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ag体育官网 & ag体育官网 professionals have deep roots in our communities volunteering 和 working with non-profit organizations, 给予时间和ag体育官网, serving on boards 和 providing needed assistance to these vital organizations. 公司也 generates 和 leads community service efforts such as ag体育官网 & ag体育官网的 修复海岸 2016, ag体育官网 & ag体育官网的 130th Anniversary Tree Canopy Community Service Project 和 为前线医疗英雄提供食物 at Sentara的Obici医院 和 弗吉尼亚海滩总医院 和 恢复海岸2022.  We have received Volunteer of the Year 2022 和 River Star Business awards in 2023, 2022, 2021 和 2020 from the Elizabeth River Project 和 the Pearl Business Volunteer of the Year award from Lynnhaven River NOW for t他的公司's work 和 volunteer efforts to better our environment 和 水路.  在过去的六年里, t他的公司 has provided volunteer 和 sponsorship support for 马丁路德金社区团结日 on Virginia's Eastern Shore. We salute our professionals who give their time 和 talents to the community 和 continue to honor t他的公司’s motto of “Service. 完整性. 结果."  Read below about some of these volunteer community service efforts.

马丁路德金社区团结日

自2019年以来，彭德 & ag体育官网 has provided volunteer 和 sponsorship support for 马丁路德金社区团结日 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Attorney volunteers have partnered with Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore 和 the Northhampton County chapter of the NAACP to serve a community breakfast at Northhampton High School, to deliver food during COVID-19 和 to prepare food packages for delivery to senior citizens. 2023年和2024年, firm volunteers prepared soup packages for delivery to senior citizens in need at the oldest African-American owned 和 operated business in Northampton County, 吉登斯旅店.

T他的公司 enjoyed participating in the 马丁路德金社区团结日 of Celebration 和 Service at Gidden's Do Drop Inn on the Eastern Shore on January 15, 2024. Pictured above are Donna Bozza of Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore, P&C律师Bryan 皮尔普斯, Jane Cabarrus of Gidden's Do Drop Inn 和 the Northampton County Branch of the NAACP, 和P&C team members Mancha Stanton 和 Cozette Holl和.

Pictured above are volunteers from t他的公司's 海滨法律 Team 和 owner Jane Cabarrus at 吉登斯旅店 in Franktown, VA 1月16日, 2023.

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR award FROM ELIZABETH RIVER PROJECT

ag体育官网 & ag体育官网 received the River Star Business Volunteer of the Year award on November 12, 2022 from the Elizabeth River Project for consistent work to reduce pollution 和 improve the health of the Elizabeth River 水路 through waterway 和 wetl和s cleanups, especially the 2022 修复海岸 event after which the City of Norfolk received a grant to build a living shoreline at the site in 2023.  T他的公司 continues to support the Elizabeth River Project's efforts to "do right by the river" 和 enhance our 水路 和 environment.

Pictured above is Elizabeth River Project's Princess Elizabeth 和 volunteer coordinator Kayla Gradwell presenting the award to t他的公司's director of marketing Mancha Stanton.

river star business awards for ongoing Pollution Prevention 和 improvement of environment & 水路

ag体育官网 & ag体育官网 received River Star Business awards in 2022, 2021 和 2020 for work to reduce pollution 和 improve the health of the Elizabeth River 水路 和 the environment 和 offering free educational webinars on waterway 和 environmental topics.  Through t他的公司's corporate environmental stewardship, ag体育官网 & 科沃德继续支持 the Elizabeth River Project's efforts to "do right by the river" 和 enhance our 水路 和 environment.  自1997年以来 Elizabeth River Project's River Star Business 程序 has led to the creation or conservation of over 1,882英亩的野生动物栖息地, over 356 million pounds of reduced pollution, 和 over a billion pounds of reduced 和/or recycled materials.

Pictured above is Elizabeth River Project's Pam Boatwright delivering t他的公司's 2022 Sustained Distinguished Performance River Star Business Award to attorneys 汤姆·伯克利和杰夫·威尔逊. The January River Stars Luncheon was held virtually due to COVID-19. The Sustained Distinguished Performance award requires completion of a significant new initiaive.  ag体育官网 & ag体育官网 launched free environmental webinars while continuing its culture of community service.

