Tag Archive: SWIMRVA

JRF Awards $584,949 at July 2022 Ceremony

John Randolph Foundation awarded $584,949 total grants to 30 area nonprofit organizations in a ceremony on Thursday, July 21, 2022. The grants (listed below) are funded by the Health Legacy Fund (created in 1995 from the sale of John Randolph Hospital) as well as donor-directed funds. Grants are listed according to the Foundation’s funding priorities:… View Article

30 Community Partners Receive $652,047 in Grants

John Randolph Foundation awarded grants of $652,047 to 30 area nonprofit organizations in a ceremony on Thursday, July 22, 2021. “We are extremely pleased to have opened our doors again here in Hopewell for an in-person grant awards ceremony, said Kevin S. Foster, Director of Programs. “Although we chose to limit the number of attendees,… View Article

John Randolph Foundation ENCOURAGES …

  By partnering with schools and community organizations, SwimRVA builds social bridges through aquatics that cross physical, racial and economic barriers, and serves as a catalyst for health, fitness and water safety. John Randolph Foundation’s first grant to SwimRVA in 2015 was to support a 2nd grade swim program in partnership with Hopewell City Public… View Article

22 Organizations & 3 Educators Honored

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Grant Awards Ceremony on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at the Foundation’s office in downtown Hopewell. Grants were awarded to 22 organizations and three local educators receiving over $560,000.  Mike Williams, Grant Committee Chair, shared that “We are so proud of the grantees being awarded and the fantastic… View Article

SwimRVA’s Learn-to-Swim Drown Proofs Hopewell

A cowbell sounds across the Hopewell Community Center swimming pool as a swim instructor announces that Dante* is moving on to Station Three. The whole room erupts into applause for Dante before returning to their lessons. Ryan Nester, the SwimRVA Learn-To-Swim Program Coordinator, is in the water supporting a student learning to float. It’s obvious… View Article