News & Impact
Whether it's community events, volunteering, or scholarships, we're always at work in Richmond. This is the running record.
Timeline
We held our annual strategy meeting to discuss our plans for several new scholarships and our renewed efforts to build a monument in downtown Richmond. Thanks to the VSU NSBE students who joined us and provided valuable insights.
We teamed up with Troutman Pepper Locke for the third annual Dervishian Day celebration at the University of Richmond. Ernest Dervishian's daughters joined us at the Spiders' game, and we awarded a $5,000 scholarship to Henry Dyke, a second-year UR law student.
We ran a quarterly trash pickup along our adopted section of VA Route 5. Despite the heat, it was good to get out and help keep Virginia beautiful. Our adopted road includes the Powhatan Beaty Memorial Bridge, named for the first sergeant who received the Medal of Honor during the Civil War.
We took part in the Henrico County Juneteenth celebration at Dorey Park for the third year running. Thanks to everyone who stopped to learn about our mission. This is quickly becoming one of our favorite annual traditions.
We partnered with the West Point Society of Richmond to launch the Michael Folland Merit Award, for students at Thomas Jefferson High School who show exceptional resilience in the face of adversity. Congratulations to Kalyse Buster, its first recipient.
After a winter break, we returned to clean up our adopted section of VA Route 5. We were honored to have Tim Talbott, of the Battle of New Market Heights Memorial and Education Association, join us.
We hosted our first week-long virtual Laps to Honor walkathon. Through daily themed workouts we highlighted the legacy of all nine local Medal of Honor recipients and shared their stories with participants around the world.
We joined Ben King, Director of Operations at the Virginia War Memorial, at the National Medal of Honor Day Summit in Washington, D.C. on March 25. We are proud to help the Congressional Medal of Honor Society honor the legacy of all 3,536 recipients.
We visited Pamplin Park, the site of the final Siege of Petersburg in 1865, to mark National Medal of Honor Day. Three of the recipients we honor earned their Medal during the Civil War: Powhatan Beaty, James Durham, and James Mifflin.
We partnered with Wreaths Across America to sponsor 15 wreaths, placed at veterans' gravesites at Richmond National Cemetery.
We attended the University of Richmond Spiders football game and presented the first $5,000 Ernest H. Dervishian Memorial Scholarship to UR law student Rachel Slaughter Thury. Thanks to the University of Richmond for reviving this tradition.
We braved the summer heat to clean up our adopted section of VA Route 5, near the Varina Public Library. A special thanks to everyone who joined us to honor the legacy of Powhatan Beaty.
The whole team gathered for our semi-annual board meeting. Among other things, we spoke with Medal of Honor recipient Harvey C. Barnum Jr. and discussed our plan for future growth. Thanks to the Capital One Cafe in Carytown for the accommodations.
We took part in Henrico County's annual Juneteenth celebration at Dorey Park. Thank you to all who participated.
We partnered with the Virginia War Memorial and the West Point Society of Richmond to host an art competition on the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Congratulations to Sydney Harrison, a local student, who took the $500 top prize for her work, “Reflections of the Brave.”
For the second year running we joined Governor Youngkin at the Virginia War Memorial's Memorial Day celebration. Our founder, Ian Berry, also spoke at the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Veterans Affinity Group Memorial Day event in Washington, D.C.
We hosted the second annual walkathon at Byrd Park. The event aligned with National Medal of Honor Day and was an opportunity to honor Richmond's local recipients. Thanks to all who joined us.
We partnered with the Richmond Mural Project and local artist Hamilton Glass to paint a mural at 1903 W. Main Street. It depicts four local Medal of Honor recipients alongside symbolic images of Richmond.
We visited Jimmie Monteith's alma mater and met with Principal Crystal Potee to discuss the school's heritage. This is part of our mission to engage with the city and educate the generations to come.
The team returned to keep our adopted section of Route 5 clean. This is our longest-running quarterly volunteering event, and one of the ways we give back to Richmond.
Our president, Ian Berry, spoke with Wreaths Across America Radio about our growth over the past year and the upcoming Laps to Honor event.
We met with VFW Post 6364 President Mike Purcell. The VFW supports local veterans initiatives, and we are always looking to partner with fellow nonprofits as part of our mission to unite and develop Richmond.
We visited Forest Lawn Cemetery to clean and restore Jimmie Monteith's memorial. Monteith received the Medal of Honor for his actions on Omaha Beach on D-Day, and Monumental Honor was founded to share his story.
The team braved the December weather and kicked off our annual in-person board meeting by picking up litter along VA Route 5. Our third volunteer outing since April, keeping this road a true Virginia Scenic Byway.
We received a grant from Virginia Humanities to support our mural project in downtown Richmond, contributing to Richmond's public art movement and sharing the legacy of the recipients we honor.
We returned to the Powhatan Beaty Memorial Bridge to pick up litter and honor this recipient's legacy. This became a quarterly event.
We joined Henrico County's Juneteenth celebration at Dorey Park. It was an honor to share our story with everyone who attended.
We joined Governor Youngkin at the Virginia War Memorial's Memorial Day celebration to honor all those who died serving our country.
We took part in Mindful Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery, a reflective event honoring those who died post-9/11.
We adopted the stretch of VA Route 5 that includes the Powhatan Beaty Memorial Bridge. Thanks to our team for helping honor the legacy of this Richmond recipient.
More than 200 people joined us at Byrd Park to mark National Medal of Honor Day. Participants walked ten laps around the park, one for each local recipient and one for all the rest.
Monumental Honor and the University of Richmond revived the seventy-eight-year-old tradition of Dervishian Day, honoring the homecoming of Ernest Dervishian. We honored his family at halftime of a UR basketball game.
We made our case in the Richmond Times-Dispatch: the city has an opportunity where monuments once stood.
Ian Berry spoke with Jan Scruggs, founder of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, about our team and his inspiration for starting this project.
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