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
On a beautiful Saturday in May, our chapter conducted the first pilot Youth Program Scavenger Hunt. In addition to the park tree and plant life that have been marked, Youth Committee members hid deer antlers, snake skins, turkey feathers, broken arrows and other artifacts along the walking trail that wraps … Read more
On the very cold morning of December 16th, a hardy band of volunteer retirees gathered at the Jericho Lane entrance to the Great Dismal Swamp NWR to assist Refuge Biologist Susan Stanley and former Refuge Manager Chris Lowie (also retired) with laying the foundation for a new walking trail foot … 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
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
You can register online for Rain Barrel Workshops being held on May 20th, and again on June 10th, through the Suffolk Parks and Recreation website, OR you can pay … Read more
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On the morning of September 10th, about a dozen chapter Ikes showed up with sleeves rolled up to tackle the tasks on chapter Park Manager Jimmy Fanny’s list including trimming the dam and spillway overflow area, trimming overhanging limbs, digging out hardwood roots on the front face of the dam, … Read more
We had a good showing of chapter Ikes on the morning of October 22nd at the park gazebo, and the weather was perfect. Everybody worked hard to accomplish the list of maintenance tasks previously identified by chapter Park Manager Jimmy Fanny.
Darden Langston reported that his work crew accomplished all … Read more
On Saturday, September 12th, eighteen (18) chapter Ikes showed up for our scheduled park maintenance work day. Mother nature provided a wonderful breeze and cool temperatures, and everybody worked hard, practicing social distancing by maintaining a safe distance from one another, and by wearing face masks whenever in close proximity … Read more
