by Kelsey Mohring | Sep 19, 2019 | Events, News, Stories
United Way of South Hampton Road’s annual Day of Caring took place last Friday. Despite it being Friday the 13th, luck was on our side as the rain held off and volunteers rallied together with bright and cheerful spirits. The 50 companies that participated this year...
by Kelsey Mohring | Apr 19, 2018 | News, Partners, Press Release, Stories, United for Children
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...
by Kelsey Mohring | Feb 17, 2018 | African American Leadership Society, Events, Get Involved, News, Partners, Programs, Stories, Tocqueville, United for Children, What We Do, Women United, Young Philanthropists
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...
by Kelsey Mohring | Feb 13, 2018 | Community Investments, Events, Get Involved, Mission United, News, Partners, Press Release, Programs, Project Inclusion, Stories, United for Children, What We Do, Women United
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...
by Kelsey Mohring | Feb 9, 2018 | News, Partners, Press Release, Programs, Stories, United for Children, What We Do
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...
by Kelsey Mohring | Jan 3, 2018 | Stories
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...
