Hello VSF community,
October is set to be a busy month at The Village School!
UPCOMING EVENTS -
Wednesday, October 4th - 11:30am
The Colbert County chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be hosting their annual meeting at The Village School Foundation!
Clayton Davis will be speaking about the correlation between archeology and preservation.
Ms. Paige Thomas of the Alabama Historic Commission will be speaking about Community preservation and Places in Peril.
*RSVP- scottiebfloyd@gmail.com 256-810-8191
A limited number of lunches will be available, so RVSP with Scottie to reserve.
This year's event is Halloween themed and kid friendly!
-Charlie's Coffee and Hattie Mae's food trucks!
- costume contest
- kids zone with games and inflatable
- face painting
- silent auction
TICKETS SOLD IN ADVANCE OR AT THE DOOR
$15 or
$10 for kids 12 and under
Ghost Stories with local historian, Laura Aldridge
A spirited evening of spooky tales steeped in Sheffield’s legends and history.
Among the stories you'll hear:
Downtown Sheffield's most haunted restaurant.
The story of the historic neighborhood where scores of Sheffield citizens met a grisly fate.
A recording studio where a session musician still haunts the living.
Homes of famous residents whose ghosts still walk the halls of their past lives.
and much more!
Tickets will are available now for the Ghost Talk portion of the event - Follow the FB event to receive regular updates! We'll send out another newsletter ahead of the fundraiser.
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Thank you so much for your support!
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Thanks again for coming along with us for this journey in community and preservation! As they say, IT TAKES A VILLAGE!
The Village School Foundation
A 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to restoration and preservation of this Historic Building for community use.