Author: Abigail Gray

Helping Haiti

Jan 21, 2010 | News

(Undated St. Mary’s file photo.) Among the many sad stories coming out of Haiti is the news that six sisters of the Daughters of Wisdom were caught in the rubble. Three were killed; the others are not believed to have survived. St. Mary’s Home for Disabled...

In the Media: Tidewater Women Features St. Mary’s Home, Auxiliary

Jan 6, 2010 | Events

  The January issue of Tidewater Women includes a feature about St. Mary’s Home, which is celebrating its 65th anniversary, and St. Mary’s Auxiliary Board, which will hold a fundraiser auction next month. You can read the article online by going to the...

Donor Spotlight: The Mermaids Meet the Mermaid

Jan 5, 2010 | Blog

The Ocean View Mermaids pose with Mary Helen Hilton, St. Mary’s director of annual giving, fourth from left, next to St. Mary’s new mermaid statue. For two years in a row, the Ocean View Women’s Golf Association has supported St. Mary’s Home...

St. Mary’s Own Elf

Dec 21, 2009 | Blog, Services

(bottom photo by Weyo) The hall outside the Occupational Therapy Support Services Department at St. Mary’s Home is decorated like Santa’s Workshop. Inside the department, technician Mamie McCloud is busy as one of Santa’s elves, especially at this...

Someday at Christmas …

Dec 18, 2009 | Blog

There are many longstanding holiday traditions at St. Mary’s Home, and one of the favorites has come to be the annual visit by the singing group of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Norfolk District. District employees donated gifts to the nearly 90...