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Saturday, May 21, 2016
12:00pm – All Ages
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24th Street Park (map)
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
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Music all day long ~ raffles – free and open to the public!
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Author: Eggleston Marketing
At Eggleston Services, we empower people with intellectual disabilities through education, training and employment opportunities. We are also working to expand our inclusive housing initiative.
Eddie Vedder was kind enough to donate this Fender Squier Telecaster through his friend and local advocate for children & adults with intellectual disabilities, Carine McCandless. Carine is a Va Beach resident and mother of two girls, her youngest has Down Syndrome. Carine & Ed became pals while he was creating the soundtrack for Into the Wild, the 2007 film about Carine’s brother, Chris McCandless.
The face of the guitar is signed by the entire band, including Pearl Jam’s newest member, keyboardist Boom Gaspar. Vedder personalized the back of the guitar with some lyrics from “Rise”, the 4th track from Into the Wild. This is a one time opportunity to acquire such a rare collector’s item.
The guitar will be on display at AoRM’s 2nd Annual Oceanfront Rock Fest to Benefit Eggleston.
Saturday May 21st, 2016 – Opening band kicks off at 12pm, 24th St. Stage Park, Va Beach VA 23451
Deadline to enter online is May 20th, 2016. Don’t miss out on this exclusive campaign! Current estimated chances of winning are 1 in 250!
The winning name will be drawn on May 22nd, 2016. Please note: Winners outside of the Tidewater VA area will be responsible for costs to ship the guitar via UPS Ground.
ENTER TO WIN HERE
On Saturday, April 23 Eggleston provided Shredding and Recycling services for the Annual City of Virginia Beach Earth Day event. The event was held at Mount trashmore Park.
Attendees were able explore ways to make our world a better place through educational exhibits and activities. Attendees brought old electronics, outdated child safety seats, documents to be shredded, old car batteries, leftover paint and other hazardous household waste to the AAA recycling zone. They shopped at the green market, enjoyed live music and children’s activities!
An estimated 8000 people attended the event!
Eggleston secured and shred over 4,600 pounds of material at our secure facility located on Military Highway. The material was later pulverized and recycled.
If you are interested in our shredding services contact Robert Hart at rhart@egglestonservices.org
Thanks to our friends at Vandeventer Black LLP who came out last Saturday to spruce up our Civitan Aces property in Chesapeake. Although we operate the property year-round as a day support program for persons with significant support needs we also host a 7-week summer camp each year. Great job VB!
Be sure to tune in to our radio show Friday evening April 22 from 6-7 PM EST on WNIS AM 790 or online at www.wnis.com
April is Autism Awareness Month and guests will be internationally recognized speaker Kerry Magro http://kerrymagro.com/ and also Cathy Orletsky from the Norfolk Therapeutic Recreation center who will talk about their upcoming “Day for persons with Disabilities” event. http://www.mobilitysupercenter.com/…/2016-Day-for-People-wi…
We will also have information on a FREE shredding drop off opportunity this Saturday, Earth Day from 10 AM – 3 PM. Our Eggleston Shredding division will be at Mount Trashmore and will provide free shredding for up to 4-5 copy paper sized boxes per family. For information on our shredding or conversion services contact Robert Hart – rhart@egglestonservices.org
Wesley lives in Hampton and comes to Eggleston’s senior program at the Sarah Bonwell Hudgins center during the day. As a younger man he enjoyed work at Shoney’s and folding pizza boxes at Papa Johns. Wesley gives credit to the staff that helps run the program and take care of participants. “They help us a lot everyday” says Wesley. In his spare time Wesley likes to go to church events and to the movies.
Eggleston extends its condolences to the family of Don Mac Keil who passed away on March 22, 2016. Don served for many years on our board of directors and was a passionate advocate for persons with disabilities and taught students with disabilities in the Norfolk public school system.
“Don helped improve the lives of thousands of people with disabilities and their families. We are grateful for his many years of service to our organization and the community.” – Paul Atkinson, President & CEO
You can read his obituary bellow.
Donald L. Mac Keil, U.S. Navy Retired, passed away at home March 22, 2016. He was 82.
Chief Mac Keil was known to family, friends and colleagues for his compassion, kindness, love of baseball and college sports, and most of all, his sense of humor, which he unfurled at every occasion possible, even at medical appointments on the day he died. No one was safe from his barbs, especially telemarketers to his home. He will be sorely missed.
Born in Morristown, N.J, Don lived in Norfolk nearly 50 years during and following a 32-year career in the Navy, at the end of which he pioneered a detail helping parents of developmentally disabled children in the public schools. He served briefly as director of the then-Louise W. Eggleston Center in Norfolk, and for many years on its board, where he remains President Emeritus.
For many years after, he taught students with severe disabilities at both Maury High School and Norview Middle School. And he spent many years in retirement pursuing his love of family, old movies, books, crossword puzzles, old friends and new ones at the Fresenius Medical Care Center.
He is survived by Patricia, his wife of nearly 58 years; his two sons, Sean and Brian, all of Norfolk; his brother, Lee of Florida, and numerous family members, friends and former colleagues.
A viewing is set for Sunday, March 27 at the H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments, 1501 Colonial Ave, Norfolk, from 5 pm until 7 pm. Family and friends also can gather at H.D. Oliver on Monday, March 28 at 10 am, with a service at 11, and burial following at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, family is asking that donations be made to two of Don’s favorite causes. Checks made payable to the Therapeutic Recreation Advisory Committee and mailed to 5413 Douglas St., Norfolk, 23509, will fund scholarships for people with disabilities to take part in the educational and social activities the center offers, Or online donations can be made in Don’s name to www.egglestonservices.org, to provide education, training, employment and life enhancement opportunities to people with intellectual and physical disabilities. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.hdoliver.com.
Michael enjoys arts and crafts and occasional visits to the Dollar Tree store for shopping. Michael always has a smile for all he encounters and loves to sit outside on sunny days. “I like to be a good friend” says Michael. “I want people to know I am nice and helpful”. Michael has many friends and loves food, his favorite being fried chicken.
Denise Daniels enjoys her work at Eggleston’s Business Fulfillment Center. Today Denise was assembling candy bags for one of customers, Davis Car Care. For information on our bulk mailing, packaging and other business fulfillment services contact us at 757-962-2189.
Mayor Alan Krasnoff and city council members joined Eggleston and the members of the Association of General Contractors at the groundbreaking of our new residential facility in Chesapeake. Once completed the newly renovated and expanded house will provide a host of accommodations for four persons with disabilities. We are proud to have the support of our partners and the City of Chesapeake as we embark on construction.
The Civitan Acres program is designed to improve the quality of life for individuals with disabilities by helping them develop and balance emotional, intellectual, and physical dimensions of their lives.
During the summer, Civitan Acres hosts a summer vacation camp program. The weeklong camps allow individuals with disabilities to experience a fun summer vacation while giving their caregivers a much needed break.
Our camp counselors are international students from all over the world who join us as part of their educational experience. They come from universities in countries such as England, South Africa, Scotland, Tanzania, and Australia for an educational and rewarding camp counseling experience and exposure to our country.