February 16, 2016
NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING TO DEDICATE 13TH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOUSE
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Feb. 16, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What:
Shipbuilders from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News
Shipbuilding (NYSE:HII) division will join Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and
Greater Williamsburg and community leaders to dedicate the 13th Habitat
for Humanity house that the shipyard has helped to build.
Speakers will include Ray Bagley, vice president of trades operations,
Newport News Shipbuilding; Che Henderson, president, Habitat for
Humanity board of directors; Newport News Vice Mayor Rob Coleman;
city council members Sharon P. Scott, Tina Vick and Dr. Patricia
Woodbury; Karen R. Wilds, executive director, Newport News
Redevelopment and Housing Authority; and Karen Joyner, CEO of the
Virginia Peninsula Food Bank.
When:
4 p.m. Wednesday
Where:
8 Moores Lane
Newport News, VA 23606
RSVP:
Christie Miller, Huntington Ingalls Industries, (757) 380-3581
Christine.Miller@hii-co.com
Please RSVP by noon Wednesday
During the dedication ceremony, the keys to the new house will be given to LaShand Coleman and her children, Dhestini and Dwayne “D.J.” The shipyard has partnered with Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg since 2002 to build homes for families in Hampton Roads.
About HII
HII is America’s largest shipbuilder, delivering the world’s most powerful ships and all-domain mission technologies, including unmanned systems, to U.S. and allied defense customers. HII is the largest producer of unmanned underwater vehicles for the U.S. Navy and the world.
With a more than 140-year history of advancing U.S. national security, HII builds and integrates defense capabilities extending from the core fleet to C6ISR, AI/ML, EW and synthetic training. Headquartered in Virginia, HII’s workforce is 44,000 strong.
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