By The Madison Eagle Staff
Published: February 29, 2008

Band Boosters (Madison County High School)
P.O. Box 692
Madison, VA 22727
Brenda Aylor, President
(540) 948-5271, ext. 4105
Fund-raising group for high school band.

Boy Scouts of America
Troop 45
Jeff Farry, Scoutmaster
(540) 948-4118
Alternate contact: George Webb, (540) 948-4672
Year round for boys 10 1/2 to 18. Various activities, leadership development. Registration fee $7.

Troop 116
Colt Puryear,
Scoutmaster (540) 948-4444

Camp Shenandoah Springs Inc.
P.O. Box 770
Madison, VA 22727
North of Haywood on Route 603
Douglas and Anne Farmer
(540) 923-4300
A year-round non-denominational camp and retreat center ministering to grades kindergarten-12 (summer) and all age groups for weekend retreats, picnics, reunions, day camps, banquets and outdoor education. Features horseback riding, cottages, country inn bed and breakfast.

(The) Early Learning Center of Madison
P.O. Box 1134
South Main Street
Madison, VA 22727
(540) 948-5565
Offers all day care, preschool and before- and after- school care.

Cub Scout Pack 45
Steve Cone, (540) 543-2168
Jeff Farry, (540) 948-4118
Program designed to introduce boys in grades 2-5 to the world of scouting. This is accomplished through weekly meetings and other activities that involve the whole family.

Madison FFA Chapter
Madison County High School
68 Mountaineer Lane
Madison, VA 22727
R. J. Nobblitt, advisor
(540) 948-6338
A local organization of students preparing for more than 200 exciting careers in agri-science, agri-business and production agriculture through the development of occupational and interpersonal
skills taught in high school agriculture. High school students must be enrolled in agriculture classes to become FFA members. Current chapter membership is 56.

First Class Nursery Program
1564 W. Hoover Road
Madison, VA 22727
Jeanna Beker, director (540) 923-5012
The Soho Center has a highly enriched kindergarten program for 5-year-olds taught by a teacher with more than 20 years of teaching experience. Call (540) 923-5012 for information, to arrange a visit, or to join.

Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council
P.O. Box 772
Orange, VA 22960
Terrie Richardson, membership services manager
(540) 661-0471 or (888) 228-6195
Fax:  (540) 661-0472
E-mail: 

(Madison County) Library Inc.
Box 243, Madison, VA 22727
Bonnie Utz, librarian (540) 948-4720
Story hour: volunteer reads to children. Some crafts programs. Wednesday mornings during school term at 11 a.m. for pre-schoolers

Parent Resource Center, Prep
225 Lambs Lane
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Sara Blech (434) 975-9400
Fax: (434) 975-9401 or

Rainbow Preschool
South Main Street
P.O. Box 38
Madison, VA 22727
Alma Lu Ayers
(540) 948-6532
Pre-school for 3 and 4 year olds. An outreach program of Madison United Methodist Church (540) 948-6182

Rapidan Baptist Camp
and Conference Center Inc.
559 Baptist Camp Drive
Rochelle, VA 22738
(540) 672-0426
A 158-acre, year-round Bible camp, 192 camper capacity. Programs for the entire family, summer camps for youth, rentals available. Four-acre lake, game room.

Skyline CAP Head Start
P.O. Box 588
Madison, VA 22727
(540) 948-3916
A pre-school program for 3- and 4-year-old children, including children with disabilities, dedicated to improving their chances of doing well in school.

Waverly Yowell Elementary School PTO
Lori Eckert, President
(540) 948-6329
Currently focusing on fund-raising to complete a new playground at WYES

W.H. Wetsel Middle School PTO
186 Mountaineer Lane
Madison, VA 22727
The Wetsel Middle School PTO is a volunteer organization dedicated to helping children and supporting the activities of the school. All parents and grandparents of Wetsel Middle School students are encouraged to join.

Madison County Facilities and Recreation Department
P.O. Box 435
Madison, VA 22727
Ross Shifflett, Director
(540) 948-6887
Office is on the second floor of the War Memorial Building in downtown Madison.

Madison County Recreational Authority
Chairman Jesse Yowell
Vice Chairman Paige Kelliher
Conducts youth sports leagues in a variety of sports year round. Meets at 7:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month at the Madison County Administration offices on Thrift Road.

Teen Mercy
P.O. Box 1122,
Madison, VA 22727
Susan Torborg (540) 661-3541
A registered nonprofit organization for youth.

Clore Property Committee
C/O Madison County Facilities and Recreation Department
P.O. Box 435
Madison, VA 22727
Chairman Jimmy Graves
Vice Chairman Dennis Coppedge
Development and planning committee for former Clore property (Hoover Ridge Barn site) tract. Meets at 7:30 p.m. third Monday of the month at the Madison County Administration Center.