CHESAPEAKE CITY — After a rain-based postponement, the 156 members of the Bohemia Manor High School Class of 2022 gathered on the school’s football field to celebrate their graduation.
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Chesterfield woman really worried about Virginia COVID-19 vaccine distribution data
When we first met Kathy Heath last week, she was upset because her parents, who are in their late 70s with underlying health conditions, could not get a COVID-19 vaccine appointment with the Chesterfield Health District. Since then, my parents drove down to eastern North Carolina and got their vaccine on Wednesday, Heath said. But, Heath s passion for understanding Virginia s slow vaccine rollout continued. I ve actually been going to the dashboard everyday just to track progress and see how things are going in the Richmond area and across the state, Heath said.
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CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. Frustration and anger are the two primary emotions Chesterfield resident Kathy Heath feels right now. I ve been trying to get information for my parents so that they may be vaccinated, Heath said.
She lives in Midlothian and thought her parents, who are in their late 70s and have underlying health conditions, would be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine under phase 1b.
But, every time she calls the Chesterfield Health District to sign them up she can t get an answer. Getting an answer to a call on that hotline is next to impossible, Heath said. I ve been on hold for 2.5 hours on more than one occasion.
Doug Heath, MPI’s First Full-Time CEO, Passes at 77 A charter member of the organization that began in 1972, he recently served on the Diversity & Inclusion Committee and completed a timeline of the association’s D&I achievements for its upcoming 50th anniversary celebration.
Doug Heath, CMP, one of 150 charter members of Meeting Professionals International in 1972 who became executive vice president and the group’s first full-time CEO ten years later, died in late November. He was 77 years old.
In his 20s, Heath worked at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, where he assisted meeting groups. A few years later, he became meeting director at AICPA and then got involved with a fledging association that would become MPI. “He was excited about the possibility of making [meeting planning] more of a profession,” said Kathy Heath, his wife, in an article on MPI’s web site. “He wanted the planners, vendors, and suppliers to work together more. He also had a big focus on