Meet The Board: Doug and Rachel Ellis

Doug and Rachel Ellis co-founded The River Ellis Foundation in 2018 when their daughter, River, passed away. Along with the Foundation, Doug is involved in a range of different community organizations. He is Past President/Current Board Member of the Virginia Beach Surf & Rescue...

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Meet The Board: Blair Fine

When approached by Doug and Rachel about helping with the River Ellis Foundation, the answer was an easy ‘yes’ for Blair.  She helps out with development, and comes up with ideas on how to both fundraise and promote the organization.   Blair is a Virginia Beach native and has...

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Donor Spotlight: The Cupka Family

Names: Stephen and Cara Cupka City of Residence: Virginia Beach Job Titles/Companies:  Stephen – Project Manager (ET Gresham) Cara- Scheduling Engineer (VDOT) How did you first hear about The River Ellis Foundation? When we got the tragic news about River we were at a total loss for words. We...

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