Tag: helping

Group to Give Thousands to Two Nonprofits

Good News Notes: “A group of women have picked two local nonprofits to receive $10,000 each. 100+ Women Who Care Grand Traverse and Leelanau County is a giving group that’s been helping local nonprofits since December 2011. The group meets four times a year and each woman gives $100 at each meeting totaling more than…

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Florida boy, 7, swims an hour to shore to save father and sister

Good News Notes: “A 7-year-old boy is being credited for helping to save his father and 4-year-old sister by swimming to shore and calling for help after they got caught in a strong current during a holiday weekend boating trip on Florida’s St. Johns River. The father, Steven Poust, told Jax4television station that he anchored his…

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Farmers Feeding Utah making a third miracle

Good News Notes: “Heidi LeBlanc, director of the Utah State University Hunger Solutions Institute and USU Extension’s Create Better Health program, is in her element working with Farmers Feeding Utah and the families they are helping.” “‘This is amazing! I have worked with the university for 22 years and working with Farmers Feeding Utah is…

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From homeless to helping others

Good News Notes: “Dec. 31, 2019, holds a lot of meaning for Jennifer Hernandez. It is her 10-year wedding anniversary and will mark 10 years of sobriety.” “As the portfolio asset manager for Polk Community Development Corporation, she manages 11 properties with a total of 109 units. But she was once homeless and addicted to…

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Topeka Collegiate students spruce up Old Prairie Town

 Good News Notes: Around 40 students from Topeka Collegiate’s 6th, 7th, and 8th grade classes were sprucing up Old Prairie Town. Their efforts were part of United Way’s annual Nancy Perry Day of Caring. The Head of Schools said she closes the middle school 3 times a year to allow the students the time to…

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