Pictured above is Elizabeth River Project's Princess Elizabeth delivering the 2021 Achievement Level River Star Business Award outside ag体育官网 & ag体育官网的 切萨皮克 office to attorneys Kevin 哈伯德 和 Jim 朗. The January River Stars Luncheon was held virtually due to COVID-19. The Achievement Level award requires significant results in both pollution prevention 和 wildlife habitat enhancement 和 efforts clearly quantified 和 achieved with meaningful employee involvement.

The 2020 Commitment Level River Star Business Award was presented at Elizabeth River Project's River Stars Luncheon 和 was accepted on behalf of t他的公司 by attorneys Jim 朗, 汤姆·伯克利和杰夫·威尔逊.

为前线医疗英雄提供食物

ag体育官网 & ag体育官网 is providing food for frontline healthcare heroes to show appreciation 和 support during the coronavirus p和emic.  T他的公司 is supporting local restaurants by purchasing food to deliver lunch to healthcare workers at Sentara’s Obici Hospital 和 弗吉尼亚海滩总医院.  50 pizzas from Amici’s izza 咖啡馆 in 萨福克郡 were delivered to Obici Hospital on April 29, 2020.  150 meals from 501 Grill North Kitchen + Bar in 弗吉尼亚海滩 were delivered to Sentara 弗吉尼亚海滩总医院 on May 6, 2020.  ag体育官网 & ag体育官网 also provided 500 Hershey bars for nurses at both hospitals to celebrate Nurses Week.

Pictured above at Sentara Obici Hospital are Breanna Taylor of 朋友的披萨 咖啡馆, hospital representative Debbie Williams, Boo McGhee of 朋友的披萨 咖啡馆 和ag体育官网 和 ag体育官网 attorney 和 CEO Dave 阿诺德.

Pictured above at Sentara 弗吉尼亚海滩总医院 are Stefanie Talley of 501 North Kitchen + Bar, hospital representatives Dolores Reed, 玛格丽特·陈纳德 和 佩吉·布劳恩 和ag体育官网 & ag体育官网 attorney 和 CFO Mark 费利克斯.

Diane Reid - EMT For 弗吉尼亚海滩 Volunteer Rescue Squad

ag体育官网 & ag体育官网 paralegal Diane Reid has served as an EMT with the 弗吉尼亚海滩 Volunteer Rescue Squad since 2006.  We appreciate Diane 和 all first responders, medical workers 和 others on the front lines helping people in our communities during the COVID-19 crisis.  用奥巴马先生的话来说. Rogers, in times of crisis “look for the helpers, you will always find people who are helping.”  Diane also h和les a very busy career as a paralegal at ag体育官网 & ag体育官网 continuing to serve clients while practicing safe social distancing during the coronavirus p和emic.  Diane will celebrate her 25th anniversary with ag体育官网 & ag体育官网 in May of 2020, 和 we’re proud to count her as one of our P&C的英雄.

pearl business volunteer of the year award for improving the enivironment 和 health of the lynnhaven river

ag体育官网 & ag体育官网 received Lynnhaven River NOW's Pearl Business Volunteer of the Year Award for t他的公司's consistent volunteer cleanup efforts to reduce pollution 和 improve the health of the Lynnhaven River 和 materials provided for educational 程序s in 2020. T他的公司's award was accepted at a February 2021 volunteer waterway cleanup by Jeff 威尔逊, 布莱恩·皮尔斯和曼查·斯坦顿. At that particular cleanup, the group removed almost 500 pounds of trash 和 debris from the river. Through t他的公司's corporate environmental stewardship, ag体育官网 & 科沃德继续支持 Lynnhaven River NOW的使命 to clean 和 protect 弗吉尼亚海滩 水路. 

130th Anniversary Tree Canopy Community Service Project

感谢我们的客户, communities 和 friends that have nurtured 和 sustained us for 130 years, t他的公司 donated 和 planted 130 trees in Southside Hampton Roads through a 全公司ag体育官网项目.

2016年和2022年恢复海岸

ag体育官网 & ag体育官网的 恢复海岸项目 in 2016 unleashed the power of over 50 volunteers to clean up a battered shoreline 和 replant native plants so the shoreline will thrive again.  公司也 团结志愿者 恢复海岸2022 to return to our adopted shoreline along the Elizabeth River.  2022年志愿者组去掉了1个,200 pounds of trash 和 debris that had accumulated since t他的公司's original 恢复海岸2016 航道清理及修复.  

海豹突击队纪念馆

T他的公司 donated funds 和 provided pro bono legal services to the Navy SEAL Foundation for the construction of the Navy SEAL Monument on the 弗吉尼亚海滩 Boardwalk.