NORFOLK, Va. (April 19, 2018) — Volunteers from the Air National Guard 203 Red Horse Squadron (Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineers) will join United Way’s United for Children team at St. Mary’s Basilica in Norfolk on Friday to begin...
Employees of Norfolk Southern and United Way spent the morning of Jan. 26 loading up two trucks for an important delivery. At-risk students at four Norfolk elementary schools were about to receive 1,200 new books and 500 backpacks. The four schools are affiliated with...
Stone Soup volunteers prepare meals for 2,300 at local shelters More than 150 Women United volunteers and guests came together Feb. 3, 2018, at the 7th Annual Stone Soup event. They converted thousands of dollars of groceries into meals for the hungry. In less than...
United Way, GEICO present 200 books to PB Young students “Is this real?” the student asked. “I get to keep this book and bring it home?” The teacher answered, “Yes, this is real – and that is your book to keep.” Smiling from ear to ear, the young boy hugged his book...
John was among half-dozen kids and young adults from St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children who got out of their wheelchairs and defied gravity to fly at Virginia’s only indoor skydiving facility. The “Soar with St. Mary’s” event was a...
“I’m sorry your child died. We love you.” So read Matthew’s note to the mother of his new donated heart. He was born with a set of complicated heart problems, requiring five major surgeries and an artificial “Berlin Heart” device,...
