Students from The College of William and Mary will dance for 12 hours Friday to raise money for 14 local nonprofits.

Through a partnership with NetworkWilliamsburg, students have formed fundraising teams for specific nonprofits. Their efforts will culminate with the 12-hour marathon, which starts at 8 p.m. Friday and ends at 8 a.m. Saturday in Trinkle Hall.

For the first time, the event will be open to the community from 9 to 10 p.m., with an opportunity for community members to vote for their favorite dance team/nonprofit. People can also vote from home, watching the event through a live stream online here.

The dance marathon was created as a way to strengthen the college’s ties to the surrounding community. NetworkWilliamsburg is a nonprofit that works to support area nonprofits through continuing education workshops, networking events and an online website for community members. The fourteen benefitting organizations are: American Red Cross Colonial Virginia Chapter; Angels of Mercy Medical Clinic; Arc of Greater Williamsburg; Avalon; Beyond Boobs; Blooms That Brighten; Colonial Heritage Community Foundation; Heart for Orphans; Historic Triangle Senior Center; Honor Flight Historic Triangle; Jamestown 4-H Educational Center; Parents & Advocates Special Housing Needs; Self-Protection Awareness; and United Way of Greater Williamsburg.

Senior Services Coalition Chooses New Officers

The Senior Services Coalition has named its new officers for 2011. Sharron Cornelius, most recently Executive Director of the Greater Williamsburg United Way, will serve as president. Craig Conners, Riverside Vice President for Lifelong Health Divisions Home & Community Services, will serve as vice president. Carol Wilson, director of ethics and palliative care for Sentara Healthcare, will serve as secretary.

The Senior Services Coalition promoted the independence of seniors by collaborating to build, integrate, sustain and support a comprehensive senior services system in James City County, Williamsburg and York County. Read more about the Coalition here.

MARTIN’S Collects Donations for Japan

Until April 3, MARTIN’S will be collecting donations for the victims of the natural disasters in Japan on behalf of the American Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Fund. All of the monies collected will be donated to relief efforts.

Yorktown Beach Picnic Area Opens Friday

The beach picnic area in Yorktown, located at the intersection of Comte de Grasse and Water Streets, will reopen for the season beginning Friday. For further information, call York County Parks and Recreation at 757-890-3500.

Create Garden Ornament at New Quarter Park

Join botanical artist Linda Miller at New Quarter Park on Saturday, April 2, from 10 a.m. to noon to “Make and Take” a hypertufa garden pot, bird feeder, birdbath, or sculpture.

Miller will talk about garden art and help with creative ideas while participants make a garden piece from hypertufa, a mixture of concrete and light materials that add texture and make the concrete less dense. After molding a garden object, take it home to unmold in two to three days and add to your garden.

Registration for the April 2 event is required; call York County Parks and Recreation at 890-3513. The fee for materials is $5, payable on the day of the Make and Take. New Quarter Park is located at 1000 Lakeshead Drive.

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