2010 Gallery

Volunteer

Joe comes over and picks up Mr. P...

Volunteer

Brian Clark, a Virginian Pilot videographer...

Volunteer

Where would this country be without voluntarism?

Volunteer

RSVP volunteer from Senior Services

Smithfield Hog Jog

Town and County Day in Smithfield. Saturday morning, at around 8.45am, at the Finish Line for the Smithfield Hog Jog...

Looking for Love – Chesapeake Humane Society

A volunteer from the Chesapeake Humane Society hangs out with a special dog hoping for a new home at the Greenbrier Petsmart for their weekend adoption event...

Mano y Mano

Zipster and Lady Z -- hand in hand! All it takes is a little love, commitment, time and patience...

Buy Fresh Buy Local at the Virginia Beach Farmer’s Market Harvest Fair

Buy Fresh Buy Local volunteers hand out flyers that guide consumers to find farms, watermen,...

Ben Takes Aim At The Goal

Ben takes careful aim sy the goal in Area 22 Special Olympics Soccer tournament as...

Buddies

For Chesapeake Special Olympics athletes size makes no difference to big Hamilton Lucas and little Ben Taylor as they walk away from the soccer field after winning their second soccer...

Developing a very special “personal relationship”

I dropped by Park View Baptist Church to see what was happening with their their Fall Festival. In one of the rooms I found an author, Sheri Neuhofer, of a book "Courageous Warrior"...

“The Boys”

Bill rescued the three beautiful boys.

5Points Community Farm Market

As you pass through the front doors of the farm market

5Point Community Farm Market

Five Points Community Farm Market

Taking Request

Bev Sell, the general manager for 5pts community farm market,

helping to feed the body and soul

One of the amazing programs found w/in First Presbyterian Church of Norfolk is the Soup Kitchen.

Writing Together

The middle school girls of Park Place Child Life Center worked together Saturday to capture pictures

Hanging Curtains

Richard Moon hangs curtains at Park Place Child Life Center.

Cupcakes Are Good

Kid's level view of yummy goodness.

Scout Project

The trellis on the new arbor at the Chesapeake Arboretum.

Care Bear

A seven-year-old's take on caring.

The Giving Tree

Seven-year-old Kealyn Greenwell set up her first group shot

Grasshoper release

A little girl released a grasshopper

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk

A group of ladies starting the walk.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk

thinking...

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk

This sign moved me....Hope does work.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk

I love a man in pink.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk

Three girl scouts supporting breast cancer survivors.

Neighborhood Fall Get-together

Being thankful for the good

Boaters helping Boaters

The Old Oyster House in Crittenten, VA

Boater getting ready to dock boat

Crittenten Ruritan Club

Raymond Harris helping daughter bait line

The Raymond Harris family of Carrollton, VA

A little First Aid help for a little girl.

little league football game

Enjoying the ride

Elizabeth Murrell has been cargiving her brother, Andrew Weiss for the past 8 years.

Volunteer Check-in

Elementary school Fall Festival

Cleaning up the community

I (Truth) am here with my grandfather and members of his church...

Soup Kitchen at First Presbyterian Church in Norfolk

Tables are set up for 60 people. After the tables are wiped, they are set up for lunch...

A “paws” for some face-time

A worker pauses from her daily sweeping chore to give one of the residents a little "face time."

Love in motion

A dog kisses a SPCA worker on his way outside to the play pen.

Hand-feeding those with special needs

Phoenix, SPCA worker, hand-feeds this pup

Early morning affection

This dog has had numerous surgeries for ear infections

Team Wes Ready to Walk the Mile.

Light the Night Walk for Blood Cancers.

Supporters Watch other Walk the Mile.

Light the Night Walk for Cancers of the Blood.

All Smilies at the Finish Line

Light the Night Walk

Emotional at the Finish Line

Light The Night Walk, A walk for Cancers of the blood.

Clay Snake Handlers

Cynthia Quesenberry teaches clay handbuilding techniques to young artists on four Saturdays in October at the Arts Center @ 319 in Smithfield.

Young Artist Learns Clay Hand Building

Cynthia Quesenberry teaches clay techniques to young artists on four Saturdays in October at the Arts Center @ 319 in Smithfield.

