San Diego nonprofit organizes Christmas event for Ukrainian refugees

San Diego nonprofit Slavic.org organized a Christmas event for Ukrainian refugees, and organizers anticipated about 300 refugees would attend the gathering. SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees and community members gathered in the spirit of Christmas at the City View Church in the Mission Valley area to have sense of community. Now that…

Local woman ensures Christmas for terminally-ill best friend’s family

 Every month, News 10 partners with Giles Automotive to spotlight local residents who can ‘pay it forward.’ LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) —  Every month, News 10 partners with Giles Automotive to spotlight local residents who can ‘pay it forward.’ For this special Christmas edition, Bob Giles had a $2,000 Target gift certificate he hoped to pass along to a…

Cruzers donate toys to Christmas in Jefferson Co.

The Mossy Creek Cruzers Car Club delivered toys to the Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Christmas in Jefferson County program last week. Toys were collected by the Cruzers at various events throughout the year, as well as in collection boxes spread throughout the area. Distribution of toys and food will be held on Friday, December 9…

Professor writes his own Christmas charity song

A PROFESSOR from Sonning Common wrote and performed a Christmas song for charity. Ben Cosh penned Christmas is Coming to raise money for Shelter, which supports homeless people. He wrote the lyrics and tune in about two weeks and played all the instruments on the song as well as singing on it with three friends. The track…

RIGID employees donate gifts to patients at Life Care Center of Elyria

For Christmas this year, Life Care Center of Elyria residents received gifts from someone other than just their families and the employees at the nursing and rehab center. Ridge Tool Company in Elyria formed a committee of employees called Professional Tools Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. This group’s goal is to create a community of colleagues…

A Simple Christmas Wish

After the death of my 15-year-old son Christian on September 5, I have just one wish for all of you this Christmas season. Please take just a moment to hear what it is and share it with your family and friends. Merry Christmas!

NFL star Khalil Mack pays off hometown Walmart’s holiday layaways

NFL star Khalil Mack donated $80,000 to pay off all active holiday layaway accounts at his hometown Walmart ahead of this year’s holiday season. The Walmart in Fort Pierce, Fla., announced earlier this month that Mack made a donation to the retail chain to wipe out all customer debt at the store. The donation, which…

U.S. company surprises workers with ‘life-changing’ $10M Xmas bonus

To celebrate achieving a huge financial milestone in 2019, the American real estate company let its 198 employees split a US$10-million bonus. The average employee ended up with $50,000 on top of their typical year-end bonuses, the Baltimore Sun reports. Some went home with up to $250,000, according to Salt Lake City’s KUTV. A heartwarming video documenting the Baltimore-based…