United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) held its annual volunteer appreciation party Nov. 13 at Capital Ale House Innsbrook, and honored Karen Franklin (pictured, at right, with UNOS Director of PR and Marketing Lisa Schaffner) as Volunteer of the Year.
Synapse also was recognized as an organization for its support of UNOS.
After a COVID-induced lull of three years, the Beth Sholom community turned out in force Oct. 26 for the 2022 Arthur Heller Employee Recognition Award Ceremony. The award, which in pre-pandemic days was given out annually, was named for Art Heller, a Beth Sholom resident from 1992 to 2004. Known
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For the first 55 years of his life, Campbell Gravatt showed his family tough love. But his hard exterior seemed to melt when he decided to become a school bus driver for Henrico County Public Schools 15 years ago. When he came home from work, he had a smile on
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A group of Henrico high-schoolers are sharing their passion for STEM with elementary and middle school students around the world through their organization STEM Z. Sriya Darsi, Vivek Bachhe and Sahithi Sarva, all seniors at Henrico High School, first found their passion for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) back
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The stereotype that Black fathers are perpetually absent has persisted in U.S. media and culture for well over 50 years. One Henrico father is trying to change the narrative. “The Black fathers in the media are never home, they're not around, they’re maybe abusive or they
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