These Are My Plans For The Weekend

Volunteers for Habitat for Humanity begin to close up after a long day of selling hot dogs at an Antique Car Show on Main Street in Smithfield...

Quilt Ninja Shares Her Skills

Jackie O'Brien, the Quilt Ninja and member of the Tidewater Quilters' Guild teaches others some of her special quilt making skills in Smithfield...

Roc Solid Foundation

Eric Newman and Patrick Phelps of Roc Solid Foundations

Roc Solid Foundation

Non Profit who constructs play sets for children living with cancer.

We Ask For Directions

Shirley Reitelbach and Joyce Beckwith ask for directions to a Quilt Show at the Smithfield and Isle of Wight Convention and Visitors Bureau...

I need a home! Web of Life Animal Outreach

Bill White, who along with his wife runs Web of Life Animal Outreach in Chesapeake, and Dolce, a beautiful collie that is in need of a permanent home...

Car on fire at Cedar Lane Exit

There was a two alarm fire to a car that had caught on fire near the Cedar Lane Exit. I pulled up just behind the two fire trucks and the flaming car was in front of them...

Web of Life Animal Outreach

Bill White, who along with his wife runs Web of Life Animal Outreach in Chesapeake, and Dolce, a beautiful collie that is in need of a permanent home...

Web of Life Animal Outreach

Bill White, who along with his wife runs the Web of Life Animal Outreach in Chesapeake, interacts with one of the seven horses currently at the facility...

President, Beach Clean-Up Committee

I think the seagulls get a lot of slack... but they actually provide some services down at the beach! I noticed several seagulls on Saturday evening....

A Return to Simpler Family Moments

At the Virgnia Beach Oceanfront today at sunset, I saw this lovely family. I noticed how they were a UNIT, all connected...

Holding On

Albert Robinson holds onto his wife Jean's hand and onto the memories that are slipping away from Jean, who has Alzheimer's Disease...

Shoot For Good at work

The Shoot For Good team - Jennifer Ditona, Steve Remich and Stephen Katz - sit around the dining room table moderating the site during the last half-hour of the project.

Rocking Away Alzheimer’s Disease

Albert Robinson holds onto his wife Jean's hand and onto the memories that Jean has forgotten as she slips into Alzheimer's Disease...

Dancing a solo at Harvest Faire to Raise money for the Foodbank

I along with many other volunteers including my dance troupe Treasures in the Sand participated in this event.

Bloom

Quinn Conover holding the door for her sister Kayden...

Naval Museum at Nauticus

Helpful volunteers doing what they do best!

Auto Parts Sign

Sign in front of the Napa store on Princess Anne Road in Pungo says it all.

Norfol Animal Care Center

Volunteer walking a new acquisition to the facility. This facility is in addition to the SPCA.

Junior Sailors assisting visitors at the Naval Museum

Thank you for your service ladies!

A moment of laughter

Albert Robinson lives for brief moments of laughter from his wife Jean,...

Ready, Set, now GO!

4 year old Claire is set to take her first sidecar adventure.

My Hero

Fred works patiently on his wife's '93 Suzuki

Ready to go

7-year old Kealyn is all set for her first ride in a sidecar.

In her own style… Delaney’s On Going Journey for Good

Delaney is a Senior at Menchville High School and has had an impressive history of volunteerism...

Remember When?

Carol Robinson, Florence, New Jersey, visits her aunt Jean Robinson, a patient in the Alzheimer's unit at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Virginia Beach...

Gifts of Love

Dr. Vincent Rosini, Founder and President of Frontier Horizon

Just One of Many

Sergei Bronson holds a picture of himself at 11 yrs. old when he lived in an orphanage in Ukraine.

Frontier Horizon

Dr. Vincent Rosini, Founder and President of Frontier Horizon

Soup Kitchen at First Presbyterian Church in Norfolk

The Roberts' children help with preparations at the soup kitchen at First Presbyterian Church in Norfolk...

Johannes in the Tribal Textiles

The non-profit Options for Children of Zambia 501c-3 (www.optionsforchildren.org) is a social and health care initiative begun through the dental projects...

The Kiss

Even though she won't remember...

