For Immediate Release

January 24, 2013

Virginia Beach, Va. – The Virginia Beach Rescue Squad Foundation has announced the following squads as 2013 grant recipients:

• Chesapeake Beach Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad – $15,000 to be used toward purchasing a Glidescope and a Stryker Stretcher.
• Kempsville Volunteer Rescue Squad – $5,000 for hi-visibility reflective safety jackets.
• Ocean Park Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad – $13,600 to be used to purchase a Glidescope, ALS Lifecycle Replacement and additional ancillary equipment for a newly obtained Stryker Pro Stretcher.
• Princess Anne Courthouse Volunteer Rescue Squad – $17,000 of which $14,500 is to be used toward the purchase of Stryker Power-Pro Stretcher and $2,500 is to be applied toward equipment and supplies for its new community CPR training program.

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For Immediate Release

January 23, 2013

MEDIA ADVISORY

Saab Owners in Hampton Roads Finally Have A Certified Resource for Factory Parts and Warranty Service Bay Automotive in Norfolk is Certified Repair Facility

Saab Parts North America (SPNA) has designated Bay Automotive of Norfolk as its Official Service Center (OSC) for Southside Hampton Roads. Warranty repairs were disrupted when Saab and GM both went through reorganizations. Now with this designation, Bay will once again be able to handle all Saab Warranty Repairs. SPNA has also named Bay the area’s Parts Distribution Center for factory Saab parts.
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January 17, 2013

Hampton, Va. – Francesca’s, a women’s boutique featuring one-of-a-kind clothing, accessories and gifts, will be opening soon at Peninsula Town Center. The store will be located at 1661 Merchant Lane, between Yankee Candle and Clarks.

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January 17, 2013

Virginia Beach, Va. – Bruce W. Edwards, Virginia Beach EMS Chief, received the 2012 Virginia Gilpin Distinguished Service Award at the Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad’s 61st Annual Awards Banquet on January 12.

The award was instituted in 2005 to recognize individuals whose outstanding actions and activities have helped to strengthen and enhance the volunteer rescue squad system in Virginia Beach.

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January 17, 2013

BRUCE EDWARDS RECEIVES 2012 VIRGINIA GILPIN DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

Virginia Beach, Va. – Bruce W. Edwards, Virginia Beach EMS Chief, received the 2012 Virginia Gilpin Distinguished Service Award at the Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad’s 61st Annual Awards Banquet on January 12.
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January 17, 2013

Francesca’s Coming Soon to Peninsula Town Center

Hampton, Va. – Francesca’s, a women’s boutique featuring one-of-a-kind clothing, accessories and gifts, will be opening soon at Peninsula Town Center. The store will be located at 1661 Merchant Lane, between Yankee Candle and Clarks.
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January 8, 2013

CINCINNATI – Dave is a bus mechanic that relies on Carhartt in the winter months to get children to school safely in below-zero temperatures. Nancy from Wisconsin wears Carhartt while she does maintenance on outdoor industrial pipeline tanks. In Manitoba, Armand battles -50 degree wind chills to inspect power and gas lines, battling frostbite.

These are just a few of the Cintas & Carhartt Cold Crew Contest entries received in 2012. With less than two months left to enter, Cintas and Carhartt are still looking for this season’s toughest cold weather worker. Will it be one of these tough individuals, or is the toughest of them all still out there?

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Virginia Beach – This Christmas, Santa will be taking calls from children who are frightened or worried after being involved in incidents that result in 9-1-1 calls. He will be available to talk at all hours of the day and night December 22^nd through noon on Christmas Day and is available by radio to all EMS providers, Police and Fire personnel.
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Virginia Beach, Va. – Pender & Coward has been named a 2013 Best Law Firm in the category of Trusts and Estates Law. This is the fourth consecutive year the firm has been recognized on this list, which was developed in 2010 as part of the Best Lawyers program.
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