A little after 9 a.m. Tuesday, Alexandra Serrano found yet another reason to jump for joy.
The home she was helping renovate on Keats Street would be getting a new washer and dryer.
Well, new-ish. The appliances recently had been donated to the Habitat for Humanity of South Hampton Roads. They were the latest on a very long list of materials — 510 items from ceiling fans to new hardwood floors to paint — used to completely redo the three bedroom ranch-style home. (more…)
Habitat for Humanity of South Hampton Roads is proud to take part in a special community event on Tuesday, June 4th in Chesapeake from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (1223 Keats Street).
A collection of volunteers from Habitat for Humanity of South Hampton Roads, Home Depot, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the Hampton Roads REALTORS Association (HRRA) and Casone Enterprises will come together to repair the home of Brandi Jones. The single mother is a Navy Veteran Seabee who completed deployments in Japan and Puerto Rico. (more…)
RICHMOND, Va. — Organizers at Ronald McDonald House Charities know how critical their van transportation program is for families in need.
Last year, they made 655 trips carrying families back and forth to area hospitals to be with loved ones.
Now, they are counting on the generosity of the Richmond community to help them purchase a new van so they can continue assisting families. (more…)
With over a month to go until graduation, Hampton Roads seniors celebrated another milestone Tuesday: They got in.
About 2,000 seniors filled the Ted Constant Center to celebrate their college acceptances. Hosted by the Access College Foundation, students from Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach and Northampton County gathered to cheer for one another and their futures. (more…)
No one could beat Kori Riddick in a festive game of musical squares, and because of that, the Nansemond River High School senior earned a $1,000 college scholarship.
He was hardly the only one coming away from the ACCESS College Foundation’s College Commitment Day with money, though.
Some of the more than 2,000 high school seniors from South Hampton Roads and the Eastern Shore received $25,000 in scholarships, while all were able to boast of their college choices during a boisterous ceremony Tuesday at Old Dominion University’s Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk. (more…)
WHAT: ACCESS College Foundation, which aids public school students with their college admission and financial aid processes in South Hampton Roads and Northampton County, will award 150 local high school graduates with scholarships during its 2019 annual luncheon on June 19th. The total scholarship amount for ACCESS’ 30th graduating class is over $800,000. (more…)
Irvin Cantor and Jeffrey Breit grew up in different parts of Virginia (Cantor in Richmond, Breit in Virginia Beach), graduated from law school a year apart (Cantor in 1978 from the University of Virginia, Breit from Tulane in 1979), and later became great friends and two of the most heralded trial attorneys in their home state.
Each has been president of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and routinely recognized as among America’s “Super Lawyers” and the nation’s top litigators. In Richmond, the legal community considers Cantor, Stoneburner, Ford, Grana and Buckner one of Virginia’s top brain injury and medical malpractice firms. In Hampton Roads, Breit, Drescher and Imprevento is viewed as the “go-to” practice for complex personal injury cases. (more…)
April 22, 2019 (Norfolk, Va.) – Imagine the energy generated by 2,000
18-year olds looking ahead excitedly to high school graduation and to their next step in life, college.
Nearly 2,000 local high school seniors, many the first in their families to be able to continue their education, will converge on the floor of The Ted Constant Center at Old Dominion University. Prompted from the stage by popular local DJ Shaggy, they will clap, stomp and cheer for each other, making the fourth annual College Commitment Day, sponsored by Access College Foundation, one of the loudest and most visual events of the year. (more…)
OUTLET: Suffolk News Herald
By Jimmy LaRoue
Suffolk high school seniors shared their stories of how the ACCESS College Foundation has opened college doors to them during the annual Suffolk Donor Recognition Luncheon Tuesday.
Held at the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts, the event honored donors for their support. The foundation has provided college information to 13,000 students since 2003, helped them secure $47 million in financial aid and provided 184 ACCESS scholarships worth $1.4 million. Last year, the program provided information to 890 Suffolk students, and eight scholarships worth $70,000. (more…)
OUTLET: The Reflector
A new bank is coming to Greenville this week.
TowneBank will officially open its newest office in North Carolina with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 2839 Charles Blvd. in Greenville at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Among those in attendance will be TowneBank Executive Chairman G. Robert Aston, Jr., Jim Clement, chairman of the board of TowneBank of Greenville and president of Towne Insurance Central North Carolina, Greenville Mayor P.J. Connelly and other civic and business leaders from the local area.
The 4,500 square foot office will be the 41st in Towne’s 20-year history and its tenth in North Carolina, joining offices in Camden, Moyock, Nags Head, Corolla, Southern Shores and Grandy, plus three Paragon Bank offices, which are a Division of TowneBank, in Raleigh, Charlotte and Cary.
The decision to open a banking office in Greenville comes six years after Towne entered the eastern North Carolina insurance market by acquiring The Clement Companies.
“The outstanding response to the Towne brand in insurance convinced us to bring banking services to this dynamic area of North Carolina,” Aston said. “Our new office will open with nine local bankers ready to welcome neighbors from Greenville and the surrounding area with our unique style of hometown banking.”
Greg Steele, president, TowneBank of Greenville, along with senior Vice President Allen Clayton and senior Relationship Specialist Katherine Thomas, make up the Commercial Banking Team. Senior Vice President and Branch Manager Glenn Marsh, along with member service specialists Brittany Morris, Meredith Bunch, and Meredith Mozingo will provide retail banking services. Rounding out the Greenville team are Anne Cato and Lisa Roberts, two residential mortgage professionals who have worked in the Pitt and Beaufort County markets for more than 30 years combined.
Clement said the bank’s arrival in Greenville comes at just the right time.
“With other financial institutions consolidating or leaving the region, it is a favorable time for TowneBank with its excellent reputation for exquisite service delivery and community involvement to plant its flag here,” he said. “During my association with Towne, I have found everyone to be very caring and committed to the community. I know that many of our insurance clients and employees are eager to become TowneBank members.”
“Eastern North Carolina is uniquely positioned with a blend of industrial, manufacturing and life science companies, in addition to a wonderful regional health system in Vidant Health,” Steele said. “These strong economic generators, along with vibrant post-secondary educational opportunities through East Carolina University and Pitt Community College, convinced Towne to make further investments in the Greenville area.”
“The team spirit of caring at TowneBank is very infectious. I’ve been in banking for 23 years,” Marsh said, “and I’ve never experienced anything like it. The bank is committed to its banking family and the communities they serve, and we are certain that will also be the case here.”
The Charles Boulevard office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays.
“Residents and businesses will be able to access a full array of competitive banking services but with an attention to detail that has characterized TowneBank since its inception,” Steele said
