Abingdon Ruritan Club, Bena VA

06/04/2026

Meet our 2026 Abingdon Ruritan Club Board of Directors and Club Officers!

We are proud to recognize the dedicated members helping lead the Abingdon Ruritan Club in service, fellowship, and community impact throughout 2026.

Pictured front row, left to right: Dianne Woolley, Club Secretary; Antonio Donald, Chairman of the Board and Club President; David Bowles, Club Vice President; Ann Dugas, Club Treasurer; and Tony Dziadul, Past President, 1 Term.
Second row, left to right: Mike Crandall, Director; Gene Midkiff, Director; Doug Johnson, Director; John Snyder, Director; and Betsy Tuttle, Director.

Thank you to each of these members for their leadership, commitment, and continued service to our club and community.

06/04/2026

The Abingdon Ruritan Club was proud to have members volunteer at Page Middle School to help with the Reality Store, an event presented by the Virginia Cooperative Extension.

The Reality Store gives students a hands-on opportunity to learn about budgeting, career choices, financial responsibility, and real-life decision-making. We are always grateful for opportunities to support local students and be part of programs that help prepare them for the future.

Community service in action, one lesson at a time!

Pictured left to right: Liz Turner, Abby Bowles, Raven Cash, Rick Taylor, Lynn Onesty, John Snyder, Walter Priest, Scott Olmsted, Gary Bergtholdt, and National Ruritan member Jay Mathieu.
Photo credit: Glenn Sturm AFC. Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences with Virginia Cooperative Extension

05/29/2026

Our bird houses will be available at the free shred event June 13th, but if you can't wait till then please call 804-642-9021 or visit www.abingdonruritanclub.com and click Contact Us to get your hands on one sooner!!

05/28/2026

🏌️‍♂️ Abingdon Ruritan Club showed up and showed out!

Congratulations to our very own Fearsome Foursome for representing the Club so well at the Chesapeake District Golf Tournament!

Pictured from left: Chris Lamb, Allen Scales, Rick Taylor, and A.J. Brown — who placed 1st in the Second Flight! 🎉

And because apparently winning wasn’t enough, A.J. Brown won Longest Drive and Allen Scales won Longest Putt. Talk about bringing the heat to the green! ⛳🔥

Way to go, gentlemen — Abingdon Ruritan is proud of you!

05/28/2026

Got papers to shred? Got a heart for your community? Perfect. We need both.

The Abingdon Ruritan Club is hosting a FREE Community Shred Event on Saturday, June 13, 2026, from 1:00–3:00 PM.

Bring your documents for safe, secure shredding, and while you’re there, learn more about joining the Abingdon Ruritan Club! We’re looking for people who care about fellowship, goodwill, service, and making our community stronger.

Want to learn more about becoming a member?
Call 804-642-9021 or visit www.abingdonruritanclub.com and click Contact Us.

Your junk drawer called. It’s time. Clean out the paper pile. Maybe find your next purpose while you’re at it. 💙💛

05/27/2026

Looking for something real to be part of? This is it.
The Abingdon Ruritan Club is more than meetings, festivals, and volunteer hours. It is a group of people who show up, for each other, for our neighbors, and for this community.
Over the years, our club has poured countless volunteer hours and Significant funds right back into local needs, scholarships, community projects, families, schools, first responders, and causes that make Gloucester and the surrounding area stronger. Every event, every fundraiser, every long day of hard work has a purpose: serving our community and making a real difference.
And here’s the thing community service is not just for “later in life” retirees. We need younger people, fresh ideas, new energy, and the next generation of do-gooders to step in and be part of something bigger than themselves.
Being involved in this club means meeting good people, making meaningful connections, building friendships, having a positive influence, and remembering that there are still a whole lot of kind, hardworking, generous people in this world. Honestly, it can restore your faith in humanity a little... and who couldn’t use that?
If you are under 30, over 30, new to the area, born and raised here, looking for purpose, connection, community, or just a way to do some good while having fun we would love to have you.
Come be part of something that matters. Come be part of Abingdon Ruritan. Consider this your official invitation!

05/25/2026

On Sunday, May 24, 2026, Gloucester American Legion Post 75 hosted a beautiful and meaningful Memorial Day Ceremony honoring the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

Abingdon Ruritan Club was honored to attend and participate in this special remembrance. Pictured in the front row are Danny Privott, Mary Lou Privott, Liz Simmons, who carried the Club wreath, and Selena Collins. Pictured in the second row are Dick Beasley, Eva Tillage, Tony Dziadul, and Don Sandridge.

We extend our sincere thanks to Gloucester American Legion Post 75 for hosting such a respectful and heartfelt ceremony, and we pause in gratitude for all fallen heroes whose courage and sacrifice will never be forgotten.

05/21/2026

Abingdon Ruritan Club Seafood Festival

05/20/2026

05/19/2026

It’s officially Seafood Festival week and the excitement is bubbling over like a pot of fresh steamed crabs! 🦀🎉

With the Abingdon Ruritan Club Seafood Festival happening this Wednesday, our club members and volunteers are hard at work behind the scenes getting everything ready for another incredible day of food, fellowship, and community tradition. From setup and planning to all the little details that make this event so special, it is truly an all-hands-on-deck labor of love.

We cannot wait to welcome our loyal ticket holders for a day filled with delicious seafood, cold drinks, live community spirit, and the kind of good time this festival has been known for year after year. The countdown is on, the energy is high, and we are about to have one heck of a Wednesday.

Who’s ready?! 🙌🦪🍤🦀