MCDC’s monthly meeting will be at Madison Presbyterian Church’s fellowship hall, located at 1236 Fishback Rd. next to northbound Route 29, on Saturday, August 23. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m., but if you want to come at 9:00 a.m. to help set up chairs, it will be appreciated. Our business meeting begins at 10:00 a.m. Please plan to attend because we will be discussing a new policy for authorizing expenditures and a need a quorum to have a vote.
Our Guest Speaker will be Larry Wohlers, Chair and Secretary of the New Rural Virginia Board. Larry grew up in a small town in rural Iowa. After a career in the Federal Government working in the U.S. and abroad, including as Ambassador to the Central African Republic, he and his wife settled in Rappahannock County. He is active in the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection (RLEP), the Trinity Episcopal Church, and Youth for Understanding, a national non-profit that helps high school students gain valuable experience studying abroad.