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HEAV's
Virginia Homeschool Update
May 26, 2010
Above the Fold
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FOR THE WEEK
We've Only a Short TimeHow
quickly children grow! The time slips by so imperceptibly, until we're
startled
one day to realize our little toddler is now not so little anymore.
God's given
us a precious--and short--time to lay a firm foundation for our
children's
future. Let's be encouraged, focused, and prayerful!
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A NEED AND AN OPPORTUNITY
A
Note from the Convention Director
In
order to provide the most solid, biblical Children's Program we could,
HEAV elected to have Answers in Genesis (AiG) run the program this year.
AiG has adapted their new VBS (Vacation Bible School) program to fit
our convention format and provide a meaningful two days filled with
biblical truth.
 To make this new program a reality, HEAV
took on the responsibility of supplying the program's workers. As a
result, we have sent out requests for help you have not seen in previous
years as we seek to find helpers who share our mission and feel called
by the Lord to participate in this ministry.
We do still need adults and mature
teens to help all day Friday and Saturday. One-day assistants are
needed, too.
Please prayerfully
consider being part
of this special ministry, and please pass this request on to anyone else
you know who might be interested. We also welcome any
suggestions you might have.
Volunteers will have lots of fun
working with children under
the direction of Buddy Davis from
Answers in Genesis. They'll be allowing parents to receive the
support and information they need in their homeschool journey. This is a
wonderful opportunity for college students, adults and young adults
interested in children's ministry, AiG supporters, grandparents, and
others who want to help support home education and share God's Word with
children.
Children's Program volunteers do NOT need to be
registered for the
convention, and reduced-rate or comped accommodations may be available
for key volunteers. All volunteers will undergo a screening process.
You
can view details at www.heav.org/convention/children/volunteers-needed.html.
Whether
or not you feel led to volunteer, we appreciate your prayers for this
year's program. We're looking forward to
The Egypt File: Decoding
the Mystery of Life!
Sincerely,
Florence
Feldman
Florence Feldman
Convention Director
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CONVENTION
COUNTDOWN:
ONLY 15 DAYS!
Register at the Door!
If you missed the pre-registration deadline, just register at the door
during
the convention. We hope to see you there!
Registration Packets Coming Soon
If
you pre-registered for the convention, watch for an e-mail registration
confirmation later this week or early next week.
PLEASE PRAY
Please keep the convention and everything related to it lifted up in
your
prayers! Please pray for
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the speakers and
exhibitors as they prepare and as they travel to Richmond
from across the country;
-
all the convention
coordinators and HEAV staff during the busy days ahead;
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people to hear about the convention in time to
attend; and
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each person to get the help and
encouragement they need!
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Do Your Friends Know
About Convention?
Don't let your friends miss this
life-changing event! Visit www.heav.org/convention/promo to find out how YOU
can make a difference, and to download resources such as
bulletin inserts, fliers, PSAs, images, and other promotional materials!
Bulletin Inserts Available
Let
your church know about
the convention by asking your pastor to include these ready-to-go
bulletin
inserts! Print from the website, or give us a call at 804-287-9200 and
we'll
send you as many as you need.
 The Children's Program
Is Now Full
We have reached our capacity in the Children's
Program! You are still
welcome to bring your children with you to
browse the Exhibit Hall and UCS, but only registered children 10 and
older and infants are allowed in workshops.
 Speaker
Handouts Are Now Online!
Several of our speakers have sent
handouts for you to download and bring with
you to the convention. Take a look, and keep checking back for more as
the
convention approaches!
 Interested in Starting a Family
Business?
Check out the "Entrepreneurship" workshops at this
year's convention! Nick Logan
will
show you everything from marketing and promotion to alternatives to the
corporate world to family budgeting, and Joel Salatin will share
principles
he's used on his multimillion-dollar family farm.
 Bring Your
Box Tops and Used Cartridges to the Convention
Don't throw away
those used cartridges or empty food cans and
boxes! HEAV can exchange used cartridges for office supplies, and Box
Top
labels for cash to support homeschooling! So save and bring them with
you to
the convention.
 Are You Ready for the Used
Curriculum Sale?
The HEAV Used Curriculum Sale, held at the HEAV
convention, is a tremendous
opportunity to get homeschool resources at a bargain--and to sell those
items
you don't need! Start labeling your books...and come glean items Saturday afternoon
from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
 Help Still Needed!
We
need experienced parents to take a two-hour shift at the HEAV
tables, strong young men to help lift books and set up tables in the UCS
on
Thursday afternoon, speaker hosts and hostesses, and more.
