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2026 Stories of Courage & Grace™
in EventsEach year, The Virginia Home hosts Stories of Courage & Grace ™, a fundraiser driven to inspire residents and loved ones through personal stories by one or more celebrity guests, who share his or…
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Event Recap: 2025 Stories of Courage & Grace™
in EventsOur deepest thanks to Presenting Sponsor, New Market Corporation&Contributing Sponsor, SouthState Bank This was the 13th year of Stories of Courage and Grace, an event to benefit the residents of…
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2024 Stories of Courage & Grace™
in EventsKeynote speaker, Actor, stage and screen, best-selling author and advocate for women in the arts, Brooke Shields.
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2023 Stories of Courage & Grace™
in EventsOur March 2023 Speaker was Jeff Henderson, former drug dealer turned award-winning celebrity chef and best-selling author.
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2022 Stories of Courage & Grace™
in EventsOur volunteers, residents and community supporters enjoyed interacting with David Feherty, professional golfer and golf analyst, author and television sports host.
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2019 Stories of Courage & Grace™
in EventsOur keynote speaker, Gary Sinise, Actor, philanthropist and advocate for America’s servicemen and women. The residents of the Virginia Home donated $11,000 to the Gary Sinise Foundation.
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2018 Stories of Courage & Grace™
in EventsKeynote speakers, Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush Pierce, daughters of former President George W. Bush.
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2017 Stories of Courage & Grace™
in EventsOur keynote speaker Captain Scott Kelly, NASA astronaut who spent a historic, record- breaking year in space.
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2016 Stories of Courage & Grace™
in EventsKeynote speaker, Christopher Gardner, Best-selling author of the 2006 autobiography, The Pursuit of Happyness.
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2015 Stories of Courage & Grace™
in EventsKeynote speakers, Henry Winkler, Actor, author and director and award-winning actress and activist Marlee Matlin.
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2014 Stories of Courage & Grace™
in EventsKeynote speaker, Lopez Lomong one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, who became a two-time U.S. Olympian.
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2013 Stories of Courage & Grace™
in EventsOur keynote speaker Rudy Giuliani, 107th Mayor of New York City, present at Ground Zero on September 11th.
