Author: Abigail Gray

Saying Goodbye After 43 Years

Jun 2, 2009 | News

She was the guest of honor, yet Gladys Jones kept getting up from her seat, asking others if they needed anything. “Forty-three years of serving children, and at her own luncheon, she’s still serving others,” said William C. Giermak, CEO of St....

Sister Mary June: What Matters to St. Mary’s Home

May 22, 2009 | Blog

Sister Mary June Morin truly is the heart and soul of St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children, where she has worked for 50 years. On Friday, May 22, at 8:30 p.m., the community affairs program “What Matters” will devote its entire half hour to Sister...

What Does "New Book" Smell Like?

May 19, 2009 | Blog

Months ago, St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children began working with Norfolk author Lisa Suhay to bring out a new, special revised edition of her children’s book “There Goes a Mermaid! A NorFolktale.” On Monday, Lisa received a shipment of the...

A Special Night for the Home’s Teens

May 18, 2009 | Events

Putting on fancy dresses or tuxedos. Dancing to the latest music and retro tunes like the requisite “YMCA.” Voting for king and queen.Twenty-one of the older residents of St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children took part in these time-honored rituals...

Ready, Set, Go …

May 18, 2009 | Events, News

As Team Hoyt VB’s members readied for a fun run at St. Mary’s Home on Saturday, they wondered if Mother Nature would smile on them. Despite earlier showers and clouds in the distance, 15 joggers/walkers and a dozen children in jogger strollers made half-mile...