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  • By Asianna Holloway
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Boys Home Honors Ingevity

At the Boys Home basketball game on December 3rd, Boys Home honored Ingevity for their generous partnership with Boys Home over the past several years. Their contributions have ranged from conducting mock job interviews, to making possible the Ingevity Student Center in the lobby of the gym, hosting back-to-school picnics, playing GaGa, and most recently, providing funding to renovate the gym floor. In recent years, the gym floor had begun to buckle and develop soft spots in several places, presenting a tripping hazard for those using it. After its renovation, the floor is safer to play on, and the lightly finished maple flooring makes the whole gymnasium lighter and brighter.

Leading up to the game, Athletics Director Bobby Trice spoke about how Ingevity has not only provided financial support, but employees have taken the time to get to know and care for the students at Boys Home. Mr. Trice spoke for the whole Boys Home community when he said, “Ingevity is not only a supporter of Boys Home, they’re family.”

A group of Ingevity employees then stayed to watch the game, which was a close competition between Boys Home and Bath County, ending with a 32-35 loss for Boys Home. Regardless of the score, Boys Home students, staff, and supporters are proud of the Boys Home basketball team for a game well-played, and all continue to be thankful for a beautifully renovated facility to play in.

  • By Melinda Nichols
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Boys Home celebrates #GivingTuesday on December 3, 2019

On December 3rd, Boys Home of Virginia will kick off the holidays by celebrating our 2019 #GivingTuesday campaign BOOKS FOR THE BOYS! The Boys Home library is in need of updating and repopulating their shelves. All donations made for #GivingTuesday will help us provide the books necessary to challenge, inspire, and encourage these young men to read, learn and envision themselves being a positive impact on the world around them. Begin the giving season by giving back! Once Black Friday is over, Small Business Saturday is past, and Cyber Monday is complete, please don’t forget about #GivingTuesday and our BOOKS FOR THE BOYS campaign!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • By Asianna Holloway
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Boys Home Welcomes New Staff Member John Murray

Boys Home is excited to welcome John Murray to the staff as houseparent and English teacher. John has a Bachelor of English degree from Marietta College in Ohio. John worked for Roanoke City Public Schools as a teacher and a coach from 1985-2006. He was lead teacher for HopeTree WOODS School from 2006-2018. He is also author of 42 novels and a professional editor of 100+ novels. John took a short sabbatical after HopeTree WOODS closed its doors in November 2018 and wrote two novels. He says while that time was peaceful and soothing, he found himself missing teaching. He says his favorite thing about Boys Home so far are the views of the mountains from campus, the oatmeal raisin cookies in the dining hall, and the cooler air. He has also thoroughly enjoyed meeting and getting to know an extremely enthusiastic staff. John looks forward to helping “the village” turn boys into productive young men.

  • By Asianna Holloway
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Dr. Bruce Heilman

Boys Home is saddened to hear about the loss of former trustee Bruce Heilman. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this time. Dr. Heilman served on the Boys Home board of trustees from 2015-2019. We will miss seeing him ride into campus on his motorcycle.

Executive Director Donnie Wheatley says, “While only on the Boys Home Board of Trustees for a short period, he had a tremendous impact. He really impressed the students when he rode his Harley in for a stopover when headed west for one of his rides honoring service people. The boys were slack-jawed when he took off his helmet, and they saw that he was not a young man!” The Boys Home community is grateful for Dr. Heilman’s leadership and encouragement.  

Click here for the full obituary: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/richmond-va/e-heilman-8895726