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It’s and we’ve got a fun—and free! —holiday excursion for you!
Through Friday, January 6, take a stroll through the grounds of the George C. Marshall International Center, and enjoy its Marshall Plan Tree Walk.
Each of the 17 decorated trees represents a European nation that benefited from the European Recovery Program—a U.S. program that supplied nearly $13 billion to help finance rebuilding efforts in Europe in the wake of World War II. This program became known as the Marshall Plan because of Gen. George C. Marshall’s role in recognizing its significance and persuading Congress and the American people of its importance. Nearly 75 years later, the 17 nations that participated in the program continue to enjoy the peace and prosperity it helped secure for them.
There is no entry fee to enjoy the Tree Walk, so come back as many times as you’d like. If you can schedule a trip prior to December 19, you can even enjoy a tour of Gen. Marshall’s former household, Dodona Manor, during scheduled hours Fridays through Sundays, for an additional fee. Dodona Manor will be closed for public tours through March 2, 2023, but the Tree Walk will remain up and lit through January 6.
The George C. Marshall International Center is located at 312 East Market Street. For more information about visiting Dodona Manor, go to
https://www.georgecmarshall.org/dodona.
George C. Marshall International Center
One of our most high profile supporters when we first opened was George C. Marshall!
In our first year, 1967, he allowed special envelopes with his likeness (the same image on the 20 cent stamp) to be sold in Leesburg to benefit the Loudoun Museum.
The cachets contained information about Marshall and historic Dodona Manor (George C. Marshall International Center). Today, one of the stamped and addressed cachets remains in our collection!
This morning I attended the Veterans Day commemoration at the George C. Marshall International Center in Historic Leesburg with Chair Randall. She introduced a new County initiative to establish a tax rate of one cent for real property owned by surviving spouses of certain persons killed in the line of duty. The Briar Woods High School band was amazing! Thank you to all veterans who served our country.
Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton
Phyllis Randall
Mike Turner
Supervisor Koran Saines
Todd Cimino-Johnson, Leesburg Councilmember-elect
George C. Marshall
The George C. Marshall International Center is holding their annual Veterans Day Commemoration today at 10:30 AM, on the grounds of George C. Marshall’s Dodona Manor in Leesburg.
It's a free public event; no RSVP needed. And since it's a rain or shine event, they've already arranged a big tent to shelter the guests - so today's forecast of all-day rain hasn't slowed them down in the least.
Here's a link to the event page for more details:
For today's Wednesday, we're featuring the George C. Marshall International Center and Dodona Manor, the former home of General George C. Marshall, who served as chief of staff of the Army, secretary of state, secretary of defense, and president of the American Red Cross. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest modern-day American heroes. He and his wife, Katherine Marshall, lived in the home from 1941 to 1959.
Located at 312 East Market Street in Leesburg, the National Historic Landmark now serves as a historic museum. It is owned by the George C. Marshall International Center, which has restored the property to its Marshall-era appearance of the 1950s.
The center's mission is to preserve and advance Marshall’s legacy of peace and international cooperation as best exemplified by the Marshall Plan for which General Marshall won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953. These objectives are advanced through education programs, leadership programs, community events, and the interpretation of the Marshalls’ home and gardens.
Education is the cornerstone of the center's programming. An immersion workshop for teachers and youth education programs is designed to strengthen and forward the legacy of General Marshall’s leadership qualities by interpreting its importance in our time.
The center hosts educational programs that reflect Marshall’s principled approach to leadership. Tours are also offered to provide a full picture of General Marshall’s life.
Learn more at
https://www.georgecmarshall.org/.
👉🏻 Ce mardi au George C. Marshall International Center à Paris, j’ai participé à la célébration du 75ème anniversaire du plan Marshall placée sous la présidence de l’ambassadrice des Etats-Unis en France Denise Campbell Bauer.
🇺🇸 L’occasion de rappeler le rôle essentiel des États-Unis dans la reconstruction économique de l’Europe après la Seconde Guerre Mondiale.
📖 Des étudiants en sciences politiques se sont ensuite livrés à un concours d’éloquence sur ce que pourrait être un plan Marshall en 2022 avec notamment les questions liées à l’environnement et bien sûr toujours la recherche de la paix avec la guerre en Ukraine. La relation multilatérale doit être encouragée dans un contexte de tensions.
U.S. Embassy France
May 8th is VE Day, or Victory in Europe Day, commemorating the end of World War II in Europe in 1945. The National Historic Landmark George C. Marshall House (also known as Dodona Manor) in Leesburg, Virginia was the home of the general and later statesman who championed of the “Marshall Plan” to rebuild war-devasted Europe. General George C. Marshall served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Army during World War II and is particularly remembered for his role in developing the postwar European Recovery Program, better known as the Marshall Plan. 2022 marks the 75th anniversary of the Marshall Plan.
