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WWRC to Host Virginia Department of Veteran Services’ Wounded Warrior Summit
Painting a Moving Train
9/15/2008
- Fishersville, VA – The Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center will be the site of a Wounded Warrior Summit,
Painting a Moving Train, on November 6 and 7. The summit, which targets behavioral health care and
rehabilitation professionals, brain injury service providers, and other health care professionals, will
deliver clinical training on combat stress injuries, working effectively in the military culture, diagnoses,
and injury assessment.
Read Full Description: WWRC to Host Virginia Department of Veteran Services’ Wounded Warrior Summit Painting a Moving Train
WWRC Launches YouTube Channel
7/31/2008
- Fishersville, VA – The Center officially launched its YouTube Channel on June 26, 2008, with one video, the news story from
WHSV Channel 3 in Harrisonburg that announced the opening of the Center’s new Supporting Therapeutic Access to Recreation
(STAR) Trail.
Read Full Description: WWRC Launches YouTube Channel
WWRC Students and Staff Attend Health Fair
6/4/2008
- Fishersville, VA – The 3rd Annual Student Health Fair, "Racing to Good Health" was held June 4, 2008 in the main lobby of the
Anderson Training Building at WWRC. Aprroximately 100 clients and staff attended the 1 1/2 hour event
Read Full Description: WWRC Students and Staff Attend Health Fair
WWRC’s accessible STAR Trail is nearing completion!!
5/6/2008
- Fishersville, VA – WWRC’s accessible STAR Trail is nearing completion!! We hope to have a Grand Opening of the STAR Trail early this
summer at which time the Trail will be open to the public.
Read Full Description: WWRC’s accessible STAR Trail is nearing completion!!
WWRC STAR Trail Receives Donated Plants from Messer Landscaping
5/6/2008
- Fishersville, VA – Becky and Buell Messer donated 89 plants valued at ~$1200 to the WWRC STAR Trail for
landscaping along the trail and on the island. Mary Smith and Vicki Lampert, members of the Trail
Landscaping Team, visited Messer’s Landscaping...
Read Full Description: WWRC STAR Trail Receives Donated Plants
Rose Williams Crowned Ms. Wheelchair Virginia 2008-2009
4/12/2008
- Fishersville, VA – Rose Williams, a Charlottesville native, is a published poet/essayist and motivational
speaker, and can be found frequently presenting poetry workshops and speeches to various special needs
programs. Born with cerebral palsy, Rose lives life to the fullest...
Read Full Description: Rose Williams Crowned Ms. Wheelchair Virginia 2008-2009
WWRC Celebrates 60 Years of Service to People with Disabilities
10/31/2007
- Fishersville, VA – The Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center (WWRC) is pleased to announce that it has
reached its 60th year of serving people with disabilities. The Center will mark the occasion with a
public ceremony on Thursday, November 8, 2007.
Read Full Description: WWRC Celebrates 60 Years of Service to People with Disabilities
WWRC Deploys Additional Therapeutic Program Option for People with Spinal Cord Injury
10/31/2007
- Fishersville, VA – The Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center (WWRC) has added another therapeutic option for people with spinal
cord and other neurological disorders.
Read Full Description: WWRC Deploys Additional Therapeutic Program Option for People with Spinal Cord Injury
WWRC Receives Donation of Surplus PC’s from Blue Ridge Community College
10/2/2007
- Fishersville, VA – The Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center (WWRC) is pleased to announce the receipt of
28 Surplus Personal Computers from Blue Ridge Community College. The PCs will be used in the Center’s
Microcomputer Support Specialist (D.O.T. 039.264-010) training curriculum.
Read Full Description: WWRC Receives Donation of Surplus PC’s from Blue Ridge Community College
WWRC Student Government Association Elects Fall Officers
9/28/2007
- On September 28, 2007, The WWRC Student Government Association (SGA) has completed it's Fall election and
officer installation. The SGA is the governing body for WWRC student activities and events.
