ChildFund International, the Henrico County-based charity that helps more than 15 million children in 31 countries, has awarded Physicians for Peace a $500,000 grant to support the organization's work in Haiti.
In addition to providing direct physical and psychosocial care to Haiti's children with disabilities, the grant will allow ChildFund International and Physicians for Peace to:
•Support the safety, security and health of adults with disabilities, including parents and caretakers who would otherwise lose jobs and mobility due to their injuries.
•Increase the capacity of prosthetic providers to provide top-quality prosthetic fitting and maintenance services, with a special focus on child and adolescent amputees, through intensive training and mentoring.
•Participate in the launch of a national prosthetics and orthotics training and certification program for Haitian technicians. The program will ensure that children with disabilities and their families receive appropriate treatment in the future.
•Coordinate community outreach and promotion for rehabilitation and child-centered services within communities most affected by the earthquake.
•Provide medical equipment to health-care providers and assistive devices (crutches, walkers, etc.) to patients, including children specifically.
Eastern Star donates to two charities
The Grand Chapter of Virginia Order of the Eastern Star, a nonprofit fraternal organization, donated $19,588.11 to Fisher House-Richmond and $7,710.50 to the American Cancer Society. The donations were collected during the 2009-10 Grand Chapter year.
Nominations accepted for Huggable Heroes
Nominations are being accepted for the Eighth Annual Build-A-Bear Workshop's Huggable Heroes program that recognizes young leaders for positive contributions to their communities and the world.
Through its Huggable Heroes program, Build-A-Bear Workshop encourages leaders ages 8-18 who provide extraordinary service in their communities and around the world. Anyone age 8 or older is eligible to nominate a candidate (kids can nominate themselves) by visiting www.lovehugssmiles.com/HuggableHeroes.aspx or by picking up an entry form at participating Build-A-Bear Workshop stores in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. Nominations are accepted through Feb. 28.
Entries will be narrowed down to 75 semi-finalists in March and to 25 finalists by the end of April. Ultimately ,10 Huggable Heroes (eight from the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and two from Canada) will be selected. Each new Huggable Hero will receive a $7,500 scholarship toward his/her college education and a $2,500 donation from the Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation for a nonprofit charity or Canadian cause of his or her choice. In addition, Huggable Heroes will win a trip for themselves and a guardian to St. Louis, Build-A-Bear Workshop World Bearquarters.
Donations permit lab upgrades at Reynolds
Science laboratories at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (Downtown campus) are slated for full renovation through $668,085 in major gifts from foundations, corporations and individuals. The college met the challenge from the Mary Morton Parsons and Cabell Foundations to raise $425,000 in matching funds by the end of 2010.
Investors include: Bon Secours Virginia, Dominion, HCA Henrico Doctors Hospital, MeadWestvaco, Mercer Human Resource Consulting, NewMarket Corp., VCU Health System and several private foundations.
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