A Message from Chapter Ike Ray Powell
On a beautiful Saturday morning on the 11th of April, Chaper Board Member Mike Lane and I showed up at the Recycling Center off Carolina Road to help Susan and Marc Davis stack tires and collect batteries at the scheduled SCCC (Suffolk Clean … Read more
Message from James Bull, Chapter Adopt-A-Road Chair
Virginia’s Adopt-a-Highway program enlists the support of over 20,000 residents in removing litter from Commonwealth roadsides. Running since the 1980s, this program is a key strategy in maintaining a positive travel experience for residents and visitors, and in preventing litter from entering local … Read more
For the March monthly chapter dinner meeting, the kitchen crew served meatball subs with hoagie rolls, tossed salad, … Read more
On Saturday, March 14th, 2026, the Suffolk-Nansemond Chapter of the IWLA’s Youth Committee held an open-to-the-public bird house building event for children at the club park. A total of five children attended. Two children were members (Tiny Ikes), two were invited guests, and one responded to club advertisement.
Each child … Read more
The March 2026 issue of our monthly chapter newsletter is available for download at:
March 2026 Issue of the Blue Heron Times Newsletter.
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The Chapter’s annual Teddy Bear Hunt is scheduled for Saturday, April 18th, 2026. To sign up for this open-to-the-public event, please contact Mr. Chris Trimpey, our chapter Youth Program Committee Chair, at or (757) 449-4910.
See the flyer below for more information. To download a Printable PDF (Adobe Portable Document … Read more
The February 2026 issue of our monthly chapter newsletter is available for download at:
February 2026 Issue of the Blue Heron Times Newsletter
To sign-up to receive our newsletters on an ongoing monthly basis, please consider adding … Read more
About 40 chapter members showed up at the January 21st monthly dinner meeting. The Kitchen Crew served up a delicious meal of pork barbeque, buns, baked beans, cole slaw, potato salad, tea, and a variety of homemade desserts.
After the … Read more
The first Youth event for 2026 will be conducted on Saturday, March 14th from 10AM to 12pm Noon. This “Build your own Birdhouse” activity is focused on Tiny IKEs from ages 3-10 and is OPEN TO THE PUBIC this year.
To register for the event, please contact: Mr. Milton Chalkley … Read more
For the February 2026 chapter dinner meeting, Chapter Food Chair Claudia Powell …