Soup Kitchen at First Presbyterian Church in Norfolk

The Roberts' girls add some cheese to the pasta dish. The soup kitchen at First Presbyterian Church...

Ta Ta’s & Tiara’s walking for the cure in Norfolk, VA

ECPI College of Technology's Team Ta Ta's and Tiara's headed by Jennifer MacPhearson...

Waiting for the Dogs

Volunteers wait for the adoptable dogs to be unloaded from the Chesapeake Humane Society...

Soup Kitchen at First Presbyterian Church in Norfolk

It's time to make the cake! One of the Roberts' children help mix the batter for cake...

Soccer day trash truck

Keeping the trash cans from running over and keeping our soccer fields clean is not an easy task...

All I want is a loving home!

The SPCA was at MacDonalds Garden Center in Virginia Beach

First Presbyterian Church Soup Kitchen

The Roberts' family regularly helps with preparations at the weekly soup kitchen at First Presbyterian Church in Norfolk. First you wash your hands.

Good samaritan

That's when I snapped this photo!

Excuse us: we’re having a moment here…

A worker at Norfolk SPCA takes time to hug and kiss all her "babies."...

Time to feed the dogs

Dametric Cheeks and David Stone both work at the Portsmouth Humane Society

Someone has to do it

Jailynn Wood goes to school at Deep Creek middle School she is taken a class call Family and Career.

Weekly donation

Diedrich Boeshe, 20, donates platelets to the Red Cross in Virginia Beach.

Getting Kids Moving at TRDance

Gaby, closes her eyes almost the entire time she dances with Todd Rosenlieb

Getting Kids Moving at TRDance

Todd and Isaac take center-circle

Helping a little one…

My youngest son (Raphaël - son number 4) has some light brain damage, and often needs help on his homework.

Getting Kids Moving at TRDance

Volunteer and dancer Courtney Calloway plays a game of my face your face when the colorful scarves come out.

Getting Kids Moving at TRDance

jumping and warming up

Getting Kids Moving at TRDance

Todd Rosenlieb Dance, CHKD and the Down Syndrome Association of Hampton Roads

Smile For Me

Janette receives a loving kiss from her husband. Janette is a resident at Kings Grants...

Playback Theater at CHKD Transition Retreat

Playback Theater were part of the CHKD Transition Retreat held today at the Virginia Marine Science Museum in Va. Beach.

Combing My Sister’s Hair

Eloise often visits her sister Ellen at Kings Grant House to comb her hair...

Best Friend Love

Wilma helps 99-year-old Edith for a sip of water from a straw.

Dog walking

I adopted my dog, Conroy, about four years ago from a SPCA...

Beautification Day

Mary Arca helps fellow volunteers painting St. Luke Church portables in preparation for Feast Day.

Beautification Day

Chona Decastro volunteers painting St. Luke’s portables in preparation for Feast Day.

Tango has opened his heart for a new family

A furry feline that is taken care by Cat Rescue, Inc.

aps and hollywood

Hollywood and Amanda Page Stephens takes on fairgrounds with her exploding positive vibes.

Norfolk SPCA Adoption Event

There are thousands of great pets in shelters just waiting to meet you!

KIWANIS volunteers help out at Kid’s Island, Poquoson

olunteers from the Poquoson and Tabb KIWANIS clubs help install new equipment at the Poquoson Kid's Island playground.

Volunteers working on Kid’s Island

Volunteers from the Poquoson and Tabb KIWANIS clubs help install new equipment at the Poquoson Kid's Island playground.

Guardian pup

"children and animals represent all that is good in the world"

Handing out assignments at Mackenzie MPS run/walk

Graham Wilson hands out road-guard assignments and instructions...

Feeling Better Already… Now I need another TUNA Fix!

Zipster -- feeling better already. After a little tuna with a pill secretly hidden in it!...

Mended Hearts

This is a display tent for The Mended Hearts, Inc. Chapter 119.

Runners registering for Mackenzie run/walk

Runners and walkers register for the 5-mile Maclenzie run/walk

A Spoonful of Tuna Makes the Medicine Go Down

Poor Zipster (once wild and feral, now loved and tamed) caught a cold...

