Reedville Fishermen's Museum - RFM

12/24/2024

From the RFM Board and Office Staff, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and blessed 2025🎄⚓️

12/11/2024

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12/08/2024

Christmas celebration at RFM! Attn: Parents who got pics taken with Santa. Thank you to Jeanne Hickey

117 new items added to shared album

12/07/2024

It's not too late. Throw some lights on your golf cart and join the parade! Line up starts at 4:30.

12/07/2024

🎄Christmas in Reedville 2024🎄

12/06/2024

Getting ready for Christmas in Reedville🎅

12/04/2024

We are very excited to have been awarded a Community Impact Grant from Northern Neck Insurance Company. Thank you for this award and recognition!

We're celebrating by awarding our 2024 Community Grants and Employee Charitable Giving Fund. We want to thank all of the outstanding applicants for their excellent work toward improving local communities for all Virginians.

Congratulations to our Annual Employee Charitable Giving Fund recipients: Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Neck and Healthy Harvest Food Bank!

Congratulations to this year's Grant Awardees:

Habitat for Humanity of Caroline County/ Essex County Habitat for Humanity / Habitat for Humanity of King and Queen County
The Caroline County Habitat for Humanity is committed to safe and affordable housing for their teachers and first responders program and will use their NNINS grant funds to administer and cover supplies for their Self-Help, Teachers, and First Responders Programs.

Kilmarnock Museum
The mission of Kilmarnock Museum is a non-profit organization that preserves and promotes the history of Kilmarnock. They plan to use their grant funds to restore and repair windows and the plaster walls.

Northern Neck Botanical Gardens
A non-profit inspirational outdoor education center for all to enjoy in the Northern Neck region, the gardens will use its grant funds for initial site surveying, design, and planning.

Reedville Fishermen's Museum - RFM
Incorporated in 1986, this venue provides opportunities for Virginians to learn about the culture and history of the Chesapeake Bay. Grant funds will be used to create and promote outdoor exhibit signage and collect and conserve maritime history and heritage.

The Heart Leaf Center
This Fairfax non-profit is the only mental health organization improving access to high-quality play therapy mental health services for children and families through low-cost services and professional education for Virginians in NOVa. The NNINS funding allows three new children and their families to receive weekly mental health counseling.

Chris's Coffee & Custard
LovABLE SERVICES, Inc. is dedicated to providing a comprehensive workforce training program and support services to individuals with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities with the goal of being employed at Chris’s Coffee & Custard. Their NNINS grant funds will be used to secure a permanent location.

Northern Neck Sail and Power Squadron
Part of the United States Power Squadrons/America's Boating Clubs, Sail and Power Squadron is a non-profit boating organization dedicated to helping people enjoy boating activities safely. Grant funds will be used to partner with Northern Neck Technical Center to provide students with the education to achieve their VA Lifetime Boaters Certification required for graduation from the Marine Trade and Small Engine Repair Program.

12/03/2024

As we wrap up our 2024 season, we are so grateful for the many generous donations that make our nonprofit organization possible.

In the spirit of , if you haven't yet made a contribution to the 2024 Annual Appeal to replace the dock at RFM or the roof on the Model/Boat Shop, please consider a donation. We're also raising funds for Festival Halle by selling Boards and Beams. We appreciate your consideration of a tax deductible contribution on this Giving Tuesday. Email [email protected] with any questions. We're grateful for your support of RFM and our Reedville community🤗

12/02/2024

🍦Please join us for a very special Ice Cream Social and reading of The ABCs of Crabbing by Heather Cockrell and Sue Swift🍨

RSVP to [email protected] by 4pm tomorrow, 12/3/24.

11/27/2024

Lots of festivities planned for Christmas in Reedville, Virginia🎄 Bring your family and friends, we hope to see you soon!

Reedville Fishermen's Museum - RFM Christmas in Reedville Reedville, Virginia HAPPENINGS ON THE NORTHERN NECK AND SURROUNDING AREAS Northern Neck Community Forum

11/26/2024

We are so grateful that the Claud W. Somers returned home yesterday safely from Cockrell’s Marine Railway. The crew worked so hard over the summer and fall getting her looking her very best. Thank you to Andy Cockrell, the Somers crew, and Smith Point Sea Rescue for the es**rt. It was a smooth day to come home!

11/22/2024

Such a nice morning celebrating Smith Point Sea Smith Point Sea Rescue. Thank you to Abloom for the lovely centerpiece and Fawn’s for the coffee and breakfast!

11/18/2024

🎁 Spread a little Christmas cheer to boys and girls in Northumberland & Lancaster counties by dropping off new unwrapped toys to fill our Toys for Tots box at RFM.

The office is open Monday through Friday 8-4! Please help us help others🎄We are collecting through December 6th.

Thank you Reedville community🤗

11/17/2024

We can’t say thank you enough to our amazing sponsors! We couldn’t do it without you!

11/10/2024

Some very interesting and beautiful views of the campus and fishing village yesterday from above!