The National Charity League helps promote positive relations between mothers and daughters. There are 3 local chapters. Although I was blessed with a beautiful, healthy baby girl 18 years ago, we have never celebrated National Daughters Day. However, this September, when I received a reminder about National Daughters Day from the National Charity League, I…
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Henderson nonprofit travels to Louisville to give away essential items amid inflation
The volunteer team gather items that major companies like Amazon plan to throw away and put them in the hands of people who need them. LOUISVILLE, Ky. Based in Henderson, Kentucky, the outreach group 4 Good Community is putting the pedal to the pavement for a cause, with a new program, 4 Good on the…
Death of Queen Elizabeth II: The charity leader she inspired to success
Alex Holmes received an award from the Queen, which he said led to him heading anti-bullying charity. A man who overcame bullying has told of how a meeting with the Queen inspired him to go on to lead a charity. Alex Holmes received an award from Her Majesty in 2017 for an anti-bullying project he…
Vicky Pattison honours late grandfather with charity walk
The TV star completed a 26-mile trek in memory of her grandad David, who died from dementia in February. TV star Vicky Pattison has remembered her late grandad saying she thinks she “did him proud” as she completed a 26-mile charity walk in his honour. The TV star, 34, was among those trekking around Stonehenge…
Gateshead ex-Marine takes on gruelling charity challenge with childhood friends after heartbreak of losing both his son and his dad
Jimmy Gibson took part in an astonishing “Goggins Challenge” in Gateshead over the Bank Holiday weekend After a year marked by the loss of both his son and his father, Gateshead’ s Jimmy Gibson has taken on a gruelling running challenge to raise money for mental health and cancer charities. Jimmy, 53, lost son Lee…
UK Muslim charity trying to break record for blood donations in one day
Social justice group Who Is Hussain calls for more donations from BAME communities as NHS stocks dwindle A British Muslim charity is attempting to break the world record on Saturday for the largest number of blood donations in one day, as NHS blood supply stocks are running low. The volunteer-led attempt is being led by…
14-year-old Danica Minter gives her time to charity, working with special needs students
14-year-old Danica Minter, of Halethorpe, is the August 2022 winner of the Chick-fil-A Everyday Heroes award. HALETHORPE, Md. — Danica Minter knows how to land a strike. She’s played softball since she was three, throwing change ups, fastballs and drop balls. But life threw her a big curve ball in 2020 when she was diagnosed with Immune…
Sister of Limerick rugby legend raises millions for local charities
THE SISTER of one of Munster’s best rugby players, lost too soon, has raised thousands of euro for charities across the region. The local community and rugby world was plunged into darkness in October 2016 when Anthony Foley, who enjoyed a legendary career in the red of Munster and green of Ireland, died whilst on a…
Celebrities Unite to Help Raise Awareness and Money for At-Risk Macomb County Kids
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Celebrities unite to help raise awareness and money to benefit underprivileged youth at Cherry Creek Golf Club in Shelby Township, MI for the annual Neway Works Celebrity Charity Golf Classic, raising close to $25,000. Presented by title sponsor Total Life Changes and their 15-Day-Challenge, the annual Golf-for-Kids charity tournament was hosted by Epson Tour professional…
‘Socially conscious flower service’ teams with Spyhouse to help Twin Cities charities
Flowers for Dreams sells locally crafted flowers in Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit and, now, Minneapolis. Minnesotans are constantly looking for ways to support their local communities. It turns out all you need for one solution is to head to a coffee shop and purchase a bouquet of flowers. This is the proposal offered by Flowers for Dreams,…