Read Full Description: WWRC Student Government Association Elects Fall Officers
Red Lobster Celebrates Disability Employment Awareness Month with Luncheon
9/27/2007
- On September 27, 2007, Staunton, VA Red Lobster celebrated the upcoming National
Disability Employment Awareness Month by inviting a representative of each training
area to luncheon on the day prior to graduation.
Read Full Description: Red Lobster Celebrates Disability Employment Awareness Month with Luncheon
WWRC Media Center Hosts Fall 2007 Employer Panel
9/19/2007
- On September 19, 2007, the Employment Resource Center branch of the WWRC Media Center held its fall Employer Panel.
Three employers joined the Panel – Dave Mays, Manager, Staunton Red Lobster; Dawn Zimmerman, Manager, Phillips Staffing;
and Marjorie Jensen of our own WWRC HR department.
Read Full Description: WWRC Media Center Hosts Fall 2007 Employer Panel
Fellowship for Rehabilitation Neuropsychology:
Joint Fellowship between Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center (WWRC) and UVA
Health System
9/10/2007
- Brian W. Ablitz is a Neuropsychology Fellow at Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center in Fishersville,
Virginia.
Read Full Description: Fellowship for Rehabilitation Neuropsychology
47 Students Attend Seminar for National Payroll Week
9/6/2007
- On September 6, 2007, in honor of National Payroll Week, Charlene Dunnings and Marsha Moore of Blue Ridge Community College gave a
special presentation to the upcoming graduates of WWRC. Forty-seven students attended.
Read Full Description: National Payroll Week
WWRC Media Center to Hold Special Program for Constitution Day
8/23/2007
- On August 23rd, the Media Center sponsored a special Thursday Evening Event. Amanda DiMeo, Registrar
for the City of Staunton, spoke at the WWRC Media Center regarding the process of registering to vote
and casting absentee ballots.
Read Full Description: Constitution Day
Local General Assembly Members to Look Over WWRC Water Project
6/29/2007
- Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center is pleased to announce that several members of the General Assembly
were on Thursday, June 28, 2007, to monitor the progress of the Center’s $1.5M Water/Sewer Renovation
Project.
Read Full Description: Water Project
WWRC Canine Helps Clients
6/22/2007
- Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center is privileged to have a highly trained assistance dog from Canine
Companions for Independence. Cardin, a 2 1/2 year old black Labrador Retriever is trained to be a facility
dog and works with clients at WWRC alongside Occupational Therapy Director, Kelly Lum.
Read Full Description: WWRC Canine Helps Clients
Outdoor Exercise Equipment Added to the WWRC Lake Facility
6/8/2007
- Through a generous grant from the Augusta Community Health Foundation, the WWRC Accessible Trail
Project now has six outdoor exercise stations located at the end of the lake between the two
fishing platforms.
Read Full Description: Exercise Equipment
Cardin Goes to School
5/24/2007
- On May 24, 2007 WWRC’s Occupational Therapy Director Kelly Lum and facility dog, Cardin, made an
appearance at Massanutten Technical Center in Harrisonburg.
Read Full Description: Cardin
Mid-Atlantic Wheelchair Athletic Association Wheelchair Games
4/29/2007
- The 35th annual Mid-Atlantic Association Wheelchair Games were held at Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation
Center (WWRC) and two other Augusta County locations on April 28 and 29, 2007.
Read Full Description: Wheelchair Games
WWRC Hosts Ms. Wheelchair Virginia Program on April 14th
4/14/2007
- Having the Ms. Wheelchair Virginia event on our campus was a tremendous success, with
Ms. Buddy Hayes becoming the new Ms. Wheelchair Virginia!
Read Full Description: Ms Wheelchair Virginia
Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center Designates New Director
2/02/2007
- Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services (DRS) Commissioner, James A. Rothrock, announced
today that Richard L. (Rick) Sizemore will begin his tenure as the ninth director of the Agency’s
Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center (WWRC) effective February 10, 2007
Read Full Description: New Director
WWRC Student Government Association Donates $3,000 for Trail
12/08/2006
- This fall the WWRC Student Government Association presented Sharon Russo, Physical
Therapy Director and Accessible Trail Project Co-Director, with a $3,000 check...
Read Full Description: Trail Grant