Pumpkin brigade welcomes fall by truckload
Ortega United Methodist Church members of all ages pitched in to unload more than 43,000 pounds of pumpkins from New Mexico. The youth group will sell these, along with a second full trailer-load of pumpkins, throughout October to raise funds for youth missions. “This is our largest fundraiser to benefit the youth at the church,” […]
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge met by area school leaders
The Ice Bucket Challenge is making a profound difference in increasing awareness of and encouraging donations for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Since the challenge began in July, the Association has received more than $114 million in donations. Area schools did their part to help fight the disease also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Hendricks Day […]
Douglas Anderson breaks ground on $13 million expansion
Glitter, streamers and excitement filled the air at the groundbreaking ceremony for Douglas Anderson School of the Arts’ new 60,000-square-foot building, expected to be complete by the spring of 2015. In inspiring DA style, many students performed during the ceremony, including the band, a show choir, a small symphony, and a solo interpretive dance. The […]
A book can take you anywhere
Girl Scout Cadette Callie Sellers has always loved reading and books. In her mind, “a book can take you anywhere.” Since she was a young Scout, Sellers had concerns about homeless and other children in need having the same access to books as she did. She wanted them to experience how happy books and reading […]
Local Eagle Scout member of unique group
Sawyer Joseph Garland, involved in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts for over 10 years, is a member of a rare and unique group of Scouts. He has earned the four significant awards of Scouting: Arrow of Light, Order of the Arrow, Brownsea and Eagle Scout. A member of Troop 522 (chartered by Ortega United Methodist […]
Students return to school with smiles, less stress
While most children are running to department stores with their parents to pick out a few stylish pairs of shoes, backpacks and other necessities for the beginning of school, some children in the region are not so fortunate. Leadership and strong advocacy at one local area nonprofit helped area children get back to the classroom […]
Bolles young women serve in the D.R.
Avondale residents Tory Buchanon and Anna Demont, and San Jose resident Natalie Spadaro all students at the Bolles School, spent 10 days this summer in the Dominican Republic volunteering in rural and urban communities working on sustainable projects. Two of the projects were reforestation and construction of new school buildings. Most days were spent building the […]
Bishop Kenny students start school with new resources, renovations
Twelve hundred Bishop Kenny High School students returned to school last month to the $1.6 million building and renovation project which had impacted much of the school’s 55-acre campus over the summer vacation. Father Michael Houle, president of the school shared, “We are so pleased with this summer’s projects – most especially because of […]
