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The need out there is vast, and the opportunity to correct includes so much low hanging fruit — glasses, for instance. Of 8 billion people in the world today, nearly 2.5 billion of them have visual impairments. Of those, 1.2 billion could be helped but have no access to basic care. Some live right here.

In a Facebook post, the Kellerman Foundation for Historic Preservation said the old City Hall would house their historic items.

Event Description Learn about local railroad history and its role in Southeast Missouri’s development with Dr. Frank Nickel, Executive Director of the Kellerman Foundation for Historic Preservation. Casey’s Sweet Treats will be available for drink and snack purchases. Follow us on Facebook or check our website to see if a program is cancelled or moved because of the weather. Event presented by:

Visiting the Green Book’s historic Cape Girardeau house The house at 38 N. Hanover Street in Cape Girardeau was listed as a safe house for African-Americans in the Green Book. (Source: Jeremy) By Jeremy Ford | April 20, 2021 at 4:50 PM CDT - Updated April 20 at 5:04 PM CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - A Cape Girardeau home that was a safe space and landmark for African-Americans traveling through the Heartland, is now more than 100 years old. The house, located at 38 North Hanover, is f...

Historic African American cemetery in Cape Girardeau Co. in ruins The Shady Grove Cemetery has been abandoned for years with no one to maintain it. (Source: Jeremy) By Jeremy Ford | April 19, 2021 at 4:57 PM CDT - Updated April 19 at 5:48 PM CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - A historic African American cemetery has been neglected for years, falling into complete disarray as the remains of what was Shady Grove Cemetery needs more attention. “Because there is no one, basically, in char...

January 6, 2021 Host Lori Burkart Frank introduces us to the life, times and amazing career of Dr. Jean Creasey. A young dental hygienist in her mid-thirties, Jean commuted for years to Chico and then San Francisco to study dentistry, and has found a number of ways to give back to her community, to the people of Uganda with the Kellerman Foundation, and to improved policies for oral public health. Along the way she won a prestigious award for her service that was presented before thousands of ...