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North Carolina Church Raises Thousands to Pay Off Cafeteria Lunch Debt For Every County School

A North Carolina pastor has been helping children in need throughout his county, whether they need clothes, housing, or even a family—with programs like his church’s Foster and Adoption Ministry. A few years ago his City Church in Gastonia started Hope Closet, a clothing giveaway for kids who may be displaced, or kids in schools who need… Keep Reading

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Watertown Rotary’s ‘Swimarathon’ to raise money Saturday for polio eradication

The Watertown Rotary Club is once again raising donations for the Rotary Foundation to pay for polio vaccinations in an effort to eradicate the disease. This year’s annual Swimarathon, now in its 10th year, will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Watertown High School pool, 1335 Washington St. The fundraising effort… Keep Reading

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United Way’s end-of-year donation campaign runs through Dec. 31

WATERTOWN — The United Way of Northern New York is asking for donations to finish up its end-of-year campaign to help fund other nonprofit organizations in the north country. CEO Dawn M. Cole said the end-of-year campaign will run until Dec. 31, and the money it generates from donors will be split among two dozen… Keep Reading

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Toys for Tots accepting donations at Jefferson County businesses

WATERTOWN — The 2022 Toys for Tots campaign in Jefferson County is collecting toys for children at 77 local businesses. Coordinator Michelle Tinsley said toys and monetary donations to buy specific kinds of toys are gladly accepted. The campaign is officially over on Dec. 21, but donations will continue to be taken by phone through… Keep Reading

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Looking for a Meaningful Holiday Gift? Check Out the Kindness Book That Benefits Charity–Already $100K Raised

We’re always looking for books that inspire us to feel optimistic and positive about the world, and we are loving this one: HumanKind: Changing the World One Small Act At a Time. Author Brad Aronson was inspired to write HumanKind when his family went through one of the most difficult times of their lives. His wife, Mia, was… Keep Reading

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Children’s Home of Jefferson County begins holiday donation drive

WATERTOWN — The Children’s Home of Jefferson County has begun its annual Holiday Appeal Campaign to raise donations for the holiday season. The campaign is accepting donations through the new year for the more than 200 foster youth in care of the agency, as well as the hundreds of kids, teenagers, adults and families for… Keep Reading

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LEAD Council’s Holiday Giving Fund begins donation challenge

WATERTOWN — The LEAD Council of the Northern New York Community Foundation is beginning its annual Holiday Giving Fund. The LEAD Council will kick off its initiative with a $5,000 matching challenge, which will match each donation up to $5,000. The fund is open to donations through Dec. 2. Donations will be evenly distributed to… Keep Reading

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This Group Has Rerouted 250 Million Pounds of Food From Landfills to Feed People in Need

A Los Angeles-based non-profit is helping reroute perishing produce to communities in need of more fresh fruits and veggies all over the country. A combination of inflationary governmental fiscal policy and the centrally-planned response to COVID-19 has really damaged the ability of rural or food-desert-based communities to buy fresh produce. Since 2009, Food Forward has rerouted… Keep Reading

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Watertown community members fill trolley with donated backpacks, school supplies

WATERTOWN — Despite the drizzly weather Tuesday, community members loaded up the trolley outside the Laura Whitney State Farm office on Coffeen Street with backpacks and school supplies for the Community Action Planning Council to give out to those in need. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., DJs from Community Broadcasters took turns broadcasting live… Keep Reading

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Watertown Urban Mission’s 13th Run