Virginia

Packs on Backs Supports 200 Students at Aberdeen Elementary 

On Thursday, August 22, 2024, WeLoveU brought the Packs on Backs and Tools for Schools program to Aberdeen Elementary School. Located in Hampton, VA, 200 students received new backpacks and school supplies. Families can rest assure their children start the school year prepared and confident. This is the third year that volunteers in Virginia have […]

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Volunteers Bring Oceans & Waterways to James River Park

Forty volunteers from the International WeLoveU Foundation gathered in Richmond, VA’s James River Park for a cleanup. On Sunday, August 27, 2023, volunteers cleaned near the historic Belle Isle in the middle of the James River. Walking along a two-mile trail, the group collected over 70 pounds of trash. Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan and Executive Director

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250 AWE Bassette Elementary Students Receive New Backpacks

Thursday, August 24, 2023, marked a heartwarming chapter in the journey of the International WeLoveU Foundation. Volunteers joined forces with Mayor Donnie Tuck to bring positive change to the lives of 250 students at AWE Bassette Elementary School in Hampton, VA.   The Packs on Backs and Tools for Schools program took center stage. Backpacks

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WeLoveU Donates 650 Backpacks to R.C. Haydon Elementary

On Monday, August 14, 2023, the Intl. WeLoveU Foundation donated 650 backpacks and school supplies to the R.C. Haydon Elementary School students in Manassas, VA. Ten volunteers from Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia delivered the supplies during back-to-school night.    The WeLoveU Foundation partnered with Booz Allen and The Architectural Team to help make the

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WeLoveU Volunteers Donate Over 300 Backpacks to W.H. Taylor Elementary School in Virginia

The Intl. WeLoveU Foundation helped students in W.H. Taylor Elementary in Norfolk, VA, prepare for the new school year. On Thursday, August 11, 2022, WeLoveU hosted a back-to-school event and donated more than 300 backpacks, each filled with school supplies. Students and their families attended the special ceremony at W.H. Taylor between 10 a.m. and

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WeLoveU Volunteers Collect Nearly 400 Lbs. of Trash in Lafayette Park

On June 27, 2021, at 10 a.m., 60 volunteers of the International WeLoveU Foundation cleaned Lafayette Park in Norfolk, Virginia, in partnership with Keep Norfolk Beautiful.  Volunteers picked up everything from car tires to pieces of plank wood. In total, the WeLoveU Foundation volunteers collected around 390 pounds of litter. Many park visitors stopped by

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A volunteer donating blood holds up a sign that says 'I'm a hero!'

WeLoveU’s National Blood Drive Reaches Coastal Virginia

In response to the high demand for blood donations during the pandemic, the International WeLoveU Foundation hosted a blood drive on Sunday, February 21, 2021, at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel. In January, WeLoveU launched the National Blood Drive campaign to address the critical need for blood during these unprecedented times. Since January, a string

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WeLoveU, Inova Blood Donor Services, Virginia, Worldwide Blood Drive

Volunteers in Virginia Brave Heat to Save Lives Through Blood Drive

On July 21, 2019, volunteers from the International WeLoveU Foundation carried out a blood drive at the Inova Blood Donor Services in Annandale, Virginia. The six-hour event attracted over 120 participants who braved the scorching heat to donate blood. As part of the WeLoveU Foundation’s 2019 Worldwide One-Two Blood Drive Movement, WeLoveU chapters on the East

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Volunteers painting Ms. Monroe's white-picket fence

WeLoveU Volunteers Help a Hampton Resident with Yardwork

The Intl. WeLoveU Foundation heard about a Hampton, Virginia resident in need of some help with yard work. Ms. Celestine Monroe, a 92-year old resident, has lived in her Hampton home for the past 47 years. Due to some difficulties, Ms. Monroe has been unable to take care of her yard. To assist her around

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Mayor Donnie Tuck from Hampton takes a group photo with WeLoveU volunteers

50 WeLoveU Volunteers Tend to Hampton’s Phoebus Community Garden

Volunteers Dedicating Their Sunday in Hampton, VA ♥ It was a busy day for WeLoveU volunteers in Hampton, Virginia on Sunday, May 26, 2019. Earlier in the day, 40 volunteers assisted an elderly Hampton resident with yardwork. Now, another group of WeLoveU volunteers are dedicating time to Hampton’s Community Garden. Fifty volunteers arrived just before noon at the

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