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Welcome Party

Rocktown Rallies worked closely with the local Refugee Resettlement Office to host a Welcome Party for more than 50 recently resettled refugees. The party was held at the Explore More Discovery Museum on October 16th. There were approximately 300 people in attendance. Children were able to play games, explore the museum, and enjoy face painting courtesy of Larkin Arts. Amazingly delicious and ample food was donated by numerous local restaurants and generous individuals. Entertainment was provided by James Madison University acapella groups Exit 245 and the Overtones, as well as by acoustic artist Dane Fox. Generous donors provided thousands of dollars in gift cards for local refugee families, as well as gifts for the children. Volunteers from Park View Mennonite Church donated handmade blankets for all of the children, and WVPT and Elkton Area United Services donated children's books. The generosity on display that magical evening is a testament of what it means to live in the "Friendly City."  

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Press

Special thanks go to the following for making the event possible:
Innumerable volunteers who       cooked food, transported
   guests, and donated money
​   and  gifts 

Harrisonburg Refugee
   Resettlement Office

Explore More Discovery
   Museum

Islamic Association of the
​   Shenandoah Valley

Aramark
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Black Sheep Coffee
​Capital Ale House
​Chick-fil-A
​
Daily News Record
Dane Fox
​
Elkton Area United Services
​​Exit 245

Food.Bar.Food. 
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​​Golden Pony
​Grilled Cheese Mania
Hank's Grille & Bar
​
Jack Brown's 
​JMU SMAD 
​Joseph Fitzgerald 
Larkin Arts

Overtones

Pale Fire Brewing Co.
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Park View Mennonite Church
​Sage & Sandalwood Studio

Silver Lake Bed & Breakfast
Three Notch'd Brewing
​   Company

Upper 90 Soccer

​WVPT
​From 'helpless' to helpful: City says hello to new residents - Daily News Record, Harrisonburg, VA

​Article also shared by the following media outlets: 
  • Seattle PI, Seattle, WA
  • SF Gate, San Francisco, CA
  • The San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, CA
  • The Washington Times, Washington, DC
  • Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond, VA
  • Fredericksburg.com, Fredericksburg, VA
  • Daily Journal, Franklin, IN
  • The Republic, Columbus, IN
"Unsettled," a short documentary film:

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    • Press