2 The Hampton Roads Messenger VIRGINIAARTSFESTIVAL


Soaring voices in a celebration of African and American Gospel music plus holiday favorites!


SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2018 THE HISTORIC FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, NORFOLK


Regina P. Lawrence , STOP Inc. CEO Virginia Beach - STOP


will host its 53rd Anniversary 725 Woodlake Chairman at


Inc. and


Annual Stakeholders Luncheon on Friday, November 16, 2018 from 12 Noon – 2:00 p.m. at the Delta Hotels by Marriott,


Drive,


Chesapeake VA 23320. Dr. L.D. Britt, the Henry Ford Professor and Edward J. Brickhouse


Eastern


Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA will be the Keynote Speaker. Dr. Britt’s childhood experiences growing up in Suffolk helped to mold him into a leading medical expert in the United States. As a result, much like STOP, Dr. Britt has sown seeds for sustainable success in the lives of those citizens who reside in Eastern Virginia.


TICKETS: VAFEST.ORG OR CALL 757-282-2822 FESTIVAL BOX OFFICE: 440 BANK STREET, NORFOLK GROUPS OF 10+ SAVE! CALL 757-282-2819 FOR DETAILS.


Inc. will honor the commitment and dedication


During this annual event, STOP of individuals who have


Dr. L.D. Britt greatly


impacted the communities


that STOP serves. Dr. Juan Montero, II, founder of Montero Medical Missions, will receive STOP’s 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award. STOP’s Seed Award will be presented to four Community Action Agencies located in Virginia that have sown seeds of sustainability into STOP Inc.; People Inc., Southeastern Rural Community Assistance Project (SERCAP), Total Action for Progress (TAP) and Virginia Community Action Re-Entry System (VA CARES). STOP will award three Community


Partnership Awards to


Rick Ecker with Vets on Track; Julian Norman with Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority (NRHA); Ron Taylor and Freeman Pauling with Men of Faith and Dr. Edwin Chapman, Audrey Whetsel and Larry Gourdine of Medical Home Development Group.


Volume 13 Number 2


November 2018


STOP Inc. Celebrates 53 Years of 'Sowing Seeds for Sustainable Success'


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