As part of our youth program, the Suffolk-Nansemond Chapter of the IWLA held its second Teddy Bear Hunt at the SNIWLA park on April 23rd, 2016. If smiles are any indication, the event was a huge success.
There was a big smile on the face of all 35 little hunters. … Read more
Our April guest speaker was one of our chapter members, Ruth Debrito. Ruth conducted a safety training session in preparation for our up coming Nansemond River clean up project. Ruth covered various water safety issues associated with the proper operation of canoes including the requirements for wearing life jackets, obtaining … Read more
At our April 20th, 2016 chapter dinner meeting, the chapter gained three additional members. The new members took the oath as Ray Powell, chapter president swore them in. Pictured below are our latest members from left to right, Steve Connally, Dean Matty and Ryan Heard. Welcome gentlemen!
The Suffolk Clean Community Commission (SCCC) sponsored a recycling drive and tire amnesty day on Saturday, April 16th, 2016 in the Lowe’s parking lot on North Main Street. The event ran from 10:00am until 2:00pm but apparently some people were eager to get rid of their … Read more
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Notice: The RAFFLE EVENT for 2016 is CLOSED as of the July 2016 Chapter dinner meeting where five winning tickets were drawn. All net proceeds were deposited into the Chapter’s Scholarship Fund.
The winning ticket holders are listed below:
Despite blustery winds, cold temperatures, intermittent snow flurries and opening day of spring turkey season, enough dedicated IKES turned out at the chapter’s park on the 9th of April, to make it a successful event. 15-20 of our members managed to accomplish all the top priority tasks on the list.
This past March 16th, 23 (twenty-three) Chapter Members showed their support by arriving 2 hours early on dinner meeting night and collecting trash from the roadside ditches alongside Kings Fork Road, an event that we schedule twice each year.
Gary Brown, Chapter Board member, contacted Wayne Jones, Litter Coordinator for City of Suffolk, to … Read more
Our most recent new Chapter Member, Donald Fair, transferred to our Chapter from the Alexandria Chapter and was sworn in at the March dinner meeting. Donald not only is one lucky guy, he is a nice guy as well, for after winning the 50-50 raffle, he donated his winnings back to our … Read more
Our guest speakers at the Chapter Members dinner meeting on March 16th were Geoff Payne, President and Lynn Wehner, Vice President of the Southside Chapter of Virginia Master Naturalist. Note that Geoff retired from Allied Chemical and has been Treasurer of the Suffolk Youth Association for the past 26 years. Also, … Read more
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