Two families will be starting off Hope House Children’s Hospices Dark Runs this October in Telford and Chirk as hundreds sign up to light up the night. Over two Saturdays hundreds of people and families of all ages will get together to ‘glow’ crazy and raise money for Hope House Children’s Hospices. You can complete…
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Northampton business launches wellness walks for men to improve their mental health
The relaxing walks aim to provide men with an opportunity to meet more people and talk about whatever they want Fortnightly wellness walks have been launched in Northampton in a bid to improve physical and mental health for local men. Personal trainer and nutrition coach, Simeon James, has teamed up with social enterprise Saints Coffee to…
Red Cross volunteer returns home to Puerto Rico for hurricane relief
Dianna Trush returns to the island she calls her “homeland.” MILWAUKEE — Dianna Trush said when she was a child in New York, American Red Cross volunteers helped her family back on their feet after their apartment building caught fire. More than half a century later, Trush called it an honor to represent the Red…
Packing fresh paint and new trees, army of volunteers descends on SLC apartment complexes
The Home Depot Foundation and Housing Authority of Salt Lake City have partnered for more than decade to improve community spaces in housing facilities across Utah’s capital. Two permanent supportive housing facilities in Salt Lake City got a face-lift Wednesday, thanks to efforts from hundreds of volunteers. The Home Depot Foundation teamed up with the Housing Authority of…
Volunteers feed community
The Mount Union Food Bank is a mission of the Mount Union Ministerium and, as such, is supported by volunteers and contributions from member churches. The food bank is also supported by the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, businesses and organizations. Kennard and Kay Coons are the food bank’s new coordinators, assuming duties following the recent…
App helps California volunteers prevent food waste
California is starting to require grocery stores and restaurants to donate unsold food, but businesses need help getting it to hungry people. Many people struggle to afford food. But every day, grocery stores and restaurants toss tons of unsold food in the trash. From there, it ends up in landfills, where it decomposes and releases…
Horses for therapy: the social enterprise that has prospered despite the war
Anna Derkach is an expert in social work in Ukraine. She is also the founder of the Hippotherapy and Development Centre in Cherkasy, which received support Anna Derkach is an expert in social work in Ukraine. She is also the founder of the Hippotherapy and Development Centre in Cherkasy, which received support from an EU4Youth…
Family tribute to ‘creative’ and ‘passionate’ girl, 18, following sudden death
A HUISH Episcopi family has launched a fundraising campaign in memory of their daughter, who died at the age of 18 last week. Alisha Louise Hooper has been described by her family as a talented artist who enjoyed her time in education and was passionate about raising awareness of epilepsy. She lived in Huish Episcopi…
Battle of the Badges: Raising money for mental health services for Fishers first responders
FISHERS — There has always been a rivalry between fire and police and in Fishers that runs strong. This weekend, that long-time rivalry will come to a head and the two departments will battle it out. “The rivalry stems from the fire guys really not doing anything and just kind of sitting around all day,”…
‘Every day with Norah is a gift’: Pre-K class at St. John’s School in Hollywood, Maryland, includes little girl with Down syndrome
This school year, the 19 pre-kindergarten students at St. John’s Catholic School in Hollywood, Maryland, will be learning lessons about working and playing together and sharpening their skills with letters, numbers, colors and shapes. On the third week of school, Trish Mattingly, St. John’s pre-kindergarten teacher, said a key priority has been helping the young…