Making a Difference is the New Celebrity!
Wave City Care hosted a wonderful Community Day at Atlantis Apartments in Virginia Beach this past Saturday. The Wave City Care team gave out 100 backpacks, played several games and had several activities for the children (cornhole, relay races, water balloons, face painting & nail … [Read more...]
CHESAPEAKE - The Chesapeake Youth Committee (CYC) collects and distributes school supplies to the Chesapeake Public Schools Title I Program. City employees, CYC members, and citizens donate the supplies and/or funds. This program works with low-income children to improve their reading … [Read more...]
NORFOLK - On Saturday, August 4th, residents in Old Huntersville participated in a clean up event in conjunction with Norfolk's Neighbors building Neighborhoods initiative. This initiative is a program that encourages community ownership to promote neighborhood revitalization. SOURCE … [Read more...]
He's a star in Advanced Placement English. He shines in Advanced Placement Virginia and U.S. History. He is a necessary force on his school's basketball team. Wait, there's more. He also volunteers at his local elementary school and church. Simply put, James Lee has the heart of a king in … [Read more...]
Having thoughts about not graduating? Well don't even think about it at Granby High School! Graduation coach Kim Espinal helps students on the verge of dropping out of school graduate with their high school diploma or GED. We see you shining Kim! Congrats Kim, you are our Hampton Roads STAR … [Read more...]
We are proud to celebrate Zachary Sprinkle as our Hampton Roads STAR of the Week! Zachary is a student at Indian River High School who has a positive outlook on life. His guidance counselor, Ms. Peterson stated that "few young adults have his strength of character and maturity, he is one of the … [Read more...]
Our Hampton Roads STAR of the Week is the current Miss United States, Ashley Smith. We recently caught up with the Hampton Roads native for an interview and discussed her STAR service in our community. Check out our interview below and learn why she asks us all to make time to give back... When … [Read more...]
On April 27th, members from the Naval Medical Center put on heels to bring attention to a serious issue. April was Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Sailors hosted the 2nd annual "Walk a Lap in Her Heels" event to bring awareness. Mission Accomplished...this picture certainly has my attention! :) … [Read more...]
SOURCE Hampton Roads hosted the kickoff event for the Great American Clean Up and it was a HUGE success in our community. Below are some impressive stats from our STAR residents' work... • 650 volunteers participated • 1760 volunteer hours • 10000 pounds of litter and debris collected from … [Read more...]
SOURCE The Noblemen of Virginia Beach is a STAR group that is doing awesome work in our community. They coordinate MANY community service activities; some include a Trolley Ride for EdMarc Hospice, Christmas Toy Drive, Dictionary Project, and Noblemen Against Drunk Driving. They have a golf … [Read more...]
