{"id":7030,"date":"2023-01-13T15:23:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T15:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/?p=7030"},"modified":"2023-01-13T15:23:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T15:23:02","slug":"friday-roundup-handley-library-tour-and-upcoming-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/?p=7030","title":{"rendered":"Friday Roundup: Handley Library Tour and Upcoming Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>First, please pardon our mess! The back yard at the Hexagon House is receiving some TLC at the moment. The work is currently taking place adjacent to our entrance. We encourage questioners to contact us via email at <a href=\"mailto:phwinc.org@gmail.com\">phwinc.org@gmail.com<\/a> and not to visit in person while the machinery is in the parking lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-dark-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-dark-gray-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Handley Library branch tour<\/strong> will take you behind the scenes to all floors  tomorrow, <strong>January 14, 11 AM<\/strong>. Come learn about the architecture and history of this iconic building. Walk on the famous glass floors and peer down the well built into the stage. Meet in the Lower Level.\u00a0The tour is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can&#8217;t make the tour this weekend or want a specialized tour? You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.handleyregional.org\/about-us\/tours\">visit their website<\/a> for more information and to book a private tour for your group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-dark-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-dark-gray-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>National Fund for Sacred Places<\/strong> is starting the 2023 grant process. Letters of Intent through the Foundant grant system will be accepted from any eligible congregation. Submit your\u00a0letter of intent by<strong> February 24<\/strong>\u00a0for projects such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Urgent repair needs that are integral to life safety.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Projects that improve the usability or\u202fADA accessibility\u202fof the property.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Renovation projects that support important community outreach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fundforsacredplaces.org\/\">www.fundforsacredplaces.org<\/a> to see if your congregation&#8217;s project qualifies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-dark-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-dark-gray-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications due <strong>February 1\u00a0<\/strong>for National Trust Preservation Fund grants.\u00a0These grants encourage preservation at the local level by providing seed money for planning and education projects. Virginia is one of the states earmarked for this round of applications. Grants range\u00a0<strong>up to $5,000.<\/strong> Learn more at the <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.savingplaces.org\/build\/funding\/grant-seekers\/preservation-funds?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=update&amp;utm_campaign=grants\">National Trust&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First, please pardon our mess! The back yard at the Hexagon House is receiving some TLC at the moment. The work is currently taking place adjacent to our entrance. We encourage questioners to contact us via email at phwinc.org@gmail.com and not to visit in person while the machinery is in the parking lot. The Handley &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/?p=7030\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Friday Roundup: Handley Library Tour and Upcoming Grants<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4023,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[39],"class_list":["post-7030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-informational-events","tag-informational-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7030"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7036,"href":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7030\/revisions\/7036"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}