On The Square VA

OnTheSquare is Out of Office | We are out of the office for the July 4 holiday! There will be no Farmer’s Market tomorrow, July 4. We hope everyone has a great and relaxing holiday! We’ll be back next week with more on Monday, July 8!

Happy Monday!

Here is OnTheSquareVA’s week at a glance:

Tuesday: Food Trucks, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., on the corner of Governor and Grace St

Wednesday: House of Delegates Chamber tour, noon-1 p.m., register here: https://dgs.virginia.gov/onthesquareVA/registration/event-registration/house-chamber-presentation/

Thursday: Weekly Farmer’s market at the Madison Building Mezzanine

Stay tuned for more!

dgs.virginia.gov

Thank you to everyone who came out to our season kickoff! And congrats to our lucky gift basket winners:

Virginia Department of Aviation won by Bonnie Hammer (DVS)

Virginia Department of Health won by Bob Smet (DWR)

Virginia Department of General Services won by Viveca Johnson (Treasury)

Virginia State Corporation Commission
won by Samuel Miller (VDH)

Virginia American Revolution 250 Commemoration - VA250 won by Lisa Snider (VDOT)

Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and Virginia State Parks won by Adam Johnston (DOE)

Virginia Department of Human Resource Management won by Candy Williams (Elect)

Virginia Department of Elections won by Michael Morgan (Lottery)

Virginia Department of Veterans Services won by Vernita Boone (Treasury)

Virginia Retirement System won by Ross Hudnall (VDOT)

Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation won by Azhar Mirza (VDH)

Library of Virginia won by Diana Prat (VDH)

Division of Capitol Police won by Steffany Parish (DGS)

Virginia Lottery won by Connie Pitchford (VDH)

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services won by David Halstead (Aviation)

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia won by Anna Nole (VCU)

Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources won by John Sayyer (VDOT)

Virginia Department of Energy won by Juanita Leon (VDH)

Virginia529 won by Sheree Gray (VDACS)

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts won by May Sligh (VDOT)

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We had such a great time coordinating this event and cannot wait for next year’s! Thank you so much First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin for your support!

Operation Take Back, October 25 | Drive by or walk over to the Madison Building plaza near the corner of Governor and Grace streets to drop off unwanted or expired medications. The DEA, Virginia Capitol Police and Virginia State Police, joined by the Office of the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security will be on hand from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to help promote the safe disposal of these medications.

🩸Blood Drive October 16, Donors Needed | There are 15 spots left for the upcoming Blood Drive at the Jefferson Building on Monday! Don’t miss out on your chance to donate blood and save lives.

Register here: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/donation-time

Our new mindfulness series “Be Kind To You,” led by state employee Jessy George starts this Monday, September 11th. Join us via Zoom from 12-12:45 to enhance your mindfulness skills, and take a second of gratitude for you!

Registration link here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pbp5f6uXTCS7S6JOLn0SiQ #/registration

Thank you First Lady Suzanne Youngkin! We had a blast and are grateful for the chance to experience the art!

Join us tomorrow for our Supreme Court trivia hosted by Justice Wesley Russell, Jr., and Senior Justice William C. Mims. You’ll compete against other state employees while learning behind-the-scenes info about the Virginia Supreme Court. Visit OnTheSquareVA.Virginia.gov and go to Registration to register for So You Think You’re Snarter than a Supreme acourt Justice? Wednesday, Aug 23, noon

Register today for an exciting event this Wednesday where two Supreme Court of Virginia justices will lead state employees through trivia about the court and those behind the robes! Winners get prizes! Visit OnTheSquareVA.Virginia.gov and go to Registration to register while spots are available.

🌧️Unfortunately our Farmer’s Market has been canceled today, due to inclement weather.

Our Summer Peach Recipe Contest also planned for today, will now be taking place in the Oliver Hill Building, in the VDACS Commissioner’s Office Board Room, from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Stop by our event at the Madison plaza through 1 pm. We have food trucks and our law enforcement and response friends from the Division of Capitol Police, Office of the State Inspector General, Virginia Department of Corrections, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, Virginia ABC, Virginia State Corporation Commission, Virginia Department of Emergency Management

It’s Food Truck Tuesday!!

Join the Division of Capitol Police and other state agencies with law enforcement responsibilities on Tuesday, August 1, to celebrate National Night (Day) Out during Food Truck Tuesday. National Night Out is held in communities across America on the first Tuesday of August each year. It brings together law enforcement and communities, like our Capitol Square community. Come learn more about what our law enforcement agencies do, take a ride on the Capitol Police GEM, and more!

The following agencies are participating:

Division of Capitol Police
Virginia ABC
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Virginia Office of the Inspector General
Virginia State Corporation Commission