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Portsmouth, Va. (WAVY) – Jessica Wilde always wanted to start up her own dog rescue and in 2008, at the age of 21, she did. Jessica and her friend Tiffany Gray founded K 9 Justice League in Virginia...
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Portsmouth, Va (WAVY) – Michelle Baker of Virginia Beach, a food allergy mom, spoke with us about the Teal Pumpkin Project. It is all about supporting kids with food allergies on Halloween. To...
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Jen Lewis visited Central Virginia Horse rescue to see the outpouring of support from the Hampton Roads horse community. It is all in response to one of the largest animal...
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Hampton, Va. (WAVY) – Stanley Stalnaker and Richard Smith are both veterans and artists. Three days a week they brighten the halls of the Hampton VA Medical Center by painting murals on the once drab...
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Portsmouth, Va. (WAVY) – Dr. Mack Bonner is a dedicated volunteer with the local American Diabetes Association. He is a retired physician and serves as their Education Board Chairman. Dr. Bonner...
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Norfolk, Va (WAVY) – The Armed Services YMCA has been supporting junior enlisted military families since the mid 1800s. Their Holiday Assistance Program is just one of various ways they serve our...
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Portsmouth, Va, (WAVY) – Jen Lewis introduced us to a young woman who spends her free time volunteering with ForKids. ForKids is a non profit organization in Hampton Roads that works to break the...
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Portsmouth, Va. (WAVY) – A Virginia Beach family of nine is working to make Christmas wishes come true for Hampton Roads children in need. Tom Arnold, Felicia Packer and their seven children have...
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Portsmouth, Va. (WAVY) – A Hampton family founded a non-profit organization called Hotel Kids. Kathy and Jammie Abbot, along with Katie Spruill, help homeless children who live in hotels around...
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Portsmouth, Va., (WAVY) – The Armed Services YMCA sends many junior enlisted military personnel home for the holidays. Most would not be able to afford to go. Vouchers for gasoline, hotel stays and...
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Portsmouth, Va. (WAVY) – A Virginia Beach 5th grade math teacher taught her class a life lesson about community service they will never forget. Stephanie Wyman guided 44 Woodstock Elementary students...
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Portsmouth, Va. (WAVY) – Tina Micula is an educator and songwriter who was approached by Tidewater Arts Outreach about working with children of domestic violence and homelessness. She created a...
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Norfolk, Va. (WAVY) – Every class of recruits with the Norfolk Police Department chooses a community service project. Class 97, that graduates January 28th, chose to help the homeless. The recruits...
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Portsmouth, Va. (WAVY) – Leigh Simms is the librarian at Kempsville Middle School. She, along with parent and staff volunteers, run the Warm Up America Club at KMS. Warm Up America is a national...
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Portsmouth, Va. (WAVY) – Anita Landess is the Head Coach of the Girls on the Run chapter at Christopher Farms Elementary. She spends two afternoons a week, twelve weeks at a time, with 3rd through 5th...
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Sweet Haven is a bakery within the HER Shelter for victims of domestic violence and homelessness. The program was developed as a way for clients to learn an extra skill they...
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Portsmouth, Va. (WAVY) – Mended Hearts is a group that offers support to cardiac patients. Polly Clodfelter has been providing encouragement, education and red heart pillows to those who have been...
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Gail Alexander-Wright is a heart attack and stroke survivor. Those health emergencies changed her to the point that she is on a mission to educate people, especially women,...
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Ms. Grose is a Special Education teacher at Sparrow Road Intermediate in Chesapeake. She took the time to send a special note home with one of her students, Aiden Cooper. It...
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Eight year old Rylee Rios is shaving her head in support of her sister, Kaylee. Kaylee is battling Neuroblastoma. The Rios family received that devastating diagnosis four...
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