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Two of our Board members, both Michie Hamlett attorneys, were recognized by Virginia Super Lawyers magazine as top attorneys in Virginia for 2010.

Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are recognized by Super Lawyers.
Greg Webb has joined Building a Bridge board in 2009 and Gary Kendall joined us in May 2010.

The selections for this esteemed list are made by the research team at Super Lawyers, which is a service of the Thomson Reuters, Legal division based in Eagan, MN. Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. Each year, the research team at Super Lawyers undertakes a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area, and a good-standing and disciplinary check.

Super Lawyers was first published in 1991 by Law & Politics and was acquired by Thomson Reuters, Legal in February 2010. Super Lawyers can be found online at superlawyers.com where lawyers can be searched by practice area and location.

Great to have them on Board!

Today, we officially received the new van that is donated by State Farm Insurance and Master’s Auto Body. We are all thrilled to get such a great gift and send many thanks to Chris Grimm (State Farm Insurance) and Jeff Cotton (Master’s Auto Body) for their wonderful support and work.

The Two Man Gentleman Band played in mid-April at Baja Bean in Staunton. Joan as an avid bluegrass fan went over the mountains to enjoy a late evening music show.

Everyone is welcoming spring with its warmer temperatures, birds arriving from the south, and trees and flowers starting to bloom. It was a long winter that kept all of us inside, but now, planting time is here!
In all our houses garden activities have started, and you can see some of it here.

The residents, staff and volunteer board of directors of Building a Bridge wish all our families and friends a wonderful and happy New Year 2010.

We would like to thank all our donors for their generosity and thoughtfulness. These gifts allow us to continue the support of the people who would otherwise not have a place that they could call their home.

November was a month of a big event: Heinz celebrated his 80th birthday. Hard to believe, given his energy and commitment that he shows every day to the residents, families and friends of the Bridge. It is amazing how he goes through every day, even the tough one, with so much joy.
Happy birthday Heinz! Here are some photos of the party.

Another recent event was out Christmas party at the Belmont house. Amber and Eric decorated it very festive, people brought lots of delicious food, our music group played for us, we sang many Christmas carols and everyone had a wonderful time. Here is a collections of pictures that were taken by several people.

We at the Bridge wish you a wonderful and peaceful holiday season and an exciting New Year 2010.

What a great Halloween party that Amber and Eric have organized and invited staff, residents, families and friends. Some people decided to wear a costume, some chose to stay in their every day clothing. In any case, we all had fun, enjoyed each others company and the great food. The evening ended with an impromptu dance party! Have fun with the photos.

As some of you might know, we have given up our “Ridgewind House” at Locust Avenue. The move and adjustment to the new home was not easy, but after a couple of months, things have settled down. Amber, Maggie and Joan are now sharing this new, old home. Why new and old? It is actually very familiar to us: It belonged to John Hopper, one of our dear residents who sadly passed away over 2 years ago. His wife, a good and faithful friend of Building a Bridge is glad that we are now the new occupants.

Here are some photos from the new house, the people who live there and the time they enjoy together with their friends from the Belmont house, which is close by.