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Ivanhoe, Virginia If you know of other Ivanhoe sites, or any informative or interesting information we have not provided about this community, please let us know. If you would like to contribute more information or photos of Ivanhoe, please do. The area code for all is 276. Information in the following section was provided by the Ivanhoe Civic League, PO Box 201, Ivanhoe, VA 24350. Welcome to Ivanhoe Ivanhoe is a small community located in a beautiful valley near Cripple Creek, which enters the New River in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Southwest Virginia. The Ivanhoe Civic League was organized in 1986 when the people in the community came together to protest the proposed sale of the Industrial Park on New River. In the beginning the league's main purpose was to recruit an industry for Ivanhoe. Now several years later we strive to educate ourselves so we can better nurture and develop the community utilizing our own resources - Ivanhoe citizens. The league contains every aspect of society. The community is made up of Caucasian, African-American, Native American and Hispanics. We are represented by both young and old, as well as rich and poor. We feel we are poor in material wealth, but very rich in cultural enhancements. The growing knowledge and interest in our numerous programs during the past years has seen the majority of the community participating in league functions. Here are some highlights of the league's main programs: Education: The education program consists of community-based Adult Basic Education/General Education Development (ABE/GED), with 46 graduates to date. Also included are college classes, youth tutorials that include college and career guidance, professional development workshops and computer and adult literacy. In 1993 a vocational component rehabilitated an historic structure in Ivanhoe to provide office and education facilities for the Ivanhoe Civic League. College Volunteer Program: Volunteers continue to visit Ivanhoe throughout the year. Having hosted hundreds of volunteers locally, this program has spun-off from the civic league and is now "Volunteers for Communities." Volunteers for Communities is currently training seventeen communities throughout the region to host volunteers. Community Service: Community service and celebration continue to play a major role for the Ivanhoe Civic League. Included in this service is an annual community Christmas party, Thanksgiving Prayer Service, and a week-long Jubilee festival. We also have many other functions throughout the year that are too numerous to print. Awards and Recognition: The Ivanhoe Civic League has been recognized by L. Douglas Wilder, former Governor of Virginia as "a model for other community-based organizations to follow." The two volume Ivanhoe History Project was presented with the W.D. Weatherford Award for a "published work that best illuminates the problems, personalities and unique qualities of the Appalachian South." Maxine Waller, President of the Ivanhoe Civic League Board of Directors, has also received the "Against the Odds" National Achievement Award and the Gamaliel Chair in Peace and Justice. Publicity: The work of the league has been featured on PBS T.V., in National Geographic, Woman's Day Magazine, Family Circle Magazine, The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, The Roanoke Times and The Southwest Virginia Enterprise. Ivanhoe Clubs, Civic & Charitable Organizations Bridle Club - Claude Blair, President, Box 115, Ivanhoe - 699-6664. Ivanhoe Civic League Inc. - PO Box 201, Ivanhoe - 699-1383. Masonic Lodge - Ivanhoe # 235, Owen Sutphin, PO Box 563, Austinville - 699-6641. Odd-Fellows Lodge # IVA-173/Odd Fellows Cemetery - 730 Painters Hill Road, Ivanhoe, VA 24350. For information contact: Dennis E. Allison, 247 Austinville, Rd, Wytheville, VA 24382. Phone: 276-699-6950. Recycling Center & Trash Collection - 699-4258. US Post Office - Ivanhoe - 699-1361. Attractions: Hungry Horse Farm (276) 744-3210) Rt. 1, Box 316, Ivanhoe, VA 24350.They offer cabin rentals, camping, stalls for your horses, great trail riding.
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