In this issue...

Equipment Enhances Arts Classes
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Drummer Greg Lee pounds out a syncopated beat on a conga drum as eight barefoot dancers and their instructor sway and bend to the sounds.

 

Mary Louis LeHew grew up in a Louisville, Ky. family committed to community service. She recalls her grandmother and great aunt rolling bandages for relief efforts, delivering baskets of food to hungry families and collecting clothing to donate. Her mother, a widow, worked in the state insurance office so LeHew also received a first-hand look at the importance of having a satisfying career.



Why Invest in Our Youngest Citizens?
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In this election season, hearing constantly about the importance of “values” prompted me to reread the values statement our foundation prints each year in our annual report. For those who skip that and turn immediately to the stories of grantees and donors that Sally Hartman, director of communications, tells so well, let me restate one value I want to highlight: We believe that focusing on education and healthy families as the foundation for individual success and community vitality is our priority.




New Academy for Nonprofits Will Provide Training
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Starting in January staff and board members of southeastern Virginia’s nonprofit organizations will have a new option for gaining expertise.

Foundation Expands Staff
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Christine R. Morris and Michele Wiles have joined the staff of The Norfolk Foundation. As a program officer, Morris works with the Foundation’s grantmaking program, including its early education initiative. Wiles, an administrative and development assistant, handles office administration and resource development.

Continuing Education Seminar to Focus On Philanthropy
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The Norfolk Foundation will present a four-hour continuing legal education program on September 29 for attorneys, accountants and financial planners. “Talking with Clients about Philanthropy: A Case Study Approach, Private Foundations, Community Foundations and Supporting Organizations” is sponsored by The Community Tax Law Project. Underwriting is provided by the Hampton Roads Tax Forum.
 

Student Dedicated to
Helping Orphans
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For Shannon Reppard work isn’t about a career—it’s about a lifestyle.




Scholarships Assist 330 Students
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The Norfolk Foundation received its first scholarship fund in 1951 when Fannie Royster Cooke and Richard D. Cooke Sr. of Norfolk created the Richard D. Cooke and Sheppard R. Cooke scholarship. The scholarship for students at Union Theological Seminary honors their sons.

 

Fund Reflects Actress' Love of Theater
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When Norfolk actress Carol Chittum died unexpectedly at age 50 earlier this year, the loss saddened her family and friends as well as the regional theater community.