Despite the obstacles, communities gather together
On Thursday night, a woman drove the nearly five hours from Grundy to Greene to meet Governor Warner at the Lafayette Inn in Stanardsville. Governor Warner met with business leaders and elected officials from Greene County to talk about what they needed from their next senator.
Friday morning, despite freezing rain on a cold wintery day in Orange, nearly 60 early risers stopped by “Not the Same Old Grind” Coffee Shop for a meet & greet with Governor Warner. In addition to local public officials such as Mayor Carter of Orange and Councilman Wilkinson of Gordonsville, the current and past sheriff, members of the police force, the past fire chief, and local business owner Don Waugh of Waugh Enterprises Harley Davidson were in attendance.
Governor Warner thanked the audience for braving the elements, and after brief remarks, took questions from the audience. It was truly a bipartisan gathering of community leaders.
Governor Warner then visited the Orange County Nursing Home and Home for Adults. The nursing home, unique in that it is county-owned and a not-for-profit facility, has a 168-bed capacity and all residents were on hand to hear Governor Warner discuss health care and the premium we must place on caring for an aging population.
Governor Warner got a chance to talk about his work to fix health care, both as Governor and as a private citizen, when he created the Virginia Health Care Foundation and SeniorNavigator.com, a website that connects the elderly to health care resources.