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Posted: Dec 18, 2020 7:00 AM NT | Last Updated: December 18, 2020 A five-kilometre walk, dubbed 'The Walk of Love,' raised almost $7,500 this year for the Bay d'Espoir Cancer Benefit.(Roberta Buffett Collier/Facebook) It took a big community effort — and a lot of ticket sales — but one volunteer group in Newfoundland and Labrador has managed to raise thousands of dollars, and flout a pandemic that shut down their traditional fundraising efforts. Volunteers with the Bay d'Espoir Cancer Benefit group raised $80,000 this year, enough to rival past performances, and they did it all without th...

by Matt Baume • Dec 17, 2020 at 12:30 pm MacNcheeseP1z Earlier this year, MacNcheeseP1z tried livestreaming a movie-watch party via Kast for the first time, and she was a bundle of nerves. “I’m trying something new—is it going to be perceived well, wondering if I’m going to be in there by myself,” she recalls worrying. “Am I going to be a loser watching a movie online by myself?” But then viewers started trickling in—dozens of friends and online followers. “I can’t say I didn’t have a smile on my face,” she says. “Oh my gosh,...

This year saw the birth of many new shows over on the Shacknews Twitch Channel. Because of this, we created the Shacknews Twitch Highlights series over on YouTube in order to help our viewers keep up with the best moments from the latest week in streams. The newest episode has arrived and it’s a big one, as it’ll be the final round of Shacknews Twitch Highlights of 2020. This week’s Twitch Highlights kick off with our live coverage of The Game Awards. Hosts Chris Jarrard, Asif Khan, Blake Morse, and Greg Burke watched as Geoff Keighley hosted the latest edition of his staple award show....

12/16/2020 Ben Grimes with his sons Tommy, age 8, left, and Henry, age 6. CUMBERLAND – Den Leader Ben Grimes knew his Cub Scouts were facing a sharp uphill climb when leaders learned almost two months ago that the group would need $2,600 just to hold onto their charter. With only $1,500 in the bank, and typical fundraisers a no-go because of the pandemic, the future for Cub Scouts Pack 1 Arnold Mills was cast into doubt. Pack 1 was already hurting, dealing with flagging participation since COVID hit in March as the traditional meetings and activities that participants are accustomed to bec...

Young Writers Project PCC also provided support to a number of events outside of Vermont, including the Black Arts Matter festival in Madison, Wisconsin. PCC also allows its employees to take time off for community service and encourages them to become active leaders and board members in organizations, some of which include Lyric Theatre, Laboratory B, Kids Safe, and the Vermont Technology Alliance. Davis & Hodgdon $15,300 went to 16 local nonprofit organizations in the form of sponsorships. $10,000 is being donated to a pool of six organizations selected by its clients as part of its 2020 ho...