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Join us for 18 holes of golf at Cedar Point Club as part of ForKids' Field Day! ⛳

Individual Registration includes 11:30 am check-in & box lunch, 1:00 pm Shotgun Start, and dinner catered by Cedar Point Club, followed by awards & prizes

Golf Foursome Registration adds hole sponsor sign, social media shout-out, & event website feature

Save $100 by registering a golf foursome as an **Executive Sponsor** and enjoy sponsorship benefits!

Early Bird Special! Save $10 by purchasing your Triple Play ticket in advance! 🎟 Includes 2 Mulligans, 1 Putting Contest entry, & 3 Course Challenge tickets.

Register at https://www.forkids.org/field-day-forkids

This is a fun one! A Starbucks employee nominated ForKids for a Neighborhood Grant and we were selected to receive $4,000!

Thank you, The Starbucks Foundation, for all the great work you're doing supporting the communities you serve. We will spend our grant wisely in our work to lift families out of poverty!

Come on out!

Tuesday, September 17th, Priority Automotive Charities will host the Priority Lexus Golf Tournament at Virginia Beach National Golf Club to support children's charities in our community. Everyone is welcome.

Thanks to Priority Automotive Charities for your partnership with ForKids and so many other deserving nonprofits in our community!

More info and register here - https://priorityautomotivecharities.com/golf-tournament/

Golf Tournament – Priority Automotive Charities Driven to Make a Difference

Our next Community Tour is this Wednesday, September 11th at 10am!

We would love for you to join us and learn more about our work. We think you'll be surprised by all the different ways we work to help lift families out of poverty.

No RSVP needed. Just show up and we'll take care of the rest.

Only 10 more days until the 2024 ForKids Field Day!

Dust off your ForKids blue t-shirt and come out for a gorgeous 2-mile walk along the golf course at Cedar Point Club to support families living in poverty in your community. 🚶

Register today at https://www.forkids.org/field-day-forkids.

2024 ForKids Back-to-School Drive is a wrap!

With the help of this community, we were able to distribute over 1,300 backpacks to ForKids kids, community partners and 31 local school teachers.

There is not nearly the room to list every individual, business and organization that helped send our kids back to school prepped for success, so here are just a few of the donors and volunteers who put a smile on the faces of over 1,300 kids across Hampton Roads this year:

Dragas Construction, USI, Greentree Realty, Dollar Tree/Family Dollar, Newport News Shipbuilding, Cox Communications, Breeden Construction, Beck Roofing, S.L. Nusbaum, Hourigan Construction, Enspire Energy, WTKR and Southern Bank, USI, ADP, FUGE Camp, Navy Federal Suffolk, Sentara, QVC Suffolk, DeLoitte, Rivers Casino, Realtors Have a Heart, ODU Freshmen, and Chesapeake Public Schools Social Workers.

Thank you, Birdsong Peanuts and Fraternal Order of Eagles, for supporting the 2024 ForKids Field Day event and families and children living in poverty across Southeastern Virginia.

https://www.forkids.org/field-day-forkids

Thank you, Mary & Louis Haddad, for once again being the presenting sponsor of the annual ForKids Field Day! Your support makes a difference in the lives of families and children across Hampton Roads.

If you or your group would like to participate in the 2024 ForKids Field Day event on September 19th at Point Club, everything you need to know is right here - https://www.forkids.org/field-day-forkids!

We've got a 2-mile walk, yoga, and golf. Something for everyone!

It’s National Make-a-Will Month! ForKids Board member Cline Reasor is focused on the future.

“Growing up I never thought I could participate in something like this. Imagining the number of feet that will cross the threshold of ForKids over the next 10,15, 20 years is overwhelming. I’m so excited about the impact ForKids will have.”

Learn more about leaving a legacy of helping ForKids kids here -https://www.forkids.org/_files/ugd/fd9995_f00f94d178524f05af3f8761e83473eb.pdf

ForKids Field Day has something for everyone! ⛳🧘‍♀️🚶‍♂️

The first event of the day is a 2-mile walk around the bucolic setting of Cedar Point Club at 9am, followed by Yoga at 10:30 and golf at 1pm! Play one or play them all!

All proceeds from the event go to lift families and children out of poverty across Southeastern Virginia. 💚

Learn more and register at https://www.forkids.org/field-day-forkids

It’s National Make-a-Will Month and we’ve uncovered some interesting old Will requests!

