Category: Blog

“Your Smiles Are Kisses to Our Souls”

Nov 5, 2012 | Blog

When the students in the 2012 LPN class at Riverside School of Health Careers’ School of Practical Nursing began holding bake sales and car washes earlier this year, they didn’t know what they would do with the funds they collected. Then, they came to St....

Oh, the Places Laniya Will Go!

Jun 14, 2012 | Blog

Family, friends and staff gathered on Tuesday afternoon to two-year-old Laniya’s graduation from the Infant and Toddler program. Laniya proudly sat in her high chair, donning a Dr. Seuss-themed mortar board and holding a diploma that fit perfectly in her tiny hands....

Officers’ Spouses’ Association Donates to St. Mary’s

May 15, 2012 | Blog

The Tidewater Officers’ Spouses’ Association donated $500 to St. Mary’s Home to help replace curtains in our children’s rooms with a design that is more homelike and lively. This group, which has generously helped St. Mary’s in the past, is dedicated to...

Garden Club Transforms Courtyard at St. Mary’s Home

Nov 16, 2011 | Blog, News

Nathaniel G. and Koko, who live at St. Mary’s Home, showed off the transformed courtyard near St. Mary’s entrance to Garden Club of Virginia President Kim Nash (standing, in red) and members of Norfolk’s Harborfront Garden Club. Also joining the...

All in the Family: St. Mary’s Board President is Latest Member of Family to Serve

Nov 15, 2011 | Blog

Vincent A. Napolitano Vincent A. Napolitano, president of the Napolitano Homes homebuilding company in Virginia Beach, is serving a two-year term as president of the Board of Trustees of St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children, following a long tradition of service to...

Nurses Week: Meet Jennifer Stephens

May 13, 2011 | Blog

Jennifer Stephens. (Photo courtesy Lori Dill.)Jennifer Stephens cried the first time she came to St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children, for a clinical placement while she was studying to become a licensed practical nurse. She thought it would be too heartbreaking to...