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Chesapeake shelter now under ForKids umbrella
Starting July 1, ForKids, a Norfolk-based nonprofit providing housing, education and support for families challenged by homelessness, will provide services previously delivered by Our House Families,...
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Virginia Beach business owner's Adopt-A-Student program delivers supplies and...
The faces of 241 Hampton Roads homeless children lit up last year after the Adopt-A-Student program provided each with a new backpack filled to the brim with school supplies. By Virginia...
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Chrysler's new leader Erik Neil hopes to broaden the appeal of the art museum
Erik H. Neil has been named the president and director of Norfolk's Chrysler Museum of Art. He will start in October. Erik H. Neil has been named the president and director of Norfolk's Chrysler Museum...
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Dominion Power honors employee for her volunteer work
Elsie Harris, left, volunteers at St. Mary's Home in Norfolk, where her granddaughter, Paige Beavers, right, works. They are shown here with Payten at St. Mary's. Elsie Harris, an electrical systems...
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Salon in Cambodia helps victims start over with help from local volunteers
When Dalbe Markman, owner of AOC Salon in Ghent, and salon education director Sarah Mitchell arrived in Cambodia, the streets reeked of trash. With sanitation workers on strike, the visitors held...
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Businesses invited to turn orange for hunger relief
September is Hunger Action Month, and many local businesses are turning orange in support. This year, the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore will encourage businesses to promote...
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Blu Skyy's the limit
In August, each employee at the residential real estate company was given $10 by CEO Frank Tommaso, holding check, and told to give it away.By Virginia Lascara virginia.lascara@insidebiz.comGood deeds...
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Edgar Cayce's message of hope, health and healing lives after him
Kevin Todeschi is the A.R.E.'s executive director and CEO. Virginia Beach natives and visitors alike may notice the $7.5 million renovations to the Edgar Cayce Association for Research and...
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NEW LEADER, NEW MISSION, NEW VISION A talk with Bryan Stephens of the Hampton...
The Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce has found its voice in Bryan Stephens. It's been nine months since the former U.S. Army officer turned business executive became president and CEO of the...
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Young offenders Face Forward instead of looking back
The Up Center Books warehouse receives boxes of books each week from donors across Hampton Roads. The books vary from encyclopedias to textbooks to children’s books and novels. By Virginia...
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Jane Batten, Norfolk Southern to receive Darden awards
The Civic Leadership Institute announced Jane Batten will receive the Darden Award for Regional Leadership and Norfolk Southern will be awarded the Corporate Darden Award for Regional Leadership. By...
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Norfolk Southern wins Darden Award for regional leadership
Norfolk Southern's history of corporate philanthropy and the scope of its community engagement made the railroad company the logical choice for the 2014 Corporate Darden Award for Regional Leadership....
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Jane Batten awarded Darden regional leadership honor
Jane Batten believes that if you want to change the world, you start with a child at the earliest point of education. By Virginia Lascaravirginia.lascara@insidebiz.comJane Batten believes that if you...
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Millennials: the selfie generation is selfless too
It's the season of giving. But, for those who make charity their way of life in Hampton Roads, giving is as much seasonal, as it is generational. By Reynolds...
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Regional council forms as a result of foundation study
Deborah DiCroceBy Lydia Wheelerlydia.wheeler@insidebiz.comThe Hampton Roads Regional Council, a byproduct of the Regional Organization Study, will hold its first meeting this week, but what the group...
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OPENING DAY IS ALMOST HERE Salvation Army hopes Norfolk's Kroc Center will...
The Kroc Center, which took 10 years and $40.25 million to build, will open next week. The 92,000-square-foot community center at 1401 Ballentine Blvd. in Norfolk has an indoor pool with lap lanes and...
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MARKETING THE PETA WAY Media campaign guru talks about the nonprofit's...
Recruiting celebrities for sexy, funny, edgy advertisements helps Norfolk-based People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals promote its message, the man behind those ads said this month at the...
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CONSTRUCTING FOR CONSERVATION Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Brock Environmental...
By Lydia Wheelerlydia.wheeler@insidebiz.comTemperatures on the Friday before Mother's Day had crept into the mid-80s by 10 a.m., as Christy Everett led members of the media through a shell of the...
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Charitable giving on the mend in U.S., Hampton Roads
When it comes to charitable giving, a new study shows American altruism may be on the fast track to surpass pre-recession levels. And officials say Hampton Roads' numbers are reflecting the national...
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Chesapeake shelter now under ForKids umbrella
Starting July 1, ForKids, a Norfolk-based nonprofit providing housing, education and support for families challenged by homelessness, will provide services previously delivered by Our House Families,...
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