at the Lynchburg Visitor’s Center, the Free Clinic of Central Virginia and other locations in the community.

CENTRA ALAN B. PEARSON REGIONAL CANCER CENTER BREAST PROGRAM RECEIVES GRANT AND CHECK FOR CANCER PATIENT SUPPORT FUND

Centra Alan B. Pearson Regional Cancer Center’s Comprehensive Breast Program has been selected as a 2011 grant recipient of the Central Virginia Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. After an in-depth grant review process, the grant was recommended for full funding in the amount of $50,000.

The Cancer Center, in partnership with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Central Virginia, supports breast cancer awareness and provides breast cancer screening and treatment services to the uninsured and underserved in the community.

In addition, the Cancer Center has also received a check for $29,554 for the cancer patient support fund from sales of pink t-shirts sold during October Cancer Awareness Month.

Lynchburg Sam’s Club, Lynchburg firefighters, Pepsi and many other local companies, along with students from Brookville High School, Jefferson Forest High School, Heritage High School and Lynchburg Christian Academy sold the shirts and raised money from other fundraising events in October.

LIVING PURE MINISTRIES TO HOLD CONFERENCE AT LIBERTY UNIVERSITY

Living Pure Ministries, a local ministry that aims to inform and equip young people with Biblical truth in relation to purity, is holding a conference on March 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Liberty University on the first floor of DeMoss Hall.

This conference is for young men and women, ages 13 and up. The conference will open with worship, and then men and women will have their own sessions throughout the day. There will also be workshops specifically designed for youth leaders and parents, who are encouraged to attend. A Special Commitment Service will be held afterwards for any teen who chooses to make a public pledge for living a life of purity by signing a certificate with their parents or youth leader.

Admission is $15 per person, which includes a box lunch. An early registration fee of $12 per person is available, due by January 31. Registration ends on February 21.

In addition, Liberty University is also offering a Continual Education Unit (CEU) for this event. Those who attend this conference are eligible to obtain a CEU for an additional fee of $25 (normally $75), which goes directly to LU. The CEU is accepted nationally as a non-credit continuing education program. This one credit CEU is based on 10 contact hours of participation, with six of the hours coming from the conference and four more hours from an individual work assignment.

For more information and to register, visit www.livingpureministries.org.

CAFÉ FOR NEW AND EXPECTANT MOTHERS TO OPEN IN LYNCHBURG

The Anticipation and Beyond Cafe, located at the Mosaic Church in The Plaza (2323 Memorial Ave, Suite 19, Lynchburg), will open January 10 with a viewing of the highly acclaimed documentary, “Babies.” Offering twice monthly gatherings, both in the mornings at 10 a.m. and evenings at 7 p.m., the Cafe will feature informed speakers on topics such as Prenatal Nutrition, Belly Casting, Postpartum Yoga, Breastfeeding and much more. Following each week’s presentation, there will be a time for intimate small group discussions on pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and parenting, led by supportive and experienced women. For more information, visit www.anticipationandbeyond.com/Cafe.