OUTLET: The Virginian-Pilot

Frank Hruska worked his job as usual Tuesday.

As executive director of Habitat for Humanity South Hampton Roads, he responded to emails and wrote thank yous for donors.

But whenever he needed something, such as the mail, he used a rudimentary pulley system with a bucket to get it from staff. And when anyone wanted to talk face to face, they walked up temporary stairs built into scaffolding.

Hruska, 56, has been camped out on the building’s roof since Sunday.

He’s on a weeklong journey to raise money for the nonprofit to install solar panels on the roof. (more…)

OUTLET: WAVY

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Hampton Roads is home to one of the biggest and busiest seaports in the country, and one way to move all the product that comes and goes is by railroad. Maintaining the rail itself can be complicated and time-consuming. That’s where Plasser American comes in. Plasser American builds trains… trains that repair and maintain safe rails for all trains.

OUTLET: WTKR

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. – When you eat seasonally, you’re eating whatever grows in your local area during each season. In summer, we enjoy a bounty of summer produce, like fresh ripe tomatoes, berries, peaches, sweet corn, bell peppers, eggplant, watermelon, and herbs like basil. Karla D. Robinson joins us to explain how eating seasonally can benefit your health and ways you can enjoy seasonal produce without added hassle!

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OUTLET: Suffolk News Herald

Women in Hampton Roads had a chance to come to Suffolk to be a part of a greater project.

Habitat for Humanity South Hampton Roads held its second annual Women Build Week in Suffolk from June 7-11.

During this week, it’s about women building houses for other women. The only men seen on the site during this week are the professionals. The professionals help the female volunteers stay safe and teach them what to do while building.

“The whole point of Women’s Build Week is to encourage women to come to the build sites and not to be intimidated by the men,” said Rainham Rowe, the program director for Habitat for Humanity. “We want to encourage women to see trade as a career choice.”

Many of the volunteers were from Plasser American Corporation, an industrial equipment supplier and partner with Habitat for Humanity South Hampton Roads. Many of the women who came were office workers who typically spend their days behind a desk, but they had a chance to try something new this week.

“One thing I appreciate is that we are all about community,” said Danielle White, project coordinator at Plasser American. “This build is so important to show women giving back, and Plasser really embraces women in this field.” (more…)

OUTLET: WAVY

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – HRS is proud to partner with Habitat for Humanity of South Hampton Roads for the 2nd Annual Women Build Week.

This couldn’t happen without community support from sponsors like Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer:
Angela Kerns and Caitlyn Gurnee with Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer tell us why getting involved in so important.

OUTLET: WAVY

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – HRS is proud to partner with Habitat for Humanity of South Hampton Roads for the 2nd Annual Women Build Week.

Donica Miller is the proud new owner of this home and tells us what she had to do to get involved in this program and the sweat equity involved!

OUTLET: WAVY

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) – Many people in Hampton Roads adopted new ways of life during the pandemic, including grocery delivery. One local company has become pretty popular for their fresh produce delivery.

They call themselves “veggie fairies,” because they collect the fresh locally grown produce your family picks out and then drop it right on your doorstep.

Kerry Schiffer has been a veggie fairy for about a year, and early on Thursday mornings she meets near Pembroke Mall to pick up her orders. (more…)

OUTLET: The Peninsula Chronicle

HAMPTON—A box truck rolls into Riverdale Shopping Center off of West Mercury Boulevard precisely at 7:00 am after making an earlier delivery to Williamsburg. Cars and pickup trucks start to pull in shortly after, brimming with cardboard boxes emblazoned with the phrase “DIRT TO DOORSTEP” on them. People wearing distinctive Seasonal Roots t-shirts methodically unpack the boxes and stack them neatly by the truck.

“We reuse the boxes to be eco-friendly,” said Tami Farinholt, Area Manager for Seasonal Roots in the Hampton/Newport News Area. “If a box is stained with strawberry juice or something, we still collect them and bring them back so they can be recycled by the company.”

Once the trunks and pickup beds are unloaded, the fun begins. The driver of the truck pulls a large insulated box on a handcart out to the truck’s hydraulic platform and expertly positions it in the parking lot, then goes back up to get a pallet full of shrink-wrapped boxes packed with individual orders. (more…)