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New, Special Edition of Book

Will Help St. Mary's Children

The new, special edition of “There Goes a Mermaid!” is almost here.

St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children has sponsored publication of this colorful children’s book by local author Lisa Suhay. The last page of the book is all about the Home, and Suhay will donate a portion of the proceeds from the book to SMHDC.

Order your advance copy by June 1 and Suhay and the book's illustrator, Sam Hundley of The Virginian-Pilot, will autograph and personalize it. Get the order form here. Learn more about the book here.

Learn More About SMHDC

Want to learn more about the mermaid book project and other things happening at the Home? Read the spring issue of our newsletter, The Guardian, here.

Read All About It On Our Blog

For up-to-the-minute news and photos about happenings at St. Mary's Home, read our new blog here.

Board Holds Annual Meeting, Selects New President

The Board of Trustees of St. Mary's Home for Disabled Children held its Annual Meeting & Dinner at the Home on March 26. Richard N. Knapp, chief operating officer of Virginia International Terminals, was appointed president of the Board. Learn more about the meeting here.

Inspiring Stories

Sister Mary June: 50 Years

of Caring for Children

Sister Mary June with Tommy, a resident of SMHDC

Sister Mary June Morin walked into the Atrium at St. Mary's Home for Disabled Children thinking she was going to attend an appreciation luncheon for the staff. Surprise! The party was to honor her as she begins her 50th year of caring for Virginia's most vulnerable children. Sister Mary June started working here on Feb. 8, 1960. Read a Virginian-Pilot feature story about Sister Mary June here. Read more about Sister in the spring issue of our Guardian newsletter here.

Create Your Legacy

Through Planned Giving

Carl M. Albero, with some of his prized Yankees memorabilia

Carl M. Albero with some of his prized Yankees memorabilia, including a drawing of Mickey Mantle and Derek Jeter's bat.

Every time Carl M. Albero visits St. Mary's Home for Disabled Children, he leaves touched by the children and the dedicated staff who care for them. "How can you not care about St. Mary's?" said Albero, a member of the Home's Board of Trustees. "It's just an unbelievable story when you you go through there. They're good people helping these children who can't help themselves."

Albero, a retired Navy captain and cofounder and former president and CEO of AMSEC, has been a generous supporter of St. Mary's Home for a number of years. He plans to continue supporting the children of SMHDC by remembering the Home in his will.

You can read more about planned giving here. For more information, email Martha Price Stewart, director of development, or call (757) 446-6797 or (800) 237-6555.

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Children's Wish List

If you'd like to give a special gift to a St. Mary's resident, you can find some ideas on a wish list here.

Our Mission

The mission of St. Mary's Home for Disabled Children is to provide quality, specialized care within a homelike environment for special children with severe disabilities, so each child can achieve his or her fullest potential.