Reta Russell Houghton
By Julie Kerns Garmendia Resident Community News Reta, 56, and her husband Frank, 66, are steeped in family traditions that began in the Avondale/Murray Hill area. They live in Avondale on Ingleside Avenue in his grandparents’ home (Louie and Francis Rocher), just three blocks from Edgewood Avenue Christian. The two Houghton children were the third [...]
Don & Mary Riggle
By Julie Kerns Garmendia Resident Community News Don, and Mary Riggle, 71- and 67-year-old volunteers for The Children’s Home Society – Buckner Division in Jacksonville, are pleased to share information about the important work done by the society. They adopted their son, David Reese Riggle, 34, in 1978 from the Orlando Children’s Home Society. “Our [...]
Elizabeth Paul
By Julie Kerns Garmendia Resident Community News Elizabeth Paul, 33, of Murray Hill found the perfect way to volunteer by going online to investigate meetup.com. The Internet site is a network of local groups where individuals can connect with others who share similar interests. They form offline clubs that plan regular meetings or activities. Paul [...]
Mac McGehee
By Julie Kerns Garmendia Resident Community News Mac McGehee and his wife Terri actively support and volunteer for several community organizations, including Project SOS, Inc. which they first started helping in the late 1990s. Mac, a strong believer in the mission of the organization and its founder, Pam Mullarkey, said the concept of reaching youth [...]
Julia Isaac Lapinski
By Victoria Register-Freeman Resident Community News “On some days I bet my mother drank 20 cups of coffee because she had a cup with everyone who dropped by,” says a smiling Julia Isaac Lapinski as she remembers her extended family childhood on Dellwood Avenue in Riverside. “Aunts, uncles, neighbors all dropped by on a regular [...]
Tony Nasrallah
By Julie Kerns Garmendia Resident Community News Tony Nasrallah, founder and president of Murray Hill Concert Theatre & Café, a music and arts venue and 501(c)3 charity, was intrigued when he first heard about Project SOS, Inc. Like his theatre, Project SOS is also a charity aimed to positively impact youth; it strives to strengthen [...]
Local Civitan Diane Young truly young at heart
By Julie Kerns GarmendiaResident Community News Her smile is joyous, welcoming and nearly bigger than this tiny woman, but Diane Young, 76, has a heart to match and a lifelong desire to help others. A charter member of the local Uptown Civitan Club, which celebrates its 30th anniversary during 2013, Young is always happy [...]
Laura Crum McLaughlin
By Julie Kerns Garmendia Resident Community News When a friend invited her to an Uptown Civitan Club meeting, Laura McLaughlin, an energetic, engaging 60-something years young, had long been involved with community service organizations. A realtor with Norville Realty and 20-year Avondale resident, McLaughlin is also a longtime community volunteer with a belief in service [...]
