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The Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance has developed a plan for helping children who have been affected by sexual and domestic violence. The action takes place during this year's General Assembly, but they need your help. V Magazine for Women is helping to get the word out to its readers and other Virginia residents, hoping we can work together to alleviate this need.

In the United States, approximately 7 to 14 million children are exposed to domestic violence each year, an estimated 300,000 in Virginia alone. These young people are at great risk for depression, anger, difficulties in school, withdrawal, problems sleeping, substance use/abuse, and difficulty developing or maintaining relationships. In Virginia, currently no funding is dedicated to serving these children and youth who access the services of Virginia’s sexual and domestic violence agencies.

Mothers of presidents, humanitarians, nurses and Miss America share ties to the area

(Fredericksburg, Va., March 9, 2010) – Wearing a jeweled crown and the coveted title of “Miss America,” Fredericksburg native Caressa Cameron dreams big. The 22-year-old captured top honors at the 89th Annual Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas and now is embarking on a year-long journey fulfilling the mission of the Miss America organization. But Cameron isn’t the first inspirational woman to hail from the Fredericksburg area. A long lineage of successful women whose historic beginnings took place in the Fredericksburg area helped shape the course of history. Today, the area preserves its memories well, with everyday reminders of the people who lived and worked here.

Mother of a President: Mary Ball Washington: Born Mary Ball in 1708 in Virginia’s Lancaster County, the future mother of the nation’s first president married Augustine Washington in 1731. Their eldest son, George, was born in 1732 and at the age of six moved to Ferry Farm in Stafford County with the Washington family. After George moved to Mount Vernon in 1754, Mary remained on the farm until 1772 when she moved into the town of Fredericksburg. A gardener, Mary Washington kept a “kitchen” garden, typical to the 18th century, where she grew vegetables, greens and herbs. A pleasure garden lined with boxwood also connected her property to the home of Betty Lewis, her daughter, who lived at Kenmore Plantation. Today, the Mary Washington House remains open to visitors and has been preserved by the APVA Preservation of Virginia.  

I met Liz Baylis in May 2009, forty years after she first started sailing solo at the age of five. “I was allowed to sail on my own when I could swim across the lagoon where I grew up,” Liz recalls. The boats were little, she explains, and her family lived in a protected lagoon. “You’d end up at somebody’s dock, if all else failed, and you could swim home. So we grew up on boats; my dad was building a boat in my back yard from the time I was born.”
Since then, she’s become a successful competitor, demonstrated that a competitive sailor does not have to be a young fry to win, and moved into a career that promotes the future of competitive sailing.

Partnership Announced Between Two Virginia Magazines

Pleasant Living Magazine and V Magazine for Women of Richmond, Virginia announce an ongoing partnership that will benefit each of the businesses as well as their readers and clients. The two magazines will be providing each other with ongoing editorial support in print and online as well as reciprocal online linking. The connection is a perfect match based on an important common brand: celebrating pleasant living by publishing positive news and editorial for its readers.

Common content between the two local, independent media outlets will be at PleasantLivingMagazine.com in the PL Woman department. Already, content includes "Seven Myths About Women Over 50," "Finding New Homes for People in Danger," and "Cooking with Fromage: Comfort Cuisine." Each article will be of interest to women, with a positive outlook on life, and sponsored by V Magazine for Women and the Central Virginia Women's Sourcebook. Other articles shared between the two web sites include love stories and recipes.