Reeve Grant to Pay for Mapping System

St. Mary's Home for Disabled Children has received a Quality of Life Grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. The $11,360 award will pay for a computerized pressure mapping seating system that will help prevent skin-pressure problems in our residents. Click here for more information.

Save the Date: Run For Our Kids on Oct. 4  

Join us for our 20th Annual 5K Run, plus One-Mile Fun Run, on Saturday, Oct. 4, on Fort Story in Virginia Beach. This fundraiser is for children and adults of all abilities. Enjoy music and food and win raffle prizes and race awards featuring original artwork created by the children and young adults of St. Mary's Home. Register at www.active.com, download a registration form here, or contact Sonja Barisic at (757) 622-2208 ext. 331 or sbarisic@smhdc.org for more information.

Penny War Means Dollars

Teachers Rita Rendon and Bunky Manley knew exactly what they wanted to do with the money when they helped the Student Council Association at Linkhorn Elementary School hold a fund-raiser. "As soon as I told the kids about St. Mary’s they were really excited about raising money for them,” Rendon said.

The week-long drive at the Virginia Beach school pitted boys against girls in a “Penny War." They raised $650 for a sensory table that helps children at the Home experience the feel of sand, water and other objects.