AN Oxfordshire homebuilder has donated a friendship bench to a Bicester school. David Wilson Homes has given the bench to St Edburg s Primary School in a bid to help children talk and open up to each other and staff. The bench is inscribed with the words, ‘We sit, we chat and ask each other questions. We leave as friends, with all good intentions’. Margaret Kunzer, headteacher at St Edburg’s Primary School, said: “On behalf of the pupils and staff at St Edburg’s CE Primary School, I would like to thank David Wilson Homes for the donation of a Time to Talk bench.
Bicester Foodbank has received its latest instalment from The Midcounties Co-operative’s food bank fund. It was launched at the start of the pandemic to help ensure those in need could continue to access essential supplies. The foodbank has now received more than £1,270 over the past ten months from the fund. Janet Ray, of Bicester Foodbank, said: : “Our volunteers have been working flat out during the pandemic and we are seeing more and more people coming to us for help. January always tends to be a difficult month for food banks, and with another lockdown we’ve really needed the support this year.
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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 anniversary with the theme of “Bringing Philanthropy Home.”
Each year more than 130 Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) chapters throughout the U.S., Mexico and Canada honor the philanthropic efforts of individuals, businesses and groups. Freeman, who continues to participate, says of AFP, “I am so grateful that AFP took on the responsibility early on of sponsoring this effort all these years.”
quarterly among many other publications. his most recent book was america 1908 and he is also the author of high steel, the daring men who built the world s greatest skyline. in this book he examines the u.s.-backed military invasion of cuba in 1961, one of the most ill fated blunders in american history. he draws on long hidden cia documents and delivers as never before the vivid truth and consequences of those five pivotal days in april 61. to tell us more about it, please give a warm welcome to our author. [applause] thank you for that introduction. thank you to books and books for having me. this is a wonderful bookstore. i had not been here. i came here earlier today. and it is fantastic. so i urge you to buy a book tonight. it doesn t have to be my book, but if you want it to be, that s fine with me. as i m sure all of you know by now this is on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the bay of pigs launch in cuba and i can t think of launching my new book here with you.