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Santa Visits St. Mary's Home

Saint Nick came to Norfolk a bit early to visit with children at St. Mary's Home for Disabled Children. See a WAVY-TV story about the visit with a Santa from Dominion here. Read about Santa's visit and other holiday happenings at St. Mary's here.

(photo courtesy of Philip Holman)

Our Home for the Holidays

Norfolk artist Germaine Clair built a gingerbread version of St. Mary's facade for the cover of St. Mary's holiday card. Philip Holman, an art teacher at the Visual & Performing Arts Academy at Salem High School in Virginia Beach, photographed the gingerbread house, along with some of the children at St. Mary's, for the card. You can see more of Holman's work here. To see more photos of St. Mary's children and staff having fun watching the gingerbread house come together, view the slideshow at the top of this page.

St. Mary's Featured in

Hampton Roads Health Journal

Read all about St. Mary's Home here in the December issue of Hampton Roads Health Journal, out now.

Introducing Family News

St. Mary's now has a newsletter especially for the family members and caregivers of the children and young adults who live at the Home. Take a look here.

St. Mary's Fall Newsletter

Read all about our successful 5K fundraiser, renovated grounds, grants we've received and much more. See the full issue of the fall Guardian -- or check out back issues -- here.

Inspiring Stories

Carl M. Albero with some of his prized Yankees memorabilia, including a drawing of Mickey Mantle and Derek Jeter's bat.

Creating a Legacy

Every time Carl M. Albero visits St. Mary's Home for Disabled Children, he leaves with tears in his eyes, touched by the children and the dedicated staff who care for them. "How can you not care about St. Mary's?" said Albero, a member of the Home's Board of Trustees. "It's just an unbelievable story when you you go through there. They're good people helping these children who can't help themselves."

Albero, a retired Navy captain and cofounder and former president and CEO of AMSEC, has been a generous supporter of St. Mary's Home for a number of years. He plans to continue supporting the children of St. Mary's by remembering the Home in his will.

You can read more about planned giving here. For more information, email Martha Price Stewart, director of development, or call (757) 446-6797 or (800) 237-6555.

Football Great Bruce Smith

Brings Smiles to St. Mary's Home

Thirteen-year-old Brandon loves the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Washington Redskins. So when Bruce Smith, who played football for both, visited him on Nov. 5, Brandon naturally was all smiles. Smith spent about an hour chatting with Brandon and some of the other residents and staff, and signing footballs and photos. Read a Virginian-Pilot article about the visit here.

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Save the Date: Feb. 20
The Auxiliary Board

of St. Mary’s Home Presents a Benefit Event

The 4th Annual
“There’s No Place Like Home” Gala and Auction

Friday, February 20, 2009,

at 6:30 p.m.
The Westin at Town Center in Virginia Beach

Our 2009 Gala will be held at an exciting new venue and will include a 3-course dinner, live music by the Silver Strolling Strings, plus silent and live auctions featuring exotic travel packages. Click here for details.