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Peninsula groups receive funding to support youth programs

Dec 3, 2018 | News

Daily Press, Josh Reyes, (December 2, 2018) Two local clubs geared at helping young people fulfill their potential will continue to serve their missions with the help of the annual Daily Press-Ferguson Holiday Fund. The Boys and Girls Club of the Virginia Peninsula...

Organizations need votes for grants

Nov 27, 2018 | News

Suffolk News-Herald, Kellie Adamson, (Wednesday, November 21, 2018) Four nonprofit organizations in the Hampton Roads region are in the running for a $20,000 grant from the Wawa Foundation Inc.’s Virginia Hero Awards for its 20-year “Wawaversary.” Communities in...

Wawa Foundation celebrates 20th Wawaversary with 3 Virginia ‘Hero Awards’

Nov 20, 2018 | News

NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) — To celebrate their 20th "Wawaversary" in Virginia, the Wawa Foundation is celebrating by awarding three Virginia-based non-profits with Virginia "Hero Awards." The organization recently announced finalists in the three markets Wawa serves....

York County Bargain Box celebrates 50 years with giving out $50,000 in grants

Sep 17, 2018 | News

Published on 9/17/2018 @ 11:00 a.m. The volunteers of York County’s Bargain Box thrift store celebrated the store’s 50th anniversary doing what the group has done year after year — investing the store’s revenue back into the community. Fitting for the 50th anniversary...

Once a pipedream in his eyes, Allen Iverson donates a new basketball court to his old Boys & Girls Club

Aug 18, 2018 | News

Published on 8/18/2018 @ 12:03 a.m. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The list of milestone moments for Allen Iverson is longer than an NBA court. 94 feet isn't enough space to talk about the impact the Hampton native left on the game of basketball. Iverson's most recent feat is...