The Wawa Foundation Virginia Hero Awards – Peninsula & Hampton Roads
Congratulations to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula!
After receiving the most votes from their local community, we selected the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula as the winner of The Wawa Foundation Virginia Hero Award! We proudly presented the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula with their award and a $20,000 grant during a special event at Wawa Store #8642 in Hampton, VA. The three runners-up were also recognized that day, each receiving a $5,000 grant.
Read the finalists’ stories below, and learn more about the work they’re doing to improve their communities and empower the citizens who live in them.
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Communities In Schools of Hampton Roads
Communities In Schools is a local chapter of the nation’s largest and most effective dropout prevention organization. Founded in 1977, the mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life…
Hero Kids Foundation
Hero Kids Foundation aims to provide a multidisciplinary approach to promote and support military and first responder’s children, together with the whole family, utilizing animal-assisted therapies along with nature based activities…
Real People Educating Others
Real People Educating Others (RPEO) was founded with a commitment to initiating a collective youth development network that accepts the social responsibility of motivating and educating young adults in socioeconomically challenged, misdirected, and undeserved environments…
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula
The mission is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who are most in need to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens…
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