Sailors Complete Projects at Chesapeake Bay Foundation Brock Environmental Center During Day of Service

On Thursday, April 25, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Brock Environmental Center welcomed 90 sailors and their families for a day of service known as the Thousand Points of Light. The City of Virginia Beach, which owns and manages Pleasure House Point with CBF, also hosted the volunteers and performed work on their portions of the property.

While at CBF’s Brock Environmental Center on Thursday, the volunteers removed invasive species, weeded gardens, moved oyster shells, as well as mulched and spread pine straw.   

Inspired by George H.W. Bush’s support for volunteer service in his inauguration speech, and in celebration of the late president’s 100th birthday year, the day of service is aimed at giving back, strengthening community partnerships, and serving as a light for those in need. In his inauguration speech, Bush called on Americans to serve as a "thousand points of light" in their communities through volunteer service so that "we can find meaning and reward by serving some higher purpose than ourselves."   

Since the USS George H.W. Bush returned from deployment last April, 1,646 sailors from the crew have engaged in a total of 4,463 hours of volunteer service in the Hampton Roads area. The Thursday event continued that effort.   

CBF's Brock Environmental Center is one of the most sustainable buildings in the world, creating all its energy from solar and wind. It was also the first building to convert rainwater into drinking water.