America. Made in Virginia
As America prepares to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, as the birthplace of the nation Virginia holds a special responsibility to share our nation’s founding story. We have developed an ambitious marketing campaign aimed at raising awareness about Virginia’s crucial role in shaping America’s history.
This campaign is the result of extensive collaboration among numerous dedicated individuals and organizations, including Chair Terry Austin, Senator Mamie Locke, Chief Steve Adkins, Virginia Tourism, the professional staff at VA250, and many others. Together, we’ve crafted a unified message to engage audiences statewide, highlighting Virginia’s foundational contributions from the earliest days of independence through the victory at Yorktown.
We initiated this outreach to address a clear need: many people remain unaware of the significance of 2026 and the meaning behind “Virginia 250” or “the Semiquincentennial.” Our goal is to clarify and amplify this important message.
To support your participation, we’ve created a comprehensive digital toolkit filled with videos, graphics, social media content, and tailored resources. We ask that you share and amplify “America. Made in Virginia.” across your networks using all available channels—email lists, newsletters, social media platforms, websites, and events—to ensure widespread reach and engagement.
With your help, we can educate Americans about our history, engage with every community to tell a complete story, and inspire people to recommit to the values inherent in citizenship—ultimately helping us form the “more perfect union.”
Access the toolkit here:
https://live.standards.site/va250-toolkit/
Please contact Trevor Grimm at tgrimm@va250.virginia.gov.
For local committees and organizational partners, customized versions of the VA250 logo are available. These logos feature the VA250 logo along with the city, county, or organization name.
Click here to request the customized VA250 logo.
Effective media relations are essential for generating excitement and community engagement around the VA250 commemoration. VA250 has put together guidelines on the best practices for crafting news releases and media advisories including templates. Click here for more.
The VA250 Calendar of Events, Places to Visit listings, and the accompanying Interactive Map are robust and encompass the state-wide approach of the VA250 commemoration. The VA250 Commission is unable to amplify these museums, exhibits, and events if they are not on these listings.
Click here to submit an event.
Click here to submit your historical site or museum to the listing if it’s missing.
VA250 is on these social media platforms with the handle @VARevolution250 and would love to share your posts, events, and stories. To do so, please be sure follow, tag, share and use the below hashtags.
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Trevor Grimm
Marketing & Brand Director
tgrimm@va250.virginia.gov
O: (804) 967-3749 | C: (757) 936-2360
Mike Frontiero
Chief Communications Officer
mfrontiero@va250.virginia.gov
O: (804) 967-3750 | C: (804) 823-9016