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Volunteers Needed at
Graduation
We're still looking for able-bodied men who would
be willing to put on suits
and ties and help with crowd control on Saturday, June 12, before the
graduation ceremony. If you are willing to serve in this way, please
contact
Wendy Fish at graduation@heav.org or 804-278-9200.
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Pro-Life
Oratory Contest Winners
Both Homeschooled
Congratulations
to
this year's two top winners of the Pro-Life Oratory Contest held on May
8,
2010, and sponsored by the Virginia Society for Human Life. Miss Mary
Miller of
Midlothian, Virginia, won first place, and Miss Nicole Gibson of
Virginia Beach
won second place. Miss Miller will represent Virginia at
the National Right to Life Committee Convention in Pittsburgh this
June.
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1) Homeschool Items
View All Homeschool Items
1.1 Home Front Educator's Used
Curriculum Sale -
Lynchburg - May 29
1.2 HERE Used Curriculum Sale -
Hampton
- Register by June 1
1.3 Final Fling Day Camp -
Hagerstown, MD - August 16-20
1.4 Girl Scout Troop for
Homeschoolers -
Alexandria Area - Second and Fourth Wednesdays
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2) General Interest
Items
View All General Interest Items
2.1 Little Angels Children's Folk
Ballet of Korea -
Norfolk - RSVP by May 28
2.2 Free Reenactment: Historic
Courthouse -
Gloucester - May 29 and 30
2.3 Clean the Bay Day - Multiple
Locations - Register by May 30
2.4 Science Museum of Virginia -
Richmond - June
2.5 Virginia Historical Society -
Richmond - June
2.6 Nauticus Summer Camps - Norfolk -
June Through August
2.7 Military: Free Retreat at The
Cove - Asheville, NC
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3) Cool
Sites for Homeschoolers
View All Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
3.1 Apologetics: GotQuestions.org
3.2 Free Printable Planner Pages -
Multiple Types
3.3 National Zoo Animal Cams
3.4 Spice
Advice
3.5 Firefly Project at Your House
3.6 New
Math Teacher Resource: TeacherZone
3.7 Memorial Day Unit Study
3.8 Constitutional Sources Project
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4)
Parting Thought - Reasons for
Not Worrying
"One day at a time. A burden too great
To be borne for
two--can be borne for one.
Who knows what will enter tomorrow's gate?
While
yet we are speaking, all may be done.
"One day at a time. But a
single day,
Whatever its load, whatever its length;
And there's a
bit of precious scripture to say
That according to each--shall be
our strength."
- J. R. Miller, from "Reasons for
Not Worrying"
(1894). Read the article in which this appears here.
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5) Worth
Repeating
"A nation of well
informed
men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has
given them
cannot be enslaved. It is in the region of ignorance that tyranny
begins."
-
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American Founding Father, scientist,
inventor,
statesman, printer, and philosopher. See a set of images on Ben at this Franklin Institute website. Dr. Franklin
would approve.
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6) Verse of the Week
Oh that men
would praise the LORD
for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
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Psalm 107:8 (KJV)
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7)
Homeschool Laugh of the Week
Taken from The Official Book of
Homeschooling Cartoons (www.familymanweb.com).
Reprinted with permission.
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YOU MAKE HEAV POSSIBLE!
Your membership support and tax-deductible gifts help us
continue to promote and protect homeschooling in Virginia. We couldn't
do what we do without you!
Thank
you for your support!
HEAV is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational
organization, and your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent
provided by law. Upon written request, a financial statement is
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Submit
an Item
Know of an event, contest, or resource that would
interest fellow homeschoolers? Please submit it using our online form at
www.heav.org/resources/update/submit-event.html.
Note:
We compile information for publication at least two weeks prior to the
send-out date, so please submit items as early as possible (preferably
one month in advance). HEAV reserves the right to accept or reject any
material submitted.
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Disclaimer
The
Virginia Homeschool Update is produced by
Maya Barnes
(graphics & layout), Kathleen Dillie (copy editor), Chris (editor),
Katherine Loop (director of publications & marketing), Anne Miller
(publications
advisor), and Karen Sweeney (content editor).
HEAV does not
necessarily endorse the above-mentioned resources, nor guarantee the
accuracy of information found on any external resource we may mention.
If you find anything wrong on our website, please let us know so we can
correct it.
HEAV diligently researches each link prior to
publication. However, we recommend you, the parent, fully examine
websites before allowing your children to surf them without supervision.
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© 2010 by the Home Educators Association of Virginia. All rights
reserved. You are free to pass along all or part of this Update,
but please include the following credit line when you do: "Taken from
HEAV's Virginia Homeschool Update, a free newsletter
for Virginia homeschoolers. You can sign up at www.heav.org."
You may modify this credit line if needed, but please credit HEAV and
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Educators Association of Virginia
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phone:
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