BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//PinCalendar.com - MONUMENT 2 Mountain //EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6337 DTSTART:20180602T160000Z DTEND:20180602T160000Z ATTACH;FMTTYPE:image / jpeg:https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.pincalendar.co m/users/m2m/event/rrhe-graduation_20180508200034.jpg DESCRIPTION:YOU ARE INVITED!\n\nEach year\, Richmond Regional Home Educato rs hosts a "\;formal\, Christian ceremony dedicated to creating a wond erful graduating experience\, full of memories for both the graduates and their parents\,  \;with the goal to ultimately glorify God and His pro vidence in detail and spirit."\; \;\n\n​All surrounding area hom eschool families and groups are invited to celebrate the region'\;s hom eschool graduates! Seating is unlimited\, so each year Monument 2 Mountain will be there to congratulate and celebrate local graduates!\n\n​From t heir website:\n\nRRHE Graduation is unique in our local area because the g raduation will celebrate both the accomplishments of the graduate and the sacrifices of parents in their education journey.  \;All parents will be an active part of the graduation\, proceeding in prior to the graduates to their reserved seating\, meeting their graduate on stage to present a gorgeous diploma (part of the package) and pausing to capture this joyous moment with a photo together before returning to their seats. At the close of the graduation\, the parents will join their graduate and walk togethe r out of the sanctuary where their unlimited guests \;can join you to celebrate the start of a new\, exciting journey of life. \;Our graduat ion package provides several special mementos of the day \;including & nbsp\;photos and a DVD of the ceremony.\n\n2018 Commencement Speaker\n\nMe et Martin Brown\n\nMartin D. Brown has over 20 years of leadership experie nce in human services and government relations\, including serving three V irginia Governors. He is currently the new Executive Director of the Glouc ester Institute\, a Virginia organization whose mission includes developin g leadership skills in outstanding minority youth.\n\nMr. Brown recently s erved as Special Advisor to the Governor for Prisoner Reentry and Family R eintegration and as Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Social Serv ices. During his time as Commissioner\, he oversaw the Virginia Strengthen ing Families Initiative and the continuation and expansion of Virginia&rsq uo\;s child welfare transformation.\n\nIn school Mr. Brown played football and other sports\, and has blessed many church services with his dynamic singing voice. Since graduating from Howard University&rsquo\;s School of Business\, he has brought his passion for both Constitutional and biblical principles into his work on behalf of parental rights and prolife causes\ , and also into his support of homeschooling and other public policy initi atives. For example\, he served as Special Advisor to the Governor for Pri soner Reentry and Family Reintegration and as Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Social Services. During his time as Commissioner\, Mr. Brow n oversaw the Virginia Strengthening Families Initiative and the continuat ion and expansion of Virginia&rsquo\;s child welfare transformation.\n\nMr . Brown and his wife\, Nita\, have two teenaged children\, Kayla and Trevo r\, who have been homeschooled since the beginning. The family lives in Ch esterfield\, VA and are members of Commonwealth Chapel South in Midlothian .  \; \;\n\nMeet This Year&rsquo\;s Graduation Coordinator:\n\nCri ckett Brown\n\n\n\nCrickett and Michael Brown\n\nRichmond Regional Home Ed ucators is delighted to announce that Crickett Brown has been selected to serve the Richmond homeschool community as our 2018 Graduation Coordinator .\n\n \;\n\nCrickett Brown and her husband\, Michael\, have been homes chooling since the beginning of their children&rsquo\;s education. They ar e blessed with \;five \;children here on Earth &ndash\; Erin (20)\ , Holly (14)\, Claire (14)\, Wesley (10) and Lydia (8). Crickett&rsquo\;s& nbsp\;style of homeschooling leans toward the \;Charlotte Mason \; approach\, using \;an eclectic mix of curricula.\n\n \;\n\nSince&n bsp\;moving to Virginia in 2003 the Browns have been \;actively involv ed in both the local and state homeschool communities. Crickett has served with teaching co-ops\, support groups\, a local drama group\, a Keepers a t Home group\, and a Contenders for the Faith group. Currently she is inve sting \;her \;administrative talents \;as the Field Trip Coord inator for HEAV (Home Educators of Virginia)\, plus she serves in a adviso ry \;capacity with RRHE&rsquo\;s Board\, and as a member of the Board of HEAG (Home Educators at Grove).\n\n \;\n\n \;\n DTSTAMP:20260704T154106 LOCATION:Mt. Gilead Full Gospel International Ministries 2501 Mt Gilead B lvd\,Richmond\, VA 23235 United States SUMMARY:RRHE Graduation URL:https://www.pincalendar.com/m2m/calendar/calendar-721/event/6337/?q=ic al END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR