Grants awarded to Purcellville Tag Sale and Music and Arts 

By Valerie Cury

At the July 25 Purcellville Town Council Meeting, Council Member Boo Bennett was quick to correct an erroneous statement by Council Member Erin Rayner concerning the Purcellville VA Tag Sale Grant. Bennett stated that a Loudoun Tourism Grant awarded to the Purcellville VA Tag Sale, which is not a town sponsored event, was written and applied for by Silas Redd, owner of Nostalgia Vintage Clothing and Antique Furniture on Main Street.

Council Member Erin Rayner had earlier said she wanted to congratulate the Parks and Recreation Committee “in particular Brian Morgan, who applied and we were granted the Loudoun Tourism Grant for our Music and Arts Festival and Our Tag Sale – so well done to Brian for finding that grant and applying for it, and getting us tens of thousands of dollars in funding for our festivals,” said Rayner.

Rayner’s comments were referring to newly awarded Loudoun Tourism Grants given by the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, which are meant to support tourism events that bring visitors to Loudoun.

Said Bennett, “That [Tag Sale] grant was written by Silas Redd. He is the owner of Nostalgia. This was the first time he wrote a grant and he was awarded money.” Bennett said that for the last 3 years Redd has stepped up to run this very successful community event in Purcellville, which brings thousands of people to western Loudoun.