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Acts of Service: Classic Cars and Corn Hole
Written by Lisa Smith, Chesterfield Residency 2019 CVC Coordinator, edited by N. Elfino
VDOT’s Richmond District, Chesterfield Residency volunteers Raised over chose charities whose mission $8,800 for the spoke to their values to raise money while having fun. Here’s 2019 CVC how 2019 Chesterfield Residency Campaign! CVC Coordinator, Lisa, and her dedicated fellow employees made the magic happen.
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In October, the residency held a chili cook-off, bake sale and corn hole tournament. The event was organized by Lisa Smith with the help of the Chesterfield Residency 2019 CVC Committee and many others. It was a huge success, raising $639.00 for the Samaritan’s Purse, an international relief organization known for domestic programs like Operation Heal Our Patriots and Operation Christmas Child.
The residency’s next big event was a Classic Car Show held on November 9 th , bringing in a total of $881.00, benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation Greater Richmond. Tim Reynolds and Chris Feggins of Bon Air AHQ organized the event with the help of Smith and others.
Perfectly aligned for colder weather, Dennis Allen and Jason Jones of the Bon Air AHQ planned and executed two fundraisers with the help of their teammates. In November, they coordinated a Brunswick stew meal and a corn hole board raffle. The tasty event raised $624.93, benefiting The Children’s Hospital Foundation of Richmond.
The Chesterfield Residency office employees and all the AHQ locations also raised over $900 for charities of their choice through passive fundraising with a change jar campaign from October to December.
Smith stated she was honored to lead her cohorts to success. She acknowledged that this effort would not be possible without Kyle Bates, Resident Engineer, for his support of the campaign.She also praised her curated CVC Committee: members, Kenny Jones, Rosalind Thorpe, David Owens, Chris Feggins, Ted Powell, Carol Jones, Andrew Bateson, Ryan McGrath, Betty Corell, Evan Roberts, Debby Kinton and Kyle Bates for their hard work and dedication to the campaign; Pocahontas AHQ for their hard work helping to set up the chili cook-off event; and the countless others who helped. Lastly, she noted, without the donors at the heart of these acts of giving, this tremendous achievement would not have been possible.
