Events

Boys Home Celebrates Giving Tuesday!

You’ve heard of Black Friday, and possibly Cyber Monday. But have you heard of Giving Tuesday? Celebrated on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, Giving Tuesday provides a platform that inspires the donation of time, resources, and talents to address local challenges. Giving Tuesday engages nonprofits, civic organizations, businesses, corporations, families, and individuals to start the holiday season in the spirit of generosity. In its seventh year, Giving Tuesday is popular and growing in more than 150 countries. 

Our community is invited to start the holiday season off right by giving to Boys Home! All Giving Tuesday donations will support our Accelerated Reading program, which encourages students to read using individualized goals, reading comprehension quizzes, and a variety of prizes. This year, the Accelerated Reading program has been expanded to include all Boys Home students.  

On November 26th and 27th, Boys Home is celebrating Giving Tuesday in a special way! Students and staff will kick off the holiday season with two days of emphasis on kindness and generosity. You are invited to join us by sharing how you are spreading kindness and generosity in your own lives. 

For more details, take a look at our Facebook page on 11/26 and 11/27. 

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” (Aesop)

Announcing the Boys Home Trail Ride and Poker Run!

“Lick” the mountain!

Join us for Boys Home of Virginia’s inaugural weekend trail ride and poker run! The weekend will take place on our beautiful 1000+ acre campus, and will feature creek-side camping, self-guided trail rides on Lick Mountain, a poker run, and live music by the campfire, featuring the Garnet Ridge Ramblers.

Proceeds will go toward the Boys Home Sturdy Stirrups equine program, where boys learn respect, responsibility, and honesty through caring for and interacting with horses. 

The trail ride and poker run will take place on the weekend of October 13-14, 2018. Registration will start at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, followed by the poker run at 10:00. All participants are asked to check out no later that 2:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. The event will provide snacks, a boxed lunch, dinner and music by the campfire on Saturday, and a continental breakfast on Sunday. Overnight accommodations include primitive creek-side camping, with restrooms and showers available up in the gym.

*Please note, this is a challenging ride, and horses should have horseshoes. An up-to-date Coggins is required for all horses.

For questions, please contact Bonnie Wheatley at (540) 965-7720.

Registration Options:

1. Register online here. (Credit card fees apply)
2. Download registration forms here, complete and return with a check to: Boys Home of Virginia, 414 Boys Home Rd., Covington, VA, 24426.
3. Download registration forms here, complete and bring with your payment (cash, check, or credit card) on the day of the ride!

Boys Home Hosts a Dedication and Blessing for Ms. Signe Langschultz and Ingevity

On June 22, a very special dedication and blessing took place in the Ingevity Student Center on the Boys Home campus in honor of Ingevity and Ms. Signe Langschultz. Ingevity recently approached Boys Home about working together on a project to benefit the students for years to come. This spring, work was completed on the Ingevity Student Center, which now offers a pool table, ping-pong table, TV, area rug, and new leather chairs for students to enjoy.

Students are thrilled about their new place to relax, have fun, and not worry. Ingevity, too, is excited about the partnership. “Sharing our knowledge through encouraging words of wisdom with the youth of Boys Home is one way in which we are able to give back,” stated Tad Robertson, senior process engineer.

Signe Langschultz, affectionately known among students as Ms. Sig, initially came to Boys Home two years ago while doing research for a book. Realizing that her years of experience as a reading instructor would be immensely beneficial to the students at Boys Home, she decided to stay on as a volunteer, helping students with reading comprehension. Ms. Sig has found a home at Boys Home. In addition to working with students one-on-one, she has hosted game nights for all the students in the dining hall, and she’s always ready with a smile and an encouraging word.

Two classrooms were dedicated in loving memory of Ms. Sig’s husband and son, Frederick Paul and Frederick George Langschultz, respectively.

Laura Whitmer, case manager and art teacher at Boys Home, painted a beautiful portrait of Ms. Sig and her dogs that she revealed during the dedication and blessing.
Boys Home thanks Ms. Sig and Ingevity for being so kind and generous. Boys Home is open to individuals and businesses who would like to become involved and make a difference in the lives of these young men seeking a second chance at success.