By Martha Steger As the year wanes, I return to its beginning when VPC lost a former member and great friend on January 11: Heloise Bertman “Ginger” Levit, who was 86. Some of us will remember her as the hostess-with-the-mostest who opened her art-filled West End Richmond home to VPC (then VPW) members one evening before a meeting. Those who knew...
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By Terry Haycock, VPC Treasurer I met Laura Fortunato at this year’s VPC spring conference. I was setting out the table decorations, and she offered to help. I didn’t know anything about her then except that she was another member stepping up when help was needed. Since that time, I have been privileged to hear her story and am delighted to share it with you....
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By Terry Haycock, Secretary/Treasurer What exactly is PR, anyway? If you ask new member and communications strategist Kelly Vance, she says it’s a whole lot more than “just getting ink.” “PR is widely misunderstood, but it really is in the name. We help clients build relationships. Relationships are built on trust and trust all comes down to open...
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Introducing storyteller Terry Haycock: From ‘Little Princess’ to a life of service.
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Published on March 30, 2023 Genealogy, Tae Kwon Do and Sweet Valley High … introducing 1st VP for Membership Cathy Petrini By Terry Haycock, Secretary/Treasurer One of our members has written an astonishing 29 books to date! In the early 1980s, the Sweet Valley High best-selling series was created by Francine Pascal and written by Kate William, a pseudonym for the...
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Kayaking, Cooking and Creating Copy – Introducing Nicole van Esselstyn By Terry Haycock, Secretary/Treasurer New member Nicole van Esselstyn grew up in a small farming community near Danville, Virginia. She graduated from Virginia’s James Madison University in Harrisonburg with a degree in mass communications, concentrating in print journalism. Nicole was the editor...
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