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Meadowbrook High School Class of 1999 alumni are being sought regarding a 10-year reunion. Those interested should e-mail contact information to Tonya R. White at .

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Students at A.P. Hill Elementary School in Petersburg collected 1,517 canned items in support of the Salvation Army's Canned Food Drive in December.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Richmond & Tri-Cities recently announced that Hopewell Mayor Brenda Pelham is one of 17 nominees vying for the inaugural "America's Big Citizen of Year" for 2009. "America's Big Citizen of the Year" nominees were selected by the public via http://www.BigBrothersBigSisters.org, in the form of a 50-to-100 word description of how a person's deeds and actions have made a positive impact on the lives of vulnerable children.

Pelham, the first black woman to serve as mayor of Hopewell, is one of 17 nominees for the national award.

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Petersburg High School Boosters Club raised $36,000 in 2008 for various needs of the school district.

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A privately led book drive is under way through Friday to supplement those available to the Head Start and Virginia Preschool Initiative students at Westview Elementary School in Petersburg. Collection boxes have been placed at the school, as well as other places in the city. They include Walnut Hill Pharmacy, Walnut Hill Cleaners, the Petersburg Public Library, Heavenly Hands restaurant, Tabernacle of Praise Fellowship, Good Shepherd Baptist Church, other Petersburg businesses, and at N.B. Clements Jr. High School in Prince George County.

For details about the book drive, call Connie Booker at (804) 862-8980 (days) or (804) 732-2872 (evenings).