"To my son, I leave the pleasure of working for a living - for 25 years, he thought the pleasure was all mine."

German author Heinrich Heine bequeathed his entire estate to his wife Matilda — provided she remarried. As Heine saw it, then “there will be at least one man to regret my death.”

Whatever your wishes for your loved ones, make sure they are clearly stated in your Will. That also goes for the ForKids families and kids you have been helping!

Learn more about leaving a legacy of helping ForKids kids here -https://www.forkids.org/_files/ugd/fd9995_f00f94d178524f05af3f8761e83473eb.pdf

Would your company like to sponsor this event and support families living in poverty across Southeastern Virginia?

This Friday, August 23rd, is the deadline to receive sponsor recognition at the event. There is still time to get on board! Get more info at https://www.forkids.org/field-day-forkids

It’s National Make-a-Will Month!

Aretha Franklin left an estate valued at $18 million but no formal will. Her family just happened to find her handwritten note beneath the cushions of a couch, so her estate can be divided according to her wishes.

Don’t count on your kids cleaning your house top to bottom and finding your scrap paper! Take care of your family by making a will. Take care of the families you have been helping at ForKids with planned giving.

Learn more about leaving a legacy of helping families here -https://www.forkids.org/_files/ugd/fd9995_f00f94d178524f05af3f8761e83473eb.pdf

Take what you need and leave what you can! 24/7!

Many thanks to Suffolk Public Library, Lowe's Home Improvement, 757 Community Fridges, Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore, Big Lots and last but not least, Harper's Table for partnering to bring this dream to reality!

ForKids opens new community food pantry and fridge in Suffolk The non-profit partnered with the Suffolk Public Library on this effort to combat food insecurity.

Under the Sea Foam Parties gifted our summer campers a bubble party this week! The kids had a bubble-icious time!

Thank you for bringing the fun, Under the Sea Foam Parties !

Namaste!

Calling all yogis to the 2024 ForKids Field Day Cedar Point Club in Suffolk. We will meet up along the banks of the beautiful Nansemond River to strengthen our bodies while strengthening the families and kids of ForKids.

Learn more about the yoga, golf and walk events and/or sponsoring this event here - https://www.forkids.org/field-day-forkids

Congrats to Virginia Natural Gas for being a top-ranked workplace in Hampton Roads! 🏆

ForKids is grateful for the many ways VNG works alongside us to create pathways out of poverty for our children and families.

You are a great partner and we appreciate you, Virginia Natural Gas 💕

Inside Business celebrates the Top Workplaces of 2024 For the sixth year, employee survey firm Energage has partnered with Inside Business and Virginia Media to determine the best places to work in Hampton Roads.

🎉❤️🎉

You're invited! Check out one of Suffolk's newest resources, a community fridge and pantry, at the ribbon cutting celebration Tuesday, August 13th, 10AM-1PM at 119 W. Constance Rd. In partnership with ForKids , the library Community Engagement Team works to connect community partners with the fridge and pantry to keep it stocked and connect those that need it with this resource. A big thank you to Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore and Big Lots for being early supporters of this project.

It’s National Make-a-Will Month!

Many rich and famous people leave arrangements for their dogs and cats to be cared for extravagantly after their death. Fido doesn’t need to ride to the groomer in a gold Bentley each week but plan for your pets!

And plan for the children you have been helping at ForKids. Learn more about leaving a legacy of helping ForKids kids here -https://www.forkids.org/_files/ugd/fd9995_f00f94d178524f05af3f8761e83473eb.pdf

The ForKids Back-to-School drive ends at 5pm tomorrow! Help us send our kids back to the classroom prepped for success.

No time to shop? Visit our Amazon Back-to-School wish list and shop and ship online here - https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1FWRZT8KEM508/ref=cm_go_nav_hz

Calling all golfers to the 2024 ForKids Field Day at Cedar Point Club along the banks of the beautiful Nansemond River. ⛳️ Have fun while supporting the families and children of ForKids.

Learn more about playing and/or sponsoring the event here - https://www.forkids.org/field-day-forkids

ONLY 5 DAYS LEFT - backpack donation drop offs close this Friday, August 9th!

