Connecting with the Community

Many residents and staff spend time away from Kendal volunteering at a variety of other not-for-profit organizations in the Lexington-Rockbridge County community as well as having those groups provide volunteer hours at Kendal.

Kendal residents who were former faculty at one of the local colleges can be seen tutoring current students.  Many residents also go into the public schools to read to elementary school children.

Residents also volunteer with groups such as Habitat for Humanity, Stonewall Jackson Hospital, Virginia Horse Center and many more.

Students from VMI, W&L and Southern Virginia University visit with residents and perform a variety of different community service projects on the Kendal campus.  Professors from these local colleges provide lectures and concerts. Washington and Lee University also allows our residents to audit college classes with the permission of the professor.

Staff are encouraged to become involved in the greater community and share their time and talent with organizations such as the American Cancer Society, Dabney S. Lancaster Community College, Sunrise Rotary, Girl Scouts, United Way and many others.