Author: Abigail Gray

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...

One of the Happiest, Yet Saddest, Days of the Year

May 8, 2009 | Events, News

Smiling and wearing blue caps and gowns, 12 residents filed into St. Mary’s Atrium this morning to the familiar strains of “Pomp and Circumstance.” Mikey even pumped his fist. Graduation Day is one of the happiest days of the year at the Home, a rite...

The Year of Sister Mary June Keeps Going Strong

May 6, 2009 | News

William C. Giermak, CEO of St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children, likes to joke that 2009 is the “Year of Sister Mary June.” She’s been getting some — very well-deserved — attention since celebrating the start of her 50th year with...