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Serve Virginia Honor Roll
Serve Virginia Honor Roll
The bi-annual Serve Virginia Honor Roll celebrates the valuable contributions of volunteers and organizations across the Commonwealth. In recognition of the service provided by over 2.2 million Virginians, the Serve Virginia Honor Roll spotlights the volunteers and organizations serving their communities, promoting quality of life, and creating lasting impacts. The inaugural Honor Roll was announced in May 2023 and it continues as a bi-annual program.

 

The Winter 2026 Serve Virginia Honor Roll is listed below, featuring nominations from the College of William & Mary, University of Richmond, Virginia Beach Schools and the nominees for the Governor’s Awards on Service and Volunteerism. 

Winter 2026 Serve Virginia Honor Roll

INDIVIDUALS

• Stacie Allred
• Chance Archer
• Avani (Tara) Bansai
• Dr. Eve Bargmann
• Robert Beckford
• Brayden Belsky
• Sam Billings
• Andrea Blackstone
• Nancy Blanton
• Darlene Blaum
• Allison Brenning
• Sophie Burrell
• Kathy Byrne
• Eliot Carlson
• Candy Cecil
• Ann Elizabeth Cherian
• Donna Combs
• Cherry Daniels
• Rev. Elizabeth G. Danielsen
• Dhruvam Desai
• Linda Devine
• Ashley R. Dobbs
• Janae Driver
• Jennifer Ellis
• Titus Er
• Dan Fair
• Chris Fisher
• Len Forkas
• Terry Freeman
• Jehan Gabrual
• Lynn Garver
• Dale Gentz
• Bob Gilbert
• Tanya Gonzalez
• Hunter Guthrie
• Elijah Halterman
• Caleb Han
• Andrea Hankle
• Emmanuel Hansen
• Julian Hayter
• Teffany Henderson
• Mila Henry
• Sheryl Howard
• Courtney Hughes
• Mary Hutson
• Janeska Jefferson
• Kemp Jones
• Liam Jugl-Patel
• Michelle Lynn Kahn
• Jeff Katz
• Barry Kavy
• Anna Kim
• Brian Lancaster
• Carlos Lauranzon
• Larry Lewis
• Kalkidan T. Lina
• Wayne MacMasters
• Natasha Magrath
• John Mahone
• Trudy Marotta
• Molly McClintock
• Julie McConnell
• Zac McGinnis
• Annie McGreen
• Scott Mein
• Lisa Merritt
• Janet Michael
• Tammy Milby
• Tony Miller
• Anushka Misra
• Aashka Misra
• Neha Muralitharan
• Caitlyn Murphy
• Ajrin Nawaz
• Ajrin Nawaz
• Rob Nelson
• Ruth Niedomanski
• Irene Peterson
• Carolyn Pittman
• Cassie Powell
• Kyle Redican
• Freya Rodriguez
• James Andrew (Andy) Rose
• Samuel SACHS
• Nancy Schmeltzer
• Michael Schuster
• Judy Sell
• Anoushka Sharma
• Lauren Shin
• Nancy Simonelli
• Amanda Simpson
• Timmy Sloan Jr.
• Christopher Smith
• Mia Spruill
• Natasha Sturrock
• Philip Swinford
• Anne Talley
• Mary Kelly Tate
• Lowell Thomas
• Doug Thompson
• Linda Thompson
• Moe Thompson
• Kayla Turner
• Rosa Varela
• Esha Venkat
• Larry Vicars
• Sarai Warrick
• James Webb
• Blair Whitley
• Sandy Williams
• Carl Winstead
• Laura Yoakam
• Jason Zheng
• Ayla Zook

ORGANIZATIONS

  • Annandale Christian Community for Action
  • ARC of Hanover Thrift Store
  • Beaverdam Baptist Church
  • Carson Volunteer Fire Department
  • Chesapeake P.E.A.R.L.S., Incorporated
  • Children’s Assistive Technology Service
  • CVP Windows & Doors
  • Dale City “Lightning” Track Club
  • Dowda Senior Consultants
  • Executive Director of Garden Club of Virginia
  • Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office
  • Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office
  • Family Crisis Support Services
  • Fauquier County and Vicinity Ministers Coalition
  • Food Lion
  • Freekind
  • Friends of the Virginia Beach Mounted Patrol
  • Garden Club of Virginia
  • Genworth
  • Goochland Pet Lovers
  • Greater Fredericksburg Habitat for Humanity Community Outreach Committee
  • GuernseyTingle
  • Hampton Neighborhood Commission
  • Hanover County Sheriff’s Office Cadet Unit 606_2025
  • HCA Healthcare
  • Junior League of Norfolk-Virginia Beach
  • Kids in the Community – John P. Fishwick Middle School
  • Loudoun Youth, Inc.’s 2024-2025 Claude Moore Community Builders
  • Malons Project, Inc.
  • Mary’s Choice RVA
  • Mended Women Lifestyle Recovery
  • Mercy Chefs
  • Morgan’s Message
  • Norfolk Academy
  • Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 Locomotive Crew
  • Plenty! Farm and Food Bank
  • Postpartum Support Virginia
  • R.E.A.L Girlz
  • Reaching Out Now
  • Rotary Club of Exmore
  • Rustic Love
  • Sewa International USA
  • Shincheonji Church of Jesus (New Heaven New Earth)
  • Specially Adapted Resource Centers (SPARC)
  • Sprout Equine Connections
  • The Grove on Patterson
  • Trails to Recovery
  • United Way of Southwest Virginia
  • Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce
  • Virginia Civics Education, Inc.
  • Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University
  • Virginia IORG
  • Virginia Lottery: Lottery Outreach
  • Virginia Robotics Education Foundation
  • Virginia Telemental Health Initiative
  • Volunteer Alexandria
  • VWPA nonprofit
  • WINKS – With INtentional Kindness and Support
  • World Mission Society Church of God
  • Young Women’s Christian League, Inc.

The next Serve Virginia Honor Roll will be released in July 2026 and will include individuals and organizations recognized from January-June 2025.

Previous Honor Roll Members

Summer 2025 Serve Virginia Honor Roll
Winter 2025 Serve Virginia Honor Roll
Summer 2024 Serve Virginia Honor Roll
January 2024 Serve Virginia Honor Roll
May 2023 Serve Virginia Honor Roll

Frequently Asked Questions

To be eligible for inclusion on the Serve Virginia Honor Roll, an individual or group must be nominated for a local or statewide community service or volunteerism award.
Virginia organizations with a volunteerism or community service awards program may submit the individuals and groups they would like to see recognized on the Honor Roll on a rolling basis throughout the year. Lists of names and contact e-mails for the Honor Roll nominee can be sent to virginiaserviceinfo@dss.virginia.gov.
The Honor Roll is announced twice a year, in June and in January.

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