With Hurricane Florence barreling toward the East Coast as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm, the number one priority for everyone in the storm’s path should be physical safety, both for themselves and for family, friends, and neighbors. Virginia’s Governor…
Burnett & Williams is pleased to announce the recipient of our August Ampersand Award for Community Excellence: Women Giving Back, a nonprofit organization located in Sterling that is dedicated to providing free clothing for at-risk women and children in Northern…
Many of us recall the story of Betsy Ross from primary school. Credited with crafting the first American flag in 1776, she’d been visited by a secret delegation of the Continental Congress, led by General George Washington himself, who made…
This May, Burnett & Williams is pleased to present our Ampersand Award for Community Excellence to the Network of Enterprising Women, or “N.E.W.”, a Richmond-area non-profit women’s networking organization. What makes N.E.W. special is not just the way the group…
With Juuls and similar devices being marketed in ways that appeal to teens, will we see issues of e-cigarette product liability in the future? Strawberry Cotton Candy e-cigarettes? If you have a child in high school or middle school, Juuling…
Hopewell Attorney C. James Williams III was thrilled when the Hopewell High School Blue Devils honored him with a championship ring during their state football title celebration last month. During Breast Cancer Awareness Month last fall, Jim’s “Field of Dreams”…
This month’s Ampersand Award is being presented to a very special project called, “It’s My Very Own,” in New Market, Virginia. This program identifies children who are being removed from their homes by Child Protective Services, and offers a “Bag…
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. To raise awareness of the condition, the Brain Injury Association of America, located in Vienna, VA, shares resources and information throughout the month to help “de-stigmatize the injury, empower those who have survived, and…
For the February Ampersand Award, we’d like to recognize the City of Petersburg’s Black History Month Festival, and its organizers, the city’s Special Events Coordinator, Marnelle Fanfan, and Festival Chair, Margo Hardy. For the fourth year in a row, Petersburg…
In this holiday season we think there are two rules everyone should follow: 1. Connect with family and friends, 2. Look for ways to help others who need it. Over the past three months staff and volunteers at the Chantilly…
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