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Today’s conventions stress community service and team building

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These days, convention delegates could find themselves picking up trash along the Chesapeake Bay, feeding the homeless or cutting grass at a local youth shelter.
Community service projects ― as well as the chance to inspire team building through cooking classes, wine-tasting seminars and outdoor recreational activities ― are part of a growing trend at meetings and conventions.

Heritage Trail complete

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Del. Chris Peace, D-Hanover, announced the completed expansion of a major heritage trail to include 10 new sites, which he said he hopes will draw more tourists to Virginia.