It wasn’t such a hard pill to swallow after-all

Rescued kitten Zipster licks his chops after a nice tuna lunch (with a pill hidden inside.) We're praying that after a two month process of strategizing,...

Mackenzie Run for MPS

Mackenzie Clarke is a Poquoson girl who has MPS.

American Heart Association “Heart Walk”

Walkers beginning their "Heart Walk"

Adrian helps Alice into her chair

Adrian is a caretaker at King's Grant House in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Wilma and Her Best Friend

Edith is a resident at King's Grant House, an assisted living community, in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Making Strides for breast cancer

"Tri hope"

Volunteer Yard Work

My father, Perry Harrell, goes above and beyond in most everything he is involved with.

Simplicity and Back Home Memories

The information area at the Chesapeake Arboretum...

American Heart Association: Walk for Life

Two people finish up their walk today at Newport News Park.

Volunteerism

The Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad.

Chesapeake Arboretum gets a bit of flare and glam

Bob said he works hard in maintaining the grounds and trails for locals to explore...

Fall at the Farm Market

William, 5 years old, is excited to buy his pumpkin at the 5 Points Community Farm Market.

The blessing is in the seed.

The Virginia Beach Master Gardners grow and harvest over 100 vegetables and herbs for the Foodbank of Southeast Virginia.

EDMARC Food Drive

Today we went to the grocery store, picked some non-perishable food items and dropped them off at Ghent's Carolina Cupcakery.

building for a great cause

Roc Solid Foundation provides and builds playsets at the homes of some of CHKD's oncology patients.

a peek into the back yard

Patrick Phelps and Robert Grant, volunteers for the Roc Solid Foundation, work hard to build a playset...

Together

Strangers come together to help a driver of stalled car in the middle of Greenbrier Parkway in Chesapeake.

FunForest4

Volunteer workers take a part of phase one renovation of Fun Forest after arsonist burned playground at Chesapeake City Park in Chesapeake...

building with a big heart

Roc Solid Foundation provides and builds playsets for CHKD's oncology patients.

FunForest3

Five-year-old Chesapeake resident, Jacob Precise, takes a part of phase one renovation of Fun Forest after arsonist burned the playground at Chesapeake City Park...

FunForest2

Two-year-old volunteer, Aubrey Joy Beasley helps to put mulch on the newly built garden during phase one renovation of Fun Forest...

FunForest

Chesapeake Park and Recreation worker Debbie Phillips helps to load mulch during phase one renovation of Fun Forest after an arsonist burned down the playground...

Co-Founder Shoots for Good

Jennifer Ditona, co-founder of Shoot for Good, taking pictures of Roc Solid Foundation volunteers.

Scouts Honor

These Boy Scouts from Troop 212 in Chesapeake, VA. Spent their Saturday helping Hoffler Creek Wildlife Foundation.

My fellow Photographers.

Kat Marsh and Randall Greenwell helped take photos of all the good things people were doing today.

Showing Support Through Cake

A beautiful cake for Breast Cancer Awareness

Teaching our community about local agriculture

The Farmer's Market has been in our community for over 25 years...

Boyscout Earning Merit Badge.

This was the final product of a boy scout working with his fellow boy scouts to earn their merit badges and give something back to Chesapeake.

A clean ambulance is a happy ambulance.

VBVRS member Susan Bauman cleans out the ambulance after a rescue run.

Photography at the age of 7.

This photo was taken of a little girl and her little camera taking photos of all the flowers, people helping, and other good deeds.

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Virginia Beach Rescue Squad members eat breakfast before going on duty.

The Giving Tree of Contributions.

This photo was taken at the Chesapeake Arboretum with Kat Marsh also taking photos.

Good cupcakes for the good of CHKD

My son Quinten, 6, who has Asberger's Syndrome gets a cupcake from Sarah Bishop of United Way during the Kick-off for the Kids to support CHKD. Quinny has Asbergers Syndrome and learned to talk via many, many sessions with a CHKD speech therapist.

Saving Lives

Mary Immaculate Hospital OR team walking to raise awareness for heart disease

volunteer

Every Saturday morning, Joe comes over and picks up Mr. P to go grocery shopping and go to the bank.

Ruby Loves a Good Story

Carley & Ruby volunteered their time for the Paws to Read program at the Chesapeake Central Library today.

