Charity
Each year, the Virginia Statewide selects a local charity to support while the conference is in the area. This charity changes each year; however, we prefer small, local charities where we can make an impact.
For 2026, the VSPC has chosen Birthday Blessings, Inc., with a goal of securing items from their Amazon wishlist items and/or cash donations, along with a charity raffle being held at the conference.
Below you will find a little more about the charity, and to the right you will see the website and the wish list items link.
Sharon Brown, founder of Birthday Blessings Inc., started the organization after volunteering with a summer enrichment program in Washington, D.C., where she learned that a young man was about to turn 16 and had never received a birthday present. His mom was part of the working poor and simply couldn’t afford extras like gifts.
Sharon bought him a gift, and the program director gave it to him. He held it tightly as the other children urged him to open it. He smiled and said, “No—I’m going to wait until I get home and open it tonight with my mom.” In that moment, she realized this was his first birthday present—and she also realized he wasn’t alone.
That experience became the inspiration for Birthday Blessings Inc. Today, the organization’s mission is to reach underprivileged children and ensure they receive a birthday present on their special day—so they feel seen, celebrated, and valued. Its aim is to strengthen children’s self-esteem by reminding them, in a simple but powerful way, that they are loved.
Sample of items from wishlist
