by River Ellis Foundation | Oct 31, 2024 | Announcements, Giving Back
Run To Give A Sunrise! Join our River’s Runners team and fundraise while you train to complete the Full Marathon, Half Marathon, 8k or Final Mile (see below for Final Mile info) during J&A’s Shamrock Marathon Weekend, March 14-16 2025. All athletes...
by River Ellis Foundation | Apr 15, 2024 | Giving Back, Sunrise Story
A single mother was told that her breast cancer had returned for the 3rd time and would require more treatment and surgery. During this time, her car broke down and she could not afford the cost of repairs. REF covered repair costs so that she had transportation to...
by River Ellis Foundation | Apr 22, 2021 | Giving Back, Sunrise Story
A 6 year old boy arrived at CHKD with what was first believed to be a foot infection. However, it turned out that he required leg amputation below his knee. The River Ellis Foundation purchased books and an amputee stuffed teddy bear to help the CHKD Child Life...
by River Ellis Foundation | Jan 18, 2021 | General, Giving Back
The power of social media is amazing! We’ve raised thousands of dollars through birthday fundraisers on Facebook the past year. It’s something that is so simple, but deeply impactful. If you have a birthday coming up and you’re interested in...
by River Ellis Foundation | Jan 18, 2021 | General, Giving Back
Now you can support REF just by shopping on Amazon! Once you designate The River Ellis Foundation as your charitable organization, AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of eligible purchases straight to our organization. It’s SO simple! All you need to do is click here...
by River Ellis Foundation | Aug 27, 2020 | Giving Back
Trish Gill is from Virginia Beach and serves as the HR Benefits Manager at TowneBank. She lives with her husband, Tom, and daughter Darby (age 9). They also have a 9-year-old yellow lab named Arleigh and a 20-year-old cat named Kitty. Trish loves to spend her time...
by River Ellis Foundation | May 14, 2020 | Giving Back
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...
by River Ellis Foundation | Apr 28, 2020 | General, Giving Back
REF Volunteers have been hard at work making PPE for our local healthcare workers. We also provided masks for the moms and dads at Sentara Princess Anne Hospital in order to protect their new babies from COVID-19. These times are difficult for all of us, and we are...
by River Ellis Foundation | Jan 14, 2020 | Giving Back
To us, a sunrise symbolizes the hope that one needs after enduring a tragedy or unexpected hardship. Giving A Sunrise is providing an act of kindness. It’s giving support. It’s letting someone know they aren’t alone. It’s instilling hope for a brighter tomorrow. After...
by River Ellis Foundation | Nov 18, 2019 | Announcements, General, Giving Back
On Tuesday, December 3rd, The River Ellis Foundation is proud to participate in #GivingTuesday: a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and their world. But we don’t want your money. Instead,...
by River Ellis Foundation | Aug 20, 2019 | Giving Back
As a nonprofit organization focused on helping our friends and neighbors in Hampton Roads, it’s so important for us to partner with local businesses and show support for our own community. We are thrilled to host our very first event at the Virginia Beach Surf &...