Clay Camp To The Rescue

Clay Camp, a volunteer Paramedic with the Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad arrives on scene at a North End home to help a patient who called 911.

Gift of Giving

"Little things make people happy and they're happy to know you care."

Looking for Love – Chesapeake Humane Society

A volunteer from the Chesapeake Humane Society hangs out with a special dog hoping for a new home at the Greenbrier Petsmart for their weekend adoption event.

Finishing A Volunteer Rescue Shift

Ron Bauman and Susan Bauman finish their Saturday morning volunteer rescue duty back at Station 14, where they have to complete "paperwork" on a Toughbook computer that's part of the new Electronic Medical Record system.

Paws to Read

Carley Pennecke holds Ruby, a 3 year old miniature Schnauzer, who recently became a certified therapy dog...

Chuck from 94.9 supports CHKD at McDonald Garden Center

Emily Blevins met radio DJ Chuck from 94.9 at McDonald Garden Center as they were on site to show support for the Make a Scarecrow event raising money for CHKD.

Pink Ribbon Plants

Emily Blevins and a volunteer from Susan G. Komen met and chatted about the upcoming race and the Pink Ribbon Plant program...

Happy to Help

Frances Baggett has been volunteering a few days a week for the past 4 years for Sentara's Virginia Beach General Hospital.

A Helping Hand for CHKD

McDonald Garden Center hosted Make a Scarecrow to benefit CHKD. Families paid $25 (100% of profits to go directly to CHKD) to make their very own scarecrow

A Kiss for Good Luck – VBSPCA Adopt a Pet

A volunteer from the Virginia Beach SPCA gets a grateful kiss from a sweet pup looking for a home at the Adopt a Pet table at McDonald Garden Center.

A Saturday Rescue

Dan Kozlowski, a volunteer EMT with the Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad, responds to a 911 call at the North End.

Beach Yoga

"being at the beach when the sun rises just gives me a certain inner serenity that I think helped in my healing"

Beach Yoga

For nearly three years, Carly Branch has been going to 54th street in Virginia Beach to do her sunrise yoga routine. Branch, 51, of Virginia Beach, is a two-time breast cancer survivor...

Volunteer Benefits

Kim Miller, Volunteer Coordinator for First Landing State Park, assists Linda Ferro in making sure her volunteer hours can be logged in on the on-line members site.

First Landing State Park Volunteer Orientation

Members of the Hampton Roads community gathered for an orientation on becoming a volunteer at First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach...

VBSPCA Adopt A Pet

This picture is of two dogs that are hoping to be adopted soon. The Virginia Beach SPCA was at McDonald's Garden Center to help find homes for abandoned animals...

Volunteer Photographers at First Landing State Park

Volunteer photographers Les Long and Neleh Sawsiengmongkol discuss strategy for a project in First Landing State Park.

SPCA In Ghent

Volunteer staff from the Norfolk SPCA showing some of their friends recovered from the NC Testing Facility in Gates County...

Adopt a Pet at Greenbrier Petsmart

The Chesapeake Humane Society was at the Petsmart on Greenbrier with many dogs and cats, hoping to find homes for these abandoned animals...

Lions Club Members Seeking Your Help

Two dedicated Lion's Club members, spending their Saturday afternoon manning the table at Haygood Shopping Center, in an efford to help those with visual impairities.

First Landing State Park New Volunteers

Mary Ross and Judy Kyle take good notes and participate in Volunteer Orientation at First Landing State Park. Mary had already volunteered...

Neighborhood Earth Day

I got together with some neighbors this afternoon for our own little Earth Day...

Hoffler creek volunteers

This is a group of students and teacher Bill Sanford from the helping hands club at...

A family working together for future generations . . .

Dr. Wayne Old is a member of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and a volunteer oyster farmer.

Pink Ribbon Plants

I took this picture at McDonald's Garden Center on Independence Rd. They have a table there for breast cancer awareness and in the month of October,...

Kick-off for the Kids 2

Christie Sykes in her ODU "Bling For Good" helps host the CHKD Kick-off for Kids at her home in Edgewater.

