St. Mary of Moiliili Episcopal Church near the old stadium park might only have 70 worshippers on an Easter Sunday, but pastor Gregory Johnson says his small congregation provides a multitude of services to the homeless and working poor — including much-needed laundry assistance.He often refers to his church as “little old St. Mary,” but…
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Compassionate Caravan working to get city’s homeless out of the cold
One Lexington organization is going out into the cold tonight to help get others out of it. Volunteers with the Catholic Action Center are hitting the streets.”They can’t stay in one spot too long ’cause then somebody finds them there. They’ll beat them up, rob them, so they’re always on the move,” Thomas Caudill said….
Teen raises more than $110,000 in bike race charity for Operation Underground Railroad
Source: Sarah Sanders Petersen / Deseret News IRVINE, Calif. — One summer night in Utah, LDS teen, Mark Tenney sat at a dinner party with Timothy Ballard, founder of Operation Underground Railroad, an organization that rescues children from sex slavery. Upon hearing Ballard speak that night, Tenney knew somehow he needed to find a way…
Grannies make mattresses for the homeless out of plastic bags
Source: The Observers / Patty Arnold Some grandmas get together to play bridge or knit hats for their grandchildren. But a group of grandmas in Union City, a small city in Tennessee, get together weekly to turn discarded plastic bags into mattresses that are then given to people who are sleeping rough. The project not…
Man walks United States perimeter to raise money for homeless vets
Source: Fox 25 A Virginia man has spent more than two years walking around the country to raise money and awareness for homeless veterans in America. Leroy Bailey, 54, started walking in Virginia Beach on June 30, 2014. So far he has traveled 10,000 miles around the perimeter of the United States. “This is what…
Muslim Youth Raise Money for Charity in Washington
Source: VOA News / Marissa Melton It was cool and unusually rainy Saturday in Washington, not the best day for an outdoor event, but that didn’t stop more than a dozen members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association from hosting a 5K run/walk to raise money for a local food bank and an international charity. Most…
Sikh’s Message of Love After Act of Hate Killed His Brother
Source: KJZZ / Naomi Gingold The day after Sept. 11, 200, Rana Singh Sodhi and his older brother Balbir were out running some errands for their small businesses in Phoenix. “People yell to us, using f-word and ‘Go back to your country!” Sodhi remembered the harassment. Bu they were in their country. They’d immigrated to the…
Canyon Lake United Methodist Church packs hope for charity
Canyon Lake United Methodist Church raised more than $5,000 for their annual ‘Many Hands’ project. Several volunteers packed supplies at seven different stations, some including health and laundry kits for the Hope Center and firefighting kits for the Red Cross. This is the third year the church has come together to make a difference. Carol…
Church opens doors to homeless in the heat
Source: WMTV / Morgan Wolfe The severe heat in Madison has people running for their homes, and their air conditioning. Those who don’t have a home were welcomed Friday at the First United Methodist Church. The church opened it’s doors to the homeless for a nice place to escape the heat, while enjoying a home…
Charity Car Show gives away $6,500
The $6,500 given away to seven different charitable organizations Wednesday will all stay local and help needy people or good programs in the community. The Charity Car Show raised the money through its annual car show held June 26 at the Lima Auto Mall. There were more than 325 cars participating with a $10 per…