Feeding People, One Box At a Time
Food costs have skyrocketed along with the cost of gas and utilities. These days, everyone is trying to shave a few dollars off the grocery bill. »
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007
Students honored for charity
Before 13-year-old Travis Huff had a match he said he was sad and had nobody to talk with. Three years ago that changed, he said, when he met Emelie Martlage. »
Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007
Police, fire join for good causes
Whoever loses Saturday’s Hendricks County police versus firefighters softball tournament had better brace themselves for some good-natured harassment. »
Monday, Nov. 5, 2007
Teen cuts six years of hair to help others
Talon Nichols hadn’t cut his hair in six years, and it was 26 inches long. So when the South Umpqua High School senior showed up well-shorn, he got some strange looks. »
British couple to ride auto-rickshaw across India
An intrepid British couple will soon embark on a 3000-mile journey across India and into Nepal by an auto-rickshaw to raise funds for charity. »
Baseball field for disabled kids
The founder of the Hooks Baseball team wants to bring a special type of baseball field to Corpus Christi. »
Monday, Oct. 29, 2007
Students shear hair to help Locks of Love
Chase Martin spent his 21st birthday surrounded by a group of friends clutching a gleaming pair of scissors. »
Field a miracle for kids who want to play
Mike Sherry says he remembers playing Little League baseball like it was yesterday. »
Shop with a cop
Today the Idaho Falls Police Department got together to help families stay warm this winter. »
Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007
Girl donates her ponytail
Fourth-grader Claire Nickison and her mother, Marita, anxiously arrive at their local hair salon. The hairdresser smiles to both of them, knowing the plan for Claire’s haircut. It is fast and easy. »
Miracle League building fields for disabled kids
Construction began Thursday on a first of its kind sports facility in East Greenbush. By June there will be a soccer and football field, a track and a baseball diamond built especially for athletes confined to a wheelchair or with other physical handicaps. »
Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007
Angel Food Ministries is helping feed Newton families
Turkey, hamburgers, chicken breasts, corn dogs, rice, onions, potatoes, dessert for just $25 is a bargain few can resist. Add eight 8 oz. rib eye steaks for only $18 and that is enough food for an entire family to eat for weeks. That’s what Angel Food Ministries is all about — offering high quality food for a very low price. »
A Cut for a Cause: Girl donates hair to Locks for Love
Sometimes it takes that one extra cut to help those in need. One Valley 7-year-old went that extra inch to help. »
Monday, Sep. 24, 2007
Philanthropist buys building for needy children’s group
A New Hampshire businessman and philanthropist has stepped in and provided a home for a charity that provides food, clothing and holiday gifts to needy families. »
Great gran laps up charity walk
UK — IT WAS only rainfall that stopped 90-year-old Beryl Ashe completing a second lap around Swindon’s Coate Water in aid of cancer charities. »
Friday, Aug. 31, 2007
Angels help stretch food budgets
Turkey Valley United Methodist Church of Seven Stars is helping people in the community stretch their food dollars. »
Monday, Aug. 27, 2007
Lemonade stand raised money for cancer charity
A nine-year-old Columbia boy is donating more than $1,200 to breast cancer research. »
Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007
New home donated to kidnap victim, dad
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — Rescued kidnap victim Shasta Groene and her father will move into a donated, brand-new home next week. »
Friday, Aug. 17, 2007
Birthday boy turns party into charity fundraiser
Angus MacIntosh knew just what he wanted when friends asked what gifts they could bring to his 11th birthday party this month. »
Charity helps kids lose the training wheels
Easter Seals is helping children lose their training wheels. »
Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007
World’s Richest Man to Expand Charity Work
Carlos Slim Helu — by some accounts the richest man in the world, having just passed Bill Gates — will more than double the amount of money in his private foundation and will strike out on new charitable ventures, reports The New York Times. »
Santa cause is helping charity
SANTAS were basking in the sunshine on Parker’s Piece on Monday, 25 June, exactly six months before Christmas Day. »
8 Years And 12 Inches To Go
Hannah Maggiore at Coral Springs is eight years old and with a sense of purpose. She’s cutting off 12 inches of blonde hair for those who need it more than she: children suffering from illness. »
Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007
Americans Gave Almost $300 Billion to Charity in 2006
Setting a new record for generosity, Americans donated about $295 million to charity in 2006, up 1 percent from 2005, when the previous record was set, the Associated Press reported June 25. »
Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007
Looking lovely for Locks of Love
Pocono Mountain East High School raised money over three weeks for Locks of Love, which creates wigs for ill children at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In addition to the money, some students donated 10-inch clumps of their own hair for the wigs. »
Monday, Aug. 13, 2007
“Hats for Heroes” heroine supplies troops
Fort Myers resident Debbie Ringsmuth has been undertaking a labor of love for the past four years for her “kids.” »
Preschooler donates hair to others
Four-year-old Kenlie Parks-Walburn hopped into a barber chair at the Touch of Class salon Thursday morning, eager for a haircut. »
Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007
Angel Food Ministries takes flight
PORTAGE — In 1994, a small relief program called Angel Food Ministries began in Georgia, providing 34 families with groceries. Today, the nonprofit and nondenominational program extends into 30 states and supports more than 165,000 families each month. »
81-Year-Old Man Makes 2,000-Mile Bike Trip for Charity
According to the Yuma Sun, before Bill Anderson, 81, of Yuma, Arizona, dies, he wanted to do one more thing. He wanted to go on a 2,000-mile bicycle ride around the entire perimeter of Arizona. Last Tuesday he finally set out for the journey. Plus, with the tip-top shape he’s in, and with former experience, it’s already been a piece of cake. »
Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007
Ministry helps put low-cost food on tables
There is a sign at a church on Concord Road west of Albemarle, “Angel Food Ministry.” »