Record 40 Service Members Awarded Travel Stipends for 2022 Home for the Holidays Campaign

Williamsburg, VA — The Military Affairs Committee of the Greater Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce coordinated its annual Home for the Holidays campaign, fundraising holiday travel stipends for service members at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown and U.S. Naval Weapons Station Yorktown.

Home for the Holidays Award Ceremony at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown

Because of the generosity of many local individuals and businesses, 40 service members received a travel stipend this year to travel home to see family. This is a new record for the Committee, awarding 17 more stipends than in 2021.

Home for the Holidays Award Ceremony at the U.S. Naval Weapons Station Yorktown

Stipends were also awarded in an unphotographed ceremony to service members from the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment at the Naval Weapons Station.

The Chamber extends its sincerest gratitude to the following sponsors for their contributions.

Platinum Sponsors

∙ Barbara Ramsey, Williamsburg City Councilwoman
∙ Brian Smith
∙ Coresix Precision Glass, Inc.
∙ Hampton Roads Workforce Council

Gold Sponsors

∙ Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.
∙ Williamsburg Jamestown Airport
∙ Southern Bank

Silver Sponsors

∙ Angela and Frank Arlotto
∙ Antonija Simpson
∙ Budget Blinds of Williamsburg
∙ Darrin Denny
∙ Dustin DeVore
∙ Fammat Services, LLC
∙ Friends of Tommy Norment
∙ Jim Icenhour
∙ Mike Rock
∙ Nick and Kimi Vlahakis
∙ Principle Advantage Government Relations Group
∙ Ron Roth
∙ Scott Stevens
∙ TAG Consulting
∙ Ted Juraschek
∙ Two Rivers Country Club
∙ Cyndee Floyd, Alice, Barbara, Derek, JoAnne, Julie, Lisa, Lori, Michelle T., Michelle W., Paula, Shannon, Vickie, and Yvette

Green Sponsors

∙ Alice Kelly
∙ Dr. Catherine Elder
∙ Janet Moore, CCIM
∙ Paulette Parker
∙ Philip DuPriest
∙ Richard Krapf
∙ The Honorable Eric Thorson
∙ William Bunnell

We would also like to thank those who donated anonymously, as well as those who gave additional supporting gifts for this program.

Coast Guard Service Member Receives Stipend in Home for the Holidays Award Ceremony


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