November 2015 Around Hampton Roads
and supporting local businesses. Each organization has championed this cause through their ‘Be a Local LOVEVA’ and ‘Love Local, Buy Suffolk’ initiatives respectively.
President and CEO of Retail Alliance, Ray Mattes, said, “We’re looking forward to ReStored and promoting the benefits of supporting your local businesses. When you shop locally, you’re supporting your local charities, schools, and community improvement projects. We’re so passionate about supporting local business that we’ve developed a free LOVEVA app that people can download to help people find local businesses throughout Hampton Roads that allows the user to earn rewards for shopping locally.”
The City of Suffolk is extending Restaurant Week through the weekend to support ReStored. There will be other festivities throughout downtown Suffolk that weekend and the City of Suffolk is expecting 700 people across the weekend to attend.
Suffolk Department of Economic Development Director, Kevin Hughes, said, “We are excited to support businesses in our area and we are thrilled to be partnering with Retail Alliance on such a creative initiative. We think it is going to be a great weekend for families to come out to shop before the holidays, enjoy live music and children’s activities, and support the independent business community.”
If you are a retailer or specialty vendor and are interested in participating in the ReStored Downtown Pop-Up Shop Initiative, please contact Katherine Seibt, LOVEVA program coordinator for Retail Alliance at
kseibt@retailalliance.com 757.965.3000, or Deanna Holt, Suffolk Economic Development Manager at
dholt@suffolkva.us 757.514.4049.
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Virginia Beach Recognized as National Veterans Day Regional
parade and ceremony, on behalf of Southside Hampton Roads (Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach) since 1970.
Michael Maliniak, president of the Hampton Roads Council of Veterans Organizations (HRCVO) and event coordinator, said, “We are very proud to once again be recognized by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Day National Committee. Our Veterans Day activities, especially the support provided by the many organizations that participate and assist with the events, provide a unique opportunity to show our appreciation for the sacrifices our Veterans have made to maintain the freedoms that we enjoy in our nation.”
This year’s parade, co-sponsored by the National Sojourners, Inc., will be held Wednesday, Nov. 11, starting at 9 a.m., along Atlantic Avenue, beginning at 16th Street and ending in front of the Tidewater Veterans Memorial, 1000 19th Street. The parade will include military units from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard that represent the 12 military installations across the region. Veterans from Pearl Harbor, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Desert Shield, Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom will participate, as well as several Tidewater municipal and veterans support organizations, including local high school bands and Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops.
The Veterans Day Parade is sanctioned by the Department of Veterans Affairs National Veterans Day Committee and the Mayors of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach who sign a proclamation resolving that “citizens, businesses and organizations demonstrate due appreciation, admiration and respect for
all veterans who have served our great nation”.
A formal ceremony that includes military, federal, state and local dignitaries will be held following the parade at 11 a.m. at the Tidewater Veterans Memorial, located on 19th Street across from the Virginia Beach Convention Center. Immediately following the ceremony, a luncheon honoring Veterans is held at the Doubletree Hotel.
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Site for the Seventh Year VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach was recently notified by Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald that for the seventh year in a row, the City of Virginia Beach was selected as a designated regional site for the observance of Veterans Day by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Day National Committee. Virginia Beach was one of more than 51 designated sites nationwide, and the only site recognized in Virginia.
Each year, the Veterans Day National Committee reviews submissions from across the nation that represent fitting tributes to America’s heroes. This is the seventh year that Virginia Beach applied on behalf of the Hampton Roads Council of Veterans Organizations, which has hosted the annual Veterans Day
Upcoming Events
Computer & Resume Tutoring (Adults)
Event Dates:
Tues. 12-1 PM Thurs. & Sat. 2-3 PM Event Location:
Barron F. Black Branch Library 6700 East Tanners Creek Drive Norfolk, VA 23513 Contact info: (757) 441-5806
Chesapeake Branch NAACP Monthly Meeting Event Dates:
First Tuesday of the Month 7pm-8pm Event location:
Providence United Church of Christ 2200 Vicker Avenue Chesapeake, VA Contact info: (757)485-8916
Youth and Community Action Team (YCAT)
Event Date:
First Thursday of each month 3 pm - 4:30 pm (September - June) Event location:
Meyera Oberndorf Central Library 4100 Virginia Beach Boulevard Virginia Beach, Virginia Contact info: 757-385-0803
Coupon Swap Event Dates:
Thursdays 10AM - 7 PM Event location:
Little Creek Branch Library
7853 Tarpon Place | Norfolk 23518 Contact info: (757) 441-1751
Job Readiness Classes Event Dates:
Every Thursday 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Event location:
Norfolk Workforce Development 201 East Little Creek Road Norfolk, VA 23505 Contact info: (757) 664-6000
Learning on Laptops: Homework Help (ages 12-18) Event Dates:
First Thursday of each month 6-8 p.m. excluding holidays Event location: Grissom Library 366 Deshazor Drive Newport News, VA 23608 Contact info: 757-369-3190
First Friday in Olde Towne Portsmouth Event Dates:
First Friday of the month 5pm – 8pm Event location:
Olde Towne Portsmouth High Street Contact info:
Katie Cross (757) 397-8473 Hampton Branch NAACP Event Dates:
1st Monday of each month 7:00 PM excluding holidays Event Location: Bethel AME Church 94 Lincoln Street Hampton, VA 23663 Contact Info: 757-827-1768
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) Weight Management Support Event Dates:
Mondays 5:30 PM (except holidays) Event location:
Norview Community Center 6380 Sewells Point Road, Norfolk, VA Contact Info: 289-7088
Newport News Branch NAACP Event Dates: Monthly Meeting
2nd Thursday of the month 7:00 pm Event Location:
Newport News Community Center 605 South Ave, Newport News, VA Contact info:
757-532-9486 | 757-532-4701 (text)
National Council of Negro Women Norfolk Section Meeting Event Dates:
2nd Saturday of the month 11am - 12:30pm Event location: StanHope House
2715 Stanhope Avenue Norfolk, Virginia 23505 Contact info:
J. House (757) 409-3342
ncnwnorva@gmail.com
Norfolk Branch NAACP Meeting Event Dates:
2nd Monday of the month 7pm-8pm Event location:
Huntersville Community Center 830 Goff Street Norfolk, VA Contact info: 757 627-1096
Virginia Beach NAACP Meeting Event Dates:
Second Monday of the month 7:00pm Event location:
868 North Newtown Rd Suite 101 Virginia Beach, VA Contact info: 757-490-7799
Sargeant Memorial Collection Class: Sisters Network of Southeastern VA Support Meetings Event Dates:
3rd Sunday of every month Event location:
5606 VA Beach Blvd Bldg. A, Ste. 201 Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Contact info:
Deborah Hunt 757-536-6555
Grief and Loss: Bereavement Support Group Event Dates:
4th Thursday of Each Month Event location:
Mary Immaculate Hospital, Heart Center Waiting Room, 2 Bernardine Drive, Newport News, VA Contact info:
Charles Chappell 886-6934
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