Kurt Rosenbach to receive lifetime achievement award

by | Mar 23, 2018 | What’s Happening

Thursday, April 19, 5:30 pm
Norfolk Waterside Marriott

Volunteer Hampton Roads will honor Kurt Rosenbach with the Lenora Mathews Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding leadership in community service.

Rosenbach has served the community by being active in more than 20 different civic groups. In addition to serving as president of Ohef Sholom Temple, he has served on the boards of directors of United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, Tidewater Jewish Foundation, and the Jewish Community Center. He has also served as chairman of the United Way of South Hampton Roads, as founding president of the Downtown Norfolk Development Corporation (now the Downtown Norfolk Council), vice chairman of WHRO, as well as on the boards of directors of the Norfolk Foundation, Greater Norfolk Corporation, Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, and Virginia Opera.

Rosenbach is the former senior vice president of Haynes Furniture and former chairman of Rices Nachmans Department Stores.

Volunteer Hampton Roads will also honor Ramon W. Breeden Jr., president and CEO of The Breeden Company, with the Corporate Excellence Award. The Hampton Roads Volunteer Achievement Awards also recognizes individuals and groups that have dedicated their time and talents to the nonprofit organizations of Hampton Roads.

Tickets are $60 per person. RSVP at www.volunteerhr.org/hrvaatickets or call 757-624-2400.