
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, November 3, 1994                   TAG: 9411030073
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-15   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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DATELINE: BLACKSBURG                                LENGTH: Medium

AROUND NEW RIVER FRAT FOOD DRIVE

As part of the North American Food Drive, Virginia Tech's Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity on Saturdaywill collect donated bags of canned food from various supermarkets where they were placed in September.

Lambda Chi Alpha plans to deliver the collected food to the Interfaith Food Pantry on Monday.

For more information, call Steve Asche, 951-7041.

Food for fines

CHRISTIANSBURG - The Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library Board of Trustee has declared November and December as Amnesty Months.

Those who return overdue materials to the library during this time may pay their fines with food. The food must be boxed or canned, nonperishable, unopened and in good condition. One item must be donated for each overdue item.

The Christiansburg branch, the Blacksburg area branch, the Jessie Peterman Memorial branch in Floyd, as well as the Montgomery and Floyd County Bookmobiles will be participating in Amnesty Months.

The food collected will be donated to charities in the respective towns of the branches and bookmobiles.

For more information, call Karen Dillon, 382-6968.

Economics talk

BLACKSBURG - "Economic Outlook - Main Street vs. Wall Street" will be the topic Thursday when David Orr, chief economist for First Union Corp., presents his 1995 economic outlook for Virginia and the nation. Orr will speak during a noon luncheon for the company's commercial and corporate customers at the Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center, Virginia Tech.

A former teacher, Orr joined First Union in 1987 as vice president for economic research in the funds management division, now the capital markets group. He's a native of Philadelphia and a graduate of Davidson College.

Free training

FLOYD - A free training program for Floyd County residents will be offered by Radford University as part of the Community Development Education Program. The non-credit program will include training in team-building skills, mediation and conflict resolution, computer skills and grant-writing skills.

County residents age 14 or older are invited to an organizational meeting Tuesday, Nov. 15, 7 p.m., at the Floyd County Moose Lodge, U.S. 221. The

For more information, call 763, 2657 days, 763-2017 evenings, or 651-3971.

by CNB