Bedford Get Together would not be possible without the effort and generosity of a host of volunteers. 

Over 60 people from a broad cross section of Bedford community have contributed to the work of Bedford Get Together.

Along the way, we have talked to people throughout Bedford about the Get Together who support this event to celebrate our shared values.
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The ever growing list of supporters includes the following (* indicates financial sponsors):
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  • Bedford Get Together, Inc. is a public charity recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS under Section 501(c)(3).  We are registered with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.  A financial statement is available upon written request from that agency’s Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs.
  • Our purpose is to eliminate prejudice, discrimination and polarity by educating the public on topics of general interest to the community as a whole -- and providing a means by which residents can get to know each other, get a sense of the real fabric of the community, celebrate shared values, and create a shared stake in the future of Bedford’s next generation.
  • Bedford Get Together, Inc. conducts events that welcome ALL residents of Bedford County and the Town of Bedford.  Beginning with our first Bedford Get Together in October 2017, we are conducting the 2018 Bedford Get Together, A Dinner Conversation, and an Earth Day Celebration.
  • Bedford Get Together, Inc. anticipates that over 75 organizations will participate in the October 13 Bedford Get Together at Edmund Street Park. 
  • Bedford Get Together, Inc. supports other community efforts that include ALL residents of Bedford County and the Town of Bedford.  In 2018, we have provided our support to the Martin Luther King, Jr. March, Cop Camp, Bridges Out of Poverty training, the Bridge Street School to School planning effort, the Drug-Free Communities initiative, and the Bedford Area Resource Council.
  • Bedford Get Together, Inc.’s budget is a meager $6,500, and our goal is to return 90% of our funding to the community.  How do we do this?
    • We have no staff: 100% of the work we do is accomplished entirely by community volunteers.
    • Our overhead costs are limited to facility rentals, required permits, liability insurance, event props and advertising.
    • No vendor fees are required from our participants.
    • Admission to all of our events is free to the public.
    • We give away useful items -- such as canvas or cloth shopping bags, reusable water bottles, oak tree seedlings, and plants -- to people who attend our events.
BUSINESSES
Arthur’s Jewelry *
Bays Trash Removal *
Bedford Bulletin *
Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce
Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library
Blue Ridge Martial Arts
Centra Bedford Memorial Hospital *
Compassionate Warrior Yoga
Dominion of Bedford*
Goose Creek Studio *
Gross Orchard
James Jones Instruments
Meriwether-Godsey *
Mike and Cheryl's "Food for the Soul"
Modified Dolls
Oakwood Heath & Rehabilitation
Radiance Wellbeing
Simple Solution
Southern Flavoring *
Status Barbershop
SunTrust Bank
Teasley Tai Chi
Vista Foods
Wipledale Farm Greenhouse *
 
GOVERNMENT ENTITIES:
The County of Bedford
The Town of Bedford *
Bedford Area Welcome Center
Bedford County Alternative Education Center
Bedford County Department of Parks and Recreation *
Bedford County Department of Social Services
Bedford County Public Schools
Bedford County Sheriff’s Office
Bedford County Waste Management
Bedford Domestic Violence Services
Bedford Police Department
Bedford Probation and Parole
Bedford Victim/Witness Program
Horizon Behavioral Health

ORGANIZATIONS
American Association of University Women
Bedford Area Seniors Raising Kids
Bedford Area Family YMCA
Bedford Branch, NAACP
Bedford Community Health Center
Bedford Community Health Foundation *
Bedford Christian Ministries
Bedford Hike for Hope
Bedford Public Library System
Bedford Ride
Bedford Rotary Club
Bedford Urban Garden
Bower Center for the Arts
Central Virginia Alliance for Community Living
Claytor Nature Study Center
createBEDFORD/Bedford Artisan Trail
​DePaul Community Resources
ENROLL VIRGINIA!
Friends of the Bedford Public Library *
Help Save the Next Girl-Bedford
Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church
Hoops Kids
HumanKind
Land and Table
Legacy International Global Youth Village
Liberty Future Farmers of America
Lynchburg Area Center for Independent Living
Montvale Matters
Prayer Outreach Ministries
Retail Merchants Association *
Roanoke Refugee Partnership
The Sedalia Center
 

INDIVIDUALS
Lonne Baily
MarTrey Baker
John Barnhart
ShaQuan Battle
Tim Black
Traci L. Blido
Mitchell Bond
Sara Braaten *
Linda Burger
Robert D. Carson
Leslie Davis
Freda Reynolds Easterly
Patrick Ellis
Stan Fettig
Dorothea Flanik
Kathy Graham
Ivan Greene *
Ronnie Gross
Jonathan “DJ Showtime” Hayden
Rick Howell
Bruce Johannessen
James Jones *
Shannon Jurkus
Caroline Khella-Hope *
Sandy Ludwig
Janice Luth, M.D.
Ellen A. Mackey *
Liza Mackey
Patty Malanga
Milton Marks
Patsy Martin *
Tony Martin *
Doris McCabe
Gin McCabe *
Betsy McCrodden *
Jim Messier
John Messier
Crystal J. Miller
Janice Morris
Bill Mosley and Beth Passavant *
Andre Namenek *
Cathy Namenek *
Karen Nuzzo *
Elizabeth S. Overstreet
Chris Pacho
John Pfluger
Case and Coby Pieterman *
Laura Pole
Ted Rowden *
Wendy Rowden *
Johnson Scott
Katy Shea *
Mike Shea
Nancy Socarras
Tammy Martin Solari
Kathryn Luth Sparhawk
Doris Burks Stanley
Jim Stanley
Julie Stanley *
Teresa Stanley
​Donna M. St. Clair
Nancy Strachan
Dan and Emilie Temeles *
Jim Towner *
Allyson Turner
Paul Webb
Eric Wibbens
Jean Wibbens
Wendy Witt
Tracey Young

UPDATED SEPTEMBER 23, 2018
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