Governor Kaine and Cabinet to Visit Roanoke Area
August 11th, 2007 by Biz2Biz
For Immediate Release
August 7, 2007
GOVERNOR’S CABINET COMMUNITY DAY PUBLIC SHEDULE
Seventh Cabinet Community Day Session
Tuesday, August 14
Roanoke Cabinet Community Day
Governor Timothy M. Kaine and his Cabinet will be conducting their seventh Cabinet Community Day session. On Tuesday, top Administration officials will spend the day in the Roanoke Region. In 2006, Cabinet Community Days occurred in Hampton Roads (Wednesday, August 9), Abingdon (Monday, September 18), the Shenandoah Valley (Tuesday, October 17), and Northern Virginia (Monday, November 27). The most recent sessions took place in Southern Virginia (Thursday, June 7) and on the Eastern Shore (Monday, July 9). The Governor plans to hold four meetings a year, visiting eight regions of the state twice, over the course of the administration. ** Suggested dress is business casual **
Nonprofit Presentations and Reception. Governor Kaine and members of his Cabinet will receive presentations from Total Action Against Poverty (TAP) and the Council of Community Services’ Nonprofit Resource Center of Western Virginia. A reception will follow. Open to the press and public.
When: 9:00 a.m.
Where: Dumas Center for Artistic & Cultural Development
108 First Street NW
Roanoke, Virginia
Virginia Veterans Care Center. Governor Kaine and members of his Cabinet will hear about the Veterans Care Center and receive a briefing on Executive Order 19 recommendations. Time to meet with the Governor and his Cabinet will follow. Open to the press and public.
When: 10:30 a.m.
Where: Virginia Veterans Care Center
4550 Shenandoah Avenue
Roanoke, Virginia
Valhalla Vineyards. Governor Kaine and members of his Cabinet will tour The Cave and receive presentations from Valhalla and the Virginia Tourism Corporation. Time to meet with the Governor and his Cabinet will follow. Open to the press and public.
When: 12:15 p.m.
Where: Valhalla Vineyards
6500 Mount Chestnut Road
Roanoke, Virginia
Franklin Center Opening. Governor Kaine and members of his Cabinet will hear presentations from The Franklin Center for Advanced Learning & Enterprise and the Council on Virginia’s Future. Time to meet with the Governor and his Cabinet will follow. Open to the press and public.
When: 2:45 p.m.
Where: The Franklin Center for Advanced Learning & Enterprise
50 Claiborne Avenue
Rocky Mount, Virginia
Tinker Mountain. Governor Kaine and his Cabinet will hear from a public-private partnership that placed a highly visible 250-acre area on Tinker Mountain under land conservation easement. A reception will follow. Open to the press and public.
When: 5:00 p.m.
Where: Hollins University
7916 Williamson Road
Roanoke, Virginia
Contact: Jeff Tiller
Phone: (804) 692-2599
Cell Phone: (804) 432-6728
Internet: www.governor.virginia.gov