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The regular meeting of the Glen Mohawk Seniors was called to order by Vice President Gloria Kimball at 10:30 a.m. The Morning Prayer was given by Chaplin Allan Taylor. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was recited by all members. Allan Buck came in and spoke about the craft fair that will be he

ROCKLAND — AIO Food & Energy Assistance will hold a special appreciation open house in honor of Liz Jenkins on October 21, 2021. This community event is open to the public and will be held at the AIO food pantry from 5 - 7 p.m. "Liz has guided...

In an unusual twist because of the COVID-19 issues last year, the Bedford County Fall Foliage Scholarship Committee is crowning two queens this year — one for 2020 and one

In Latham, Empire BlueCross, in partnership with its company’s philanthropic arm, the Empire BlueCross Foundation, last month hosted several Volunteer Day…

The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana is a USDA approved, primary distributor of food to local pantries, shelters, day care centers and soup kitchens. Founded in 1982, the FoodBank has grown into a facil

Of course, been amazing and such a relief, but when it comes to leukemia, at least aml, its the getting him in remission is just the first step basically because then after that then you do have to go on to the bone marrow transplant so its kind of that bittersweet, yes, youre super excited that he doesnt have cancer and that hes in remission, but thats just the first step to lead you to the next steps. >> so you understand part of those steps is grabbing something and going to the hospital beca...

On Tuesday at NFAs Sachem St. campus, volunteers helped fill 900 backpacks for Norwich students in need.

The United Way of Bruce Grey is looking for support from residents for the annual Backpack Program. A release notes the program provides loaded backpa...

  KINGSTON, ONT. -- The United Way in the city of Kingston is putting out a call for backpacks and school supplies to give to kids for the upcoming school year. The "Backpack Program" is run by United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington. They collect donations of school supplies and fill the bags, and then distributes them to students in need. Kim Hockey, the senior director of community impact with the United Way, says this year they need items for all ages and grades.  "L...