Happy holidays to you all from #MonumentsAcrossAppalachianVirginia ❄️☃️

📣 Just a quick reminder that #MAAV’s Round 2 project applications are due next Wed, Jan. 10. ❓Visit moremountainstories.org to get any last-minute questions answered. 👀 To help get you all inspired, we have a VERY big announcement coming tomorrow, so be on the lookout!

Due TOMORROW at 5pm! Don’t miss the deadline! We are so excited to hear from you all 🤩

#MAAV would like to remind everyone about the upcoming February 1st deadline for the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Grants. To learn more about the importance of this work and the application process, click below: savingplaces.org/action-fund-gr…

#MAAV intern Chance Cheek is back from his monument tour and boy does he have some fun mountain stories to tell! Stay tuned for a new story and monument every Monday!

#MAAV would like to officially announce our second co-director Dr. Katrina (Katy) Powell! Dr. Powell also serves as the founding Director of the Center for Refugee, Migrant, and Displacement Studies at Virginia Tech. Three cheers for Dr. Powell! We couldn't do it without you!

On this week's episode of "Take A Chance on Monuments," #MAAV Intern @chance__cheek explores "Standing Tall and Proud" located in Tazewell, Virginia. This monument honors the contributions of African American community members across generations.

For Black History Month, this week's episode of "Take A Chance on Monuments Mondays" features #MAAV intern Chance exploring the Booker T. Washington Monument in Franklin County, Virginia. For more insight into Chance's monument tour, be sure to check out website (link in bio).

To wrap up #BlackHistoryMonth, we'd like to feature insight from one of our wonderful interns: Macie Alford! She has lived #appalachia her whole life, and is currently a sophomore at Virginia Tech studying history. Thank you Macie, for highlighting #bhm in Appalachia!