Mark Your Calendars for the Foundation Fellowship Weekend 2017

To download a registration form for the 2017 Fellowship Weekend, go to: 2017 Fellowship Weekend Registration (Right click to open the pdf in a browser window or choose "save target as" to save to your computer.)

It will be held September 8-10, 2017, in Galax, VA. Highlights for the event include a golf tournament with all proceeds to benefit the Foundation, a trip to Mt. Airy, NC (home of Andy Griffith) for a tour and to meet “Thelma Lou,” a bus tour of Grayson County, silent and live auctions to benefit the Foundation, and a walk for ALS and Parkinson’s disease. Watch for more information in the RURITAN magazine or on this page.

Andy Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina is home to the new Andy Griffith Museum and hosts the largest collection of Andy Griffith memorabilia collected by his friend Emmett Forrest. The collection features hundreds of items from the life and career of Andy Griffith in movies, television and music as well as a variety of memorabilia. There are even actual props from The Andy Griffith Show and Matlock given by Andy Griffith himself. The collection also includes items donated by cast members and actors from The Andy Griffith Show as well as a special section on the career of actress and current Mount Airy resident Betty Lynn (Thelma Lou).