Category: Blog

Digging in the Dirt

Jun 3, 2010 | Blog

Some of the children set to work this afternoon to beautify the bus stop at St. Mary’s Home.With help from members of the activities staff, the children planted flowers and greenery, using plastic cups to transfer potting soil from bowls to the plant stands....

St. Mary’s in the Community: Speaking About the Politics of Food

Jun 2, 2010 | Blog

Lynn Earle, director of nutrition services for St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children, will help The League of Women Voters of South Hampton Roads kick off a yearlong look at the politics of food.Earle will speak this Sunday, June 6, at a get-together at...

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Apr 16, 2010 | Blog

Photos of the Sensory Garden at St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children in Norfolk were featured yesterday in The Beacon, The Virginian-Pilot’s tab for residents in nearby Virginia Beach. The Junior Virginia Beach Garden Club funded the garden, and the...

Our Own Cherry Blossom Festival

Apr 12, 2010 | Blog

The grounds at St. Mary’s Home are particularly lovely in the spring, and children like Jahmari love to go outside.

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...