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Supporting Move to Martinsville and Uptown Revitalization
Instrumental in creating the former and anxious for the success of the latter, Henry Cares supports these two new non-profits with periodic advice; one with its first source of funds. Move to Martinsville was established to entice people to relocate to Henry...
Preserving the Former Bassett Country Club for Community Use
This property is located at the Gateway to Henry County and to its cities of Martinsville, Bassett, and Stanleytown. Also, this property is adjacent to the Fairystone parkway, a prominent thoroughfare traveled by thousands of people monthly. For nearly a century, this...
Creating the Bassett Museum for Yesteryear Cars & their Drivers
Henry Cares is aggressively exploring the merits and means by which to create a museum featuring in Bassett an array of automobiles in a building yet to be selected The intent is to recognize the rich legacy in Henry County for fast cars and for their drivers – cars...
Restoring Empty, Falling Down Homes
Due to plant closures attributable to Globalization, our county has suffered a nearly 1/3 population loss in the last decade. Our largest city, Martinsville, has one of the highest unemployment rates in Virginia. These events caused many properties, especially...