First Landing State Park Volunteer Orientation

Mary Ross, Judy Kyle, and Linda Ferro front row, left to right and John Neumayer and Jim Harrison behind them are attending a Volunteer Orientation Meeting in order to be...

Volunteer Oyster Gardeners

David and Helen Bernd are members of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and participate in the Oyster Gardening Program.

It’s no good without the insulation…

Skip and Loretta Morrison are getting it done in the Habitat tradition. Habitat For Humanity continues it's tradition of helping folks step up to home ownership...

Kick-off for the Kids

Richard and Christie Sykes and Councilwoman Teresa Whibley joined forces and shut down the street end to host Kick-off for the Kids on ODU game night...

Measure twice cut once!

That's the theme and the approach for Habitat for Humanity as they continue their tradition of helping folks step up to home ownership...

Norfolk SPCA Adoption Event

Tyrone Kercher assists a patron of a local Ghent business who needed her car jump started...

Doggie Sit-In For Norfolk SPCA

The Norfolk SPCA recently obtained several animals from the Gates County Testing facilities, and is hoping to place them in new homes here in Hampton Roads...

Installing Vinyl for Habitat For Humanity

Habitat For Humanity continues it's tradition of helping folks step up to home ownership. Saturday morning found Kim Pici & Barbara Jennings installing vinyl...

Installing Insulation for Habitat For Humanity

Habitat For Humanity continues it's tradition of helping folks step up to home ownership. Jessica Meyers and Mike Glover install insulation for the Red Mill Blvd. Virginia Beach build...

Habitat For Humanity Redmill Blvd. Build

Habitat For Humanity continues it's tradition of helping folks step up to home ownership. George Sadler cuts vinyl for the Red Mill Blvd...

SCAA Softball

During today's game, Firestix vs. the Dragons; my daughter, Michaela, is rounding 3rd base with Coach Dave...

Little dog, big love

Junior volunteer Tristan Howarth brings this adorable dog out of his cage...

Sweet cat for adoption at SPCA

Junior volunteer Victoria Shackelford snuggles with a totally loveable cat...

The Soup Kitchen has a Leader

My Dad, Frank Unger, gives a thumbs up to helping out those in need. He's in charge of the Volunteers from St. Paul's Episcopal Church's soup kitchen...

Good to see a Smile!

St. Paul's Episcopal Church in downtown Norfolk at Park Place Methodist Church, 34th and Colonial Ave. in Norfolk...

Youthful Worker Cleans For Good

Destiny Young, a voluenteer worker at the Virginia Beach SPCA, spends Saturday cleaning the kennel cages,...

Thoughtful Teen

Joselyn Harris is a teenager that already understands the importance of kindness...

Feeding the Hungry

St. Paul's Episcopal Church in downtown Norfolk help out at the soup kitchen at Park Place Methodist Church, 34th and Colonial Ave. in Norfolk...

St. Paul’s Church Soup Kitchen

Volunteers from St. Paul's Episcopal Church in downtown Norfolk help out at the soup kitchen at Park Place Methodist Church, 34th and Colonial Ave. in Norfolk...

Cage Cleaning at the Va Beach SPCA

Two youthful voluenteers at the Virginia Beach SPCA, Victoria Shackelford and Destiny Young, taking a quick break from their work at the facility.

Cleaning cages

When Master Chief Michelle Mikulski retired from the Navy this spring, she found her second calling with the Norfolk SPCA, where she volunteers to clean cages 3 days a week...

Working For Humanity

Workers building a new home for Habitat for Humanity in Virginia Beach.

Roofing the Habitat

Laying the roof for a new Habitat for Humanity home in Virginia Beach.

feedings cats clean rescue room

After the dogs are fed and let out and feed strays in my yard, I go to the Rescue room,...

Pet Guardian let dogs out before day light

Me any where from 3- 4 am that is correct, why we have so much to do in one day
to run an Animal rescue and household.

Keys

There is no who or what or why. There are only keys in the picture. These are the keys that I took from a friend of mine who was drunk and depressed. He was at a bar in Norfolk and I was working in Suffolk. He called me depressed...

Shoot For Good Kickoff Party

We had a kickoff party at the Town Center Guadalajara restaurant this evening. This picture was taken just around midnight...