With September 26th less than a month away, we’re in a party-planning, anticipatory mood for our Cheers to 70 Years celebration!
We’re especially looking forward to honoring the Hampton Roads Community Foundation for its exceptional and unwavering support. Dr. Deborah DiCroce, HRCF president and CEO, will represent HRCF and accept the tribute on its behalf.
Established in 1950, the Hampton Roads Community Foundation is a charitable network of generous people, nonprofit partners, and civic leaders working to make Hampton Roads a thriving and more inclusive community for all. Arts for Learning has been the beneficiary of many grants, learning opportunities, and connections to other nonprofits through the foundation, so we’re elated to formally express our appreciation.
In recent years, we would not have been able to offer three innovative programs if it hadn’t been for HRCF’s financial support and counsel: 
- K-Readiness, arts education focused on literacy and other academic skills for children going into kindergarten.
- Military Child Initiative, after-school arts ed providing creative outlets for children with family members in active military service.
- IDEAL, a three-year after-school residency at underserved elementary schools, highlighted by student art exhibitions at the Chrysler Museum.
But that’s not all. When the pandemic hit, HRCF was there. With 350 hours of programming canceled after schools shut down in March 2020, we were struggling financially. HRCF came to the rescue with a special COVID-related relief grant of $15,000.
We hope you’ll be able to join us as we honor HRCF for its outstanding support of our community!
Cheers to 70 Years is set for September 26th at the Westin in Virginia Beach, where guests will enjoy great food and drink and a chance to mingle with our artists. The festivities will include live music from Arts for Learning’s Roberta Lea and Norfolk Public School’s Strolling Silver Strings; spoken word poetry by A4L’s Stephanie Lask; and a collective visual art piece led by A4L’s Asiko-oluwa Aderin.
Your ticket purchase directly contributes to our arts-in-education programs, ensuring that we can continue to inspire and educate future generations.
Please visit our event page for more details.
