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Turn your passion into reality. Our community foundation donors are passionate people with a common mission: inspiring philanthropy and transforming the quality of life in southeastern Virginia. Since 1950, we’ve invested over $225 million on behalf of generous people, who live, work and strive to make Hampton Roads a great community.
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WW II Couple's Love Lasts Forever »
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Sally Hartman
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February 8, 2017
WW II veteran Fred Ward of Virginia Beach, Virginia paid tribute to his wife Gertrude "Betty" Ward by arranging for a contingent bequest beneficiary that created a scholarship in her memory at the Hampton Roads Community Foundation.
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