Organizer asks city to help launch PEP 'GetFit Hampton' program after $10,000 grant

Mar 1, 2026

Veronica Elise Davis said she secured a $10,000 grant to start a Personal Empowerment Plan (PEP) initiative at three sites and asked staff to investigate administrative delays holding up rollout and to help promote the program.

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Veronica Elise Davis, who identified herself as leading a GetFit Hampton initiative, told council she had secured a $10,000 grant to start a Personal Empowerment Plan (PEP) program with three sites — LaSalle social services, City Hall and the Franklin/Rupert Sargent Building — and asked staff to investigate why city procedures were delaying implementation. "PEP is Personal Empowerment Plan," Davis said, describing a program with nutritionists and fitness leaders and a planned stairway challenge and Buckroe Beach biathlon.

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