Six of the 10 recipients of the Short Pump Ruritan Club's college scholarships are pictured above; from left (front row) are MaLeah Cowan (Goochland High School), Taylor Clingenpeel (IB Center at Tucker High School), Sydney Wilson (Glen Allen High School), Cary Dodson (Hermitage High School), Druthi Ravishankar (Glen Allen High School) and Cierra Harris (Tucker High School). Club members Bill Miller (far left), Rich Velletri (center) and Larry Van Wagner (president, far right) also are pictured. (Contributed photo)
Before Henrico resident Beverly Humphries and her family moved into a Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity home, they were living in a rental house that was literally falling apart around them – then the house was condemned, forcing them to leave.
They crowded in with family. When it got to be
Henrico County is committing $900,000 to the Salvation Army Central Virginia's Center of Hope, a project in Richmond that is designed to expand emergency shelter capacity and connect people and families experiencing homelessness with services and pathways toward long-term stability.
Henrico’s financial commitment began with an
Local resident Tom Strei will lead the CMTA Richmond Walk 4 CMT at Henrico's Dorey Park Sunday, June 14 at 10 a.m., helping to raise money to fight the rare, incurable disease he lives with daily.
CMT (Charcot-Marie-Tooth) is an inheritable, progressive neuromuscular disease that affects about
For many, wearing denim is little more than a fashion statement. But on the final Wednesday in April, known as Denim Day, it means much more.
"We stand in solidarity with victims today," said Alexandria Wall, the senior director of operations for Safe Harbor.
Safe Harbor provides support