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MEDLIFE at UGA receives top student organization award 2 hours ago MEDLIFE at UGA 2020-2021 co-presidents Seena Mansouri and Emma Jones accept the SOAR Award for “Organization of the Year.” (Submitted photo) MEDLIFE at UGA was named “Organization of the Year” during the 20th Annual H. Gordon and Francis S. Davis Student Organization Achievement and Recognition Awards, given out April 6 at the Tate Student Center. The SOAR Awards celebrate the accomplishments of student organizations at ...

B.C. teachers backpack project aims to help students fight inequality and racism Eugene Reimer Middle School teacher Nerlap Sidhu came up with a class project to teach her Grade 6 class about what it means to be inclusive and anti-racist. Social Sharing Vivian Luk · Posted: Jan 16, 2021 8:00 AM PT | Last Updated: January 16 Nerlap Sidhu teaches her Grade 6 class about anti-racism, equity, equality, and inclusion outside of Eugene Reimer Middle School in Abbotsford, B.C., on Nov. 26, 2020. (M...

A City of Victoria proposal to erect a community warming tent on Avalon Street, to provide services to people sheltering in Beacon Hill Park, has rankled James Bay residents who say the tent will . . .

A City of Victoria proposal to erect a community warming tent on Avalon Street, to provide services to people sheltering in Beacon Hill Park, has rankled James Bay residents who say the tent will . . .

Newport Beach News Share this: NPD Founder Doug Freeman, who received the 35th Anniversary Founders Award, Co-Chairs Elizabeth Kurila and Joan McBride, Amy Sfreddo, representing Presenting Sponsor OCBJ. Photo by Tony Lattimore In 1986, Orange County businessman and philanthropist Doug Freeman convinced President Ronald Reagan to establish National Philanthropy Day to thank those in the community who are the “ultimate givers.” In November, 2020, National Philanthropy Day celebrated its 35 th...

“This warms up my heart,” said Jason Bourassa, who is 43 and has been living in the park since June. Before that, he was in a nice rental apartment in James Bay but due to COVID, his work as stone fabricator dried up and he didn’t have enough money to pay his rent. He’s looking for a new place to live and a job but without a phone or internet, he said it’s a nearly impossible task. He spoke to someone about renting a suite at View Towers but when they found out he was living in Beaco...

Orange County Christmas Charity Overwhelmed With Requests for Help Nearly twice the number of families in Orange County, California, turned to a local charity for help funding Christmas this year compared to last year. Among the donors who stepped up to help was a 16-year-old philanthropist who took care of the wish lists for 93 children. “The challenges have been great with the pandemic,” Lisa Fujimoto, executive director of The Priority Center in Santa Ana, told The Epoch Times. “I have...