Marshall and his wife Katherine Tupper Marshall lived here from 1941 until his death in 1959. The George C. Marshall International Center now operates Dodona Manor as a historic house museum, which is open to the public for tours.
For more information on Marshall, visit:
www.nps.gov/people/george-c-marshall.htm
For more information on how to visit, go to
www.georgecmarshall.org and follow them George C. Marshall International Center
Photo captions: 1. exterior of Dodona Manor, 2. interior sitting room, 3. Dodona Manor lawn (NPS Photos)
Congratulations to Loudoun County's Volunteers! We are so excited to announce the 2022 Loudoun Cares Outstanding Volunteer honorees. Thank you to all our nominees for your service and dedication to our community. Show them some love!
Come celebrate with us May 12, 2022 at River Creek Club in Leesburg . For more details and to purchase your ticket ($30/pp) go to
https://www.loudouncares.org/2022-ova/
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy
The Salvation Army of Loudoun County Virginia
Purcellville Vol. Rescue
Legal Services of Northern Virginia, Inc.
George C. Marshall International Center
Loudoun County Area Agency on Aging
Loudoun County Fire and Rescue
Purcellville Volunteer Fire Company
Women Giving Back
Mobile Hope
RoboLoCo 5338
StoryBook Treasures
INMED USA
The HeartWoRx
Humane Society of Loudoun County
Park View High School PTSA
Loudoun Hunger Relief
Dulles South Soup Kitchen
Step Sisters
New Virginia Majority
Boy Scouts of America, Ashburn VA
We were thrilled to have the Executive Director of George C. Marshall International Center Valerie Beaudoin talking to us about this wonderful historical and non profit organization!
💥Oh boy oh boy oh boy! Just a FEW days left to CRUSH IT! 💥
It's ANYONE'S GAME, when your supporter register and engage, they earn points for their charity to win the $600 GIFT CERTIFICATE!
Everyone has an equal shot up until midnight on Jan 31! In no particular order- here are the active charities in play- click on this link to earn points for your charity of choice:
https://www.corkandkegtours.com/charity-crush-supporters
Veterans Moving Forward
George C. Marshall International Center
Lovepaws
United to Rise
MomsCo
NVBA Cares
Happy 141st Birthday to George C. Marshall!
George C. Marshall Foundation and George C. Marshall International Center are keeping his legacy alive through library, museum, and leadership conferences. If you are in Leesburg or Lexington Virginia stop in and say hello.
🇺🇸 More Veterans Day Celebrations 🇺🇸
Yesterday, Veterans Moving Forward attended the 17th annual Veterans Day Commemoration, cohosted by The George C. Marshall International Center (GCMIC), the Town of Leesburg, and Loudoun County. The event was held on the grounds of George C. Marshall’s Dodona Manor in historic Leesburg, VA. GCMIC has restored the property to its Marshall-era appearance of the 1950s.
Keynote speaker LTG Bruce Crawford U.S. Army (Ret.) addressed the crowd. Along with the VFW and Loudoun Therapeutic Riding, VMF was on site to celebrate our veterans, with service dog in training, Charlie, pictured in front of vintage military Jeeps.
George C. Marshall International Center
NOVEC is proud to sponsor the Veterans Day commemoration event at the George C. Marshall International Center.
Happy 91st wedding anniversary General and Mrs. Marshall October 15th 1930. Emmanuel Church Baltimore.
Gen. Pershing was best man.
Today we’re at Dodona Manor, in Leesburg Virginia! Dodona was home to none other than Army Chief of Staff, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, President of The American Cross and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate George C. Marshall.
Join us on Sunday, August 22nd from 2-4:30 for “George C. Marshall: Leesburg’s Global Citizen”. The VPHA is partnering with the George C. Marshall International Center in a program about Marshall’s life, his involvement in the community, and the preservation of his historic home!
Tickets are $40 for VPHA members and $50 for nonmembers. Tickets can be found at piedmontheritage.org/events.
Loudoun Community Press and the George C. Marshall International Center are hosting a photojournalism series for teens the week of August 9-12. Students will hear from experienced photojournalists and photographs and learn how the basics of exposure, digital photography, press assignments, and editing. The culmination of the program is an art show at the September First Friday in Leesburg. Students will also be considered for publication in Loudoun County Magazine.
To register, follow the link. For program questions, email us at
[email protected]
Loudoun County Magazine
George C. Marshall International Center
https://loudoun-community-press.square.site/product/photojournalism-series-august-9-12/7?cs=true&cst=custom