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The Virginia Community Healthcare Association recently named Denise Bland Volunteer of the Year for her work with the Eastern Shore Rural Health System, Inc. Denise's efforts helped to expand primary care to eight locations offering a wide range of services including primary medical care, dental care, behavioral health services, pharmacy assistance services, pediatrics, and a robust school dental program.   She has served Eastern Shore Rural Health as board president for 17 years through June 25, 2019. When Eastern Shore Rural Health first began in 1976, the organization’s focus was to make primary care more accessible to people living on...

Over the past four years, Bob Eadie has spent many hours building oyster-growing equipment for the Tidewater Oyster Gardener’s Association (TOGA) on his own initiative and often from his own home or Camp Kekoka. Bob's volunteer support has been critical as interest in TOGA equipment is growing rapidly. In recent years, membership demand for TOGA-built floats and devices has grown from approximately 120 in 2020 to 350 in 2024 and even more in 2025. This kind of growth is great but building floats is a lot of hard work and requires skills and time. In 2024, the float-building team fell...

Congratulations to The Blanco Family - winner of the 2020 Governor's Volunteerism and Community Service Award for Outstanding Volunteer Family! Located in Fairfax Station, the Workhouse Arts Center is a vibrant and thriving visual and performing arts center which operates a multitude of programs for the community. The center relies on a strong team of dedicated volunteers to ensure their arts, education, history, and community programs run smoothly. Enter the Blanco Family! For the past 10 years, the entire family serves as an integral part of making the center a huge success in connecting the community with the arts. The...

“Therese has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to our community, consistently going above and beyond to ensure that every individual has access to the necessary resources and support they need to succeed. Her ability to bring people together and create a sense of community has been instrumental in the success of our mentor program. Therese's leadership has been instrumental in our community, as she has successfully united individuals with legal resources, housing support, and even professional mentorship opportunities.” - Steven Johnson, a fellow mentee As the first Mentor Program Coordinator for Resilience Education, a national nonprofit organization based in Charlottesville, Virginia,...

Lee Bernstein serves with the  Virginia College Advising Corps as a College Adviser at Rappahannock County High School in Washington, VA and is one of the highest performing advisers in Virginia College Advising Corps (VCAC) history. She not only exceeds expectations in every aspect of her role, but she epitomizes servant leadership in all she does. Starting in August 2020, Lee is the second college adviser to serve Rappahannock County High School. During a time when many school staff and college advisers were discouraged, Lee served her students with efficacy and grit, relentlessly pursuing one-on-one and small group meetings with...

Tyler Radabaugh is a dedicated volunteer with a deep commitment to local history in Middlesex County. Tyler reflects, "I have been dedicated to serving my community for well over a decade, a commitment that began in my youth and continues to this day. Since 2017, I’ve been actively involved in various capacities with the Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society, initially through the internship program at Middlesex High School." "My passion lies in preserving the stories, photographs, artifacts, and documents that reflect our local heritage. The Museum has long served as a vital space for this work, not only for me...