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mine what they need better than they can do it themselves,” Mr. Mummausaid.
A Marriott Ranch horse is the top prize and will go “live” under the gavel, but a long list of top quality items will be offered in CCLC’s “silent” auction: riding apparel and other “horsey” items that fit this year’s hunt country theme antiques, objets d’art, jewelry, theater tickets to Folger Shakespeare, Round About, Ford Theater and other Capital attractions, dinner at The Inn at Little Washington and a family trip to Colonial Williamsburg.
In addition, the “little red truck,” a 1987 Ford Ranger S from Rick Hunt Ford in Warrenton, will be given away
The Center on Route 211 just west of the town of Washington will open at 4 p.m. on Saturday for a preview of the items in the silent auction. Folks can browse while they nibble on ham biscuits, sip Rappahannock cider or wine from Oasis Vineyards and listen to music by Bob Treanor, Lyt Wood and Dan Lewis, a trio on hammered dulcimer and guitars who play lively Appalachian airs and folk tunes that invite singing along.
The atmosphere is friendly and comfortable, appropriate to the day care center. The Child Care and Learning Center offers day care and enrichment programs of rare quality for an urban area; for a rural farming community they are miraculous.
The non-profit CCLC began as Sursum Corda more than a decade ago in the basement of the old Washington post office. In Latin, Sursum Corda means “lift up your heart,” and that’s exactly what CCLC does for working parents searching for a safe, loving and stimulating environment for their children.
Cognizant of the lower income levels in rural areas such as Rappahannock County, the Center’s board of directors has chosen to keep day care rates low and affordable, but the decision has left a deficit which must be met through fund raising efforts. Fees provide only half of the Center’s operating expenses. The other half, as well as the capital that built the Center’s new home, comes from grants and projects such as the annual auction. ■ , ;
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