Every year, Izaak Walton League chapters across the country present the IWLA Judge John W. Tobin Award to one of their members. To receive a Tobin Award is a singular and distinct honor because it represents a chapter’s acknowledgment of a dedicated member whose outstanding volunteer contributions to the chapter … Read more
The day started out rainy and dreary but by the afternoon it had evolved into one of those picture-perfect days, a breezy, sunny, kind of a day. The work crew, consisting of a dozen-or-so chapter Ikes, was able to accomplish all the items on our park manager Jimmy Fanny’s list … Read more
It was a beautiful day in spite of the hot temperatures, with a wonderful breeze blowing off the Nansemond River, for the Nansemond Tribe Pow Wow event that was held Saturday, August 18th at Mattanock Town. Our S-N IWLA chapter hosted a booth/tent at this event, manned by board members Jim … Read more
At the recent Board of Director’s Meeting the chapter donated some unclaimed Teddy Bears to the Suffolk Fire Department. The Teddy Bears were accepted by … Read more
Approximately 25 volunteers turned out early Saturday morning for the spring park cleanup. The weather cooperated with cool temperatures and plenty of blue sky and bright … Read more
Saturday morning, April 8th, 20 volunteers gathered at the chapter’s park for the spring clean up. Among the volunteers were members of local Boy Scout Troop #1. Even the weather helped out by being nice and cool in the morning and slowly warming up through out the day.
Volunteers removed leaves from the … Read more
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:
Our Chapter Members volunteer their time and resources on a regular basis by participating in a variety of programs and activities relating to conversation and the environment, such as pulling trash from ditches as depicted in this photo on the right.
But we do much more, as you can see from this summary … Read more
The Suffolk-Nansemond Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America, chartered in June of 1954, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation, maintenance and protection of the soil, forest, water, and other natural resources of the city of Suffolk, VA and surrounding areas; and to promoting means and opportunities for … Read more