Download the flyer with drop off info here -https://www.forkids.org/_files/ugd/fd9995_a4139f18f230442894aa9a58bee8fac4.pdf

Short on time but want to help our kids? Visit our Amazon Back-to-School Wish List here - https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1FWRZT8KEM508/ref=cm_go_nav_hz

S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co.,thank you for your generous donation to our backpack drive!

We especially love the backpacks designed for children with disabilities or mobility issues. These will help us prepare the most delicate of the children already at risk in our programs for a successful year!

Friday is the last day to donate to our back-to-school drive.
Download our flyer with all info here - https://www.forkids.org/_files/ugd/fd9995_a4139f18f230442894aa9a58bee8fac4.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawEdu1RleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHZ74IhLKeV8m1PbOYE-xK7UOayLGwMeAqJfCz4tF0EkAzYG1tqIQ1r7Eig_aem_95FCWRrIjW2vmeBaidsPjw

Or shop and ship from Amazon here - https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1FWRZT8KEM508/ref=cm_go_nav_hz?fbclid=IwY2xjawEdu35leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHZGuNb5vnKZZO_G5UrsRX2SEVkvjTuMH6uq21yCezBGppl6CSyXtex08-A_aem_960fMZ4IGVoJV-PJBlO8gA

ForKids Director of Youth Programs, Shereka Steele, appeared on WTKR News 3 Coast Live yesterday, along with Southern Bank's Kelly Johnson, to remind the community how important the ForKids Back-to-School drive is for our kids!

Thanks, WTKR News 3 and Southern Bank, for your partnership for all these years. We couldn't do it without you!

"Backpack Blitz" organizers talk 2024 campaign to support students on Coast Live Kelly Johnson from Southern Bank and Shereka Steele from ForKids discuss the Backpack Blitz, a back-to-school campaign that supports students through donations of backpacks and other school supplies.

Do good this weekend!

Shop for the FoKids back-to-school drive! Last day of the drive is Friday, August 9th. These are the supplies they need to get off on the best foot this school year. Let's make it happen together!

Shopping list and drop off info here - https://www.forkids.org/_files/ugd/fd9995_a4139f18f230442894aa9a58bee8fac4.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawEaKgxleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHdEb8rPeOqX9cEM77e1TfePUd1s1m7QhSuyDROroRvMMo7XZ2KLtBftYqQ_aem_JoPOUqr1ijJKtE0q2KhWag

Shop and ship from Amazon here - https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1FWRZT8KEM508/ref=cm_go_nav_hz?fbclid=IwY2xjawEaKfhleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHe1Gt2WSzVBakj-e05N56vLGUubzV4lCJV5X1lF0PakeH9oNegYetL06hg_aem_L-pkVA0br5OO1fcK69k7Ww

Check out my list on Amazon

The 2024 ForKids Backpack Drive drop-off deadline is August 9th! ✏✂🖍 Will you be ready?

Last year we sent over 1000 kids to school with the basic tools for success in their brand new backpacks, all because of YOU! Let's do it again.

Download the flyer with the shopping list and drop off info here -https://www.forkids.org/_files/ugd/fd9995_a4139f18f230442894aa9a58bee8fac4.pdf

Shop and ship from our Amazon wish list here - https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1FWRZT8KEM508/ref=cm_go_nav_hz

To kick off National Make-a-Will Month, we want to introduce Dwight and Dorothy Humphrey.

Dwight and Dorothy learned about ForKids at church many years ago and wanted to help children who had no home. Their modest monthly donations provided critical support during ForKids’ early days.

When he died in 2000, we learned Dwight had named ForKids a beneficiary in his will. A year later, as ForKids was facing a fiscal crisis, a check arrived.

“As I was taking the rein as Executive Director, state funding was dropping, and federal grants had increased requirements. I needed time to develop a fundraising infrastructure. The Humphreys gave me that time and it was nothing short of miraculous. Instead of shrinking, we grew.” Thaler McCormick, CEO of ForKids.

Take care of the kids you have been helping at ForKids with planned giving: https://www.forkids.org/_files/ugd/fd9995_f00f94d178524f05af3f8761e83473eb.pdf.

We see the reality of this every day in our Housing Crisis Hotline: working families and individuals that can't attain housing. Let's make housing affordable for our Hampton Roads workforce!

More of America’s homeless are clocking into jobs each day High rents are pushing Americans with jobs out of their homes, adding to worsening homelessness around the country.