Prince William Farm Bureau has purchased 100 books about agriculture and has distributed one to each elementary school in Prince William County for reading during Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom Week March 23-29.

EDITOR'S NOTE: March 23-29 is Ag Literacy Week. Here and across Virginia many people involved in agriculture will read to school children to help them understand where their food comes from. Sandra J. Adams, Acting Commissioner, Va. Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), tells some of the things she learned from students last year in this abbreviated column.

Registration begins Tuesday, April 1 for Northern Virginia Community College’s summer session. Register 24 hours a day online at http://www.nvcc.edu or visit a campus during regular business hours.

Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) will host his fourth annual Virginia Service Academy Day on Saturday, March 29th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre in Charlottesville. Preregistration is required.

Woodland owners interested in learning more about getting a certified stamp of approval for their forest management can attend an evening program April 15 in Gainesville hosted by the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) and Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE).

The pilot project, sponsored by the George Mason University's School of Nursing, are available on a first-come, first-serve basis each Tuesday from 8 a.m. to noon in the Manassas Park Community Center at 99 Adams Street.

The entire community is invited to attend Stand Strong 4 Education for food, entertainment, exhibits, school showcases, robotics at Mayfield Intermediate School Feb. 27, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The Governors School @ Innovation Park invites students, and parents of students to the Third Annual Aspiring Scientists, Technologist, Engineer and Mathematician (ASTEM) event Saturday, March 29, at the Prince William campus of George Mason University.