Hunger never takes a summer holiday. Unfortunately, food donations to Somerset County food banks decline during the summer, and just weeks before school starts, food banks are suffering from a critical shortage of supplies. “The summer months are always difficult for food banks like ours, with more families needing support and fewer donations coming in. […]
Earlier this week, on World Elephant Day, World Animal Protection US released a short documentary film titled “Trapped at Six Flags,” written, produced and directed by Miguel Endara, Program Manager at World Animal Protection US, and narrated by actress, activist and World Animal Protection Global Ambassador Evanna Lynch. Joyce, an African elephant, was rescued from […]
On August 22, 41 restaurants and bars in the greater Milwaukee area will participate in “Do Good with Food,” a fundraiser to benefit Children’s Wisconsin Health System. And you can help too by eating or drinking at one of the restaurants. The fundraiser, now in its fifth year, began after local restaurant owners contacted the […]
Marion Star | USA TODAY NETWORK Silver Alert: How you can help if an elderly person is missing This is how you can help if an elderly person with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia goes missing. The Republic The individuals honored by the Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging as the 2024 Most […]
The 11th annual Day of Hope is just one week away. Volunteers will return to locations across the Central Coast on Wednesday, August 21 to sell special editions of the Santa Maria Times to benefit Mission Hope Cancer Center in Santa Maria and Arroyo Grande. The special edition features compelling stories and photos highlighting the […]
Give away clothes and diapers WILLMAR — A clothing and diaper drive will be held at Harvest Community Church on Saturday, Aug. 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Donations of diaper packs and clean, brand new or gently used clothing will be accepted from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 19-22 at the church, […]
In the days since closing his ice cream stand fundraiser, a boy has raised over $6,000 for his brother’s hockey team, which serves physically and mentally disabled children in Massachusetts, the team says. Danny Doherty, a 12-year-old from Norwood, was making homemade ice cream and planning to sell it, with half of the proceeds to […]
Four cities will be transformed as a collection of giant wands from the wizarding world tours the UK and Ireland in aid of JK Rowling’s charity. Harry Potter fans will vote on where the 15-foot-long wands will stop. The most popular eight locations will be announced on March 18, and the four chosen locations will […]
Instead of making in-kind donations, the county is asking anyone who wishes to participate in the rebuilding effort to make monetary donations to this fund. staff | The spectator Red Cross sets up emergency shelter for flood victims in Corning-Painted Post Watch the Red Cross describe its shelter for flood victims in Corning-Painted Post Steuben […]
TikTok user Jenelle Marie has created a GoFundMe campaign for “her elderly friend Donald,” who she says is a 90-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran and whose wife suffers from dementia. A New Hampshire woman has launched a GoFundMe campaign for a man she says is a 90-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran who is pawning jewelry […]
