VRC is apparently going to be a core coin of the SuperNET project. James, whom is the founder so-to-speak of SuperNET participates often on the VRC forum. This could be a game-changer once it comes to fruition.
P.S. - Welcome to the VeriCoin community!!
Basically what knox said. bitcointalk.com user jl777 aka "James" has been working on a pretty significant project here called SuperNET. Basically it's designed to unify alternate coins together under 1 system to increase the functionality and usability. He had an IPO type launch to raise some addtional funds over the weekend - something like 3,000-4,000 BTC. On top of that, going back to vericoin - the community joined together and raised a pretty good chunk of change ourselves (500,000+ VRC) to donate to the cause. James announced Sunday morning good things were coming for VRC.
I've been following vericoin since the end of June - been in and out a few times depending on the situation but I'd definitely say this is a big plus for vericoin. Long term goal of 1 year is to have the coin at least at .0005 now whether or not this can happen is another story
But if you do any research on jl777 you'll find he's a really intelligent person, has a history of success, and has a pretty serious project going on with SuperNET.