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CIVIC IMPACT | June 2020 Newsletter
This is the first in a series of newsletters we have purposefully titled CIVIC IMPACT. In this forum, we’ll share updates and provide a platform for alumni to come together, find ways to serve our community, and share examples of how we can all make an impact.
MaskForce aka COVID-19 Sewing Taskforce for Hampton Roads
What started in April as a few friends sewing a few masks for a few nurses grew in epic proportions. Fast forward to the end of May, and you have a story of community engagement, commitment, resilience, and working together to solve a problem. The COVID-19 Sewing Taskforce for Hampton Roads, an all-volunteer pop-up grassroots organization of more than 1,400 Hampton Roads individuals, made and distributed 40,487 masks for our region’s vulnerable healthcare workers and community members.
World Central Kitchen
CIVIC Alum and Board Member, Rev. Kevin Swann and Ivy Baptist Church partnered with World Central Kitchen and local Hampton restaurants to provide free meals to the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Girl Scout Collaboration
Everyone loves Girl Scout Cookies but getting those yummy treats became challenging when the local cookie program was cut short due to COVID-19. Because of social distancing, area troops cancelled cookie booths and were left with thousands of boxes of unsold Girl...
A Statement from the CIVIC Leadership Institute
Our nation and our community are hurting. Like all of you, we at CIVIC have seen the injusticeof the death of George Floyd and others within the African American community and condemnthese actions. CIVIC Leadership Institute empowers leaders with the...