American Payroll Association
Hampton Roads 
Serving the Payroll Professional of "Hampton Roads"
2010 COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENTS
Sharon Byrum of VDOT, winner of the canned food drive raffle at Feb.meeting.
Five boxes of non perishable food was collected at our February meeting for the the Foodbank of Virginia.
Help for Haiti
At our February meeting, the chapter made a donation to help the relief efforts in Haiti. The chapter was able to give a $100 dollars and our guest speaker Daryl Cheatham made a matching donation. We have been informed by the Virginia Carribean-America Association, Inc. that our funds went directly to a family that was impacted by this devastating event. Go to March Newsletter to see a copy of the Thank You letter.
Earth Day Newspaper Drive
At our April meeting, we hosted an Earthday Newspaper Drive. The newspapers were donated to the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News. Any overflow of newspapers, will be delivered to the SPCA.
March of Dimes
March for Babies
We did it! We survived!
HRAPA raised $1,982.00 for the March of Dimes!!! The walk(s) took place on Sunday April 25th at Christopher Newport University and at Virginia Beach. We had six walkers at Christopher Newport (Melinee Cody, Jasmine Cody, Dana Helms, Verlie Medford Amanda Medford and Joanne Carr who raised a total of $970.00 and three walkers at Virginia Beach (Christy Burleson, Angela Mitchell and Irene Sutton) who raised a total of $1,012.00. What an impressive job of collecting donations for a wonderful cause by our chapter members (and their family members). We are truly blessed with a generous and caring group of chapter members. Thank you to all who participated.
Fondly,
Joanne Carr
Southeast FoodBank- The HRAPA chapter volunteered and work with the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia.
Marshall Elementary School
Supply Drive
The annual school supply dirve was a success. In celebration of National Payroll Week, the HRAPA chapter gave the donated items to Marshall Elementary School.
HRAPA members thank you very much for your donations and support.
Education First!!!!
Great job Hampton Roads APA. for putting smiles on the children faces.
The Marshall Elementary School in Newport News accept donations during the school year. See School Supply List.
September
Following the September meeting, the Hampton Roads APA chapter will be donating the school supplies to Marshall Elementary School.
November
The Hampton Roads APA chapter membrers collected 28 new and used coats for the Coats for Kids campaign at their November meeting. Coats for Kids distribute thousands of coats each year to the area's needy children.
WAVY-TV 10 On Your Side goal is to lend a hand to those in need, helping the Hampton Roads' children stay warm this winter. Area dry cleaners Boulevard Cleaners, Albano Cleaners join in this effort to clean gently used coats.
The coats were delivered to a local collecting branch of Langley Federal Credit Union Branch. Thecoats wil be distributed by WAVY 10.
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"In America society today, we need to have volunteerism. I truely believe that it is the glue that will hold us together and it will be the energy that will take us into the 21st century."
~~~~U.S. Senator barbar Mikulski~~~~
Hampton Roads APA chapter annual school supplies drive was a success. The Marshall Elementary School Principal, Lori A. Dildy always look forward to this day. She knows many of the children in the school appreciate the donations.
At our June meeting, our chapter raised funds for the Animal Aid Society. We were able to donate $250.00 to this worthy cause.
Animal Aid Society: is a “no-kill” dog shelter. The society began in 1971 with a mission of finding homes for stray, abandoned, and abused dogs. Their dogs are not euthanized and live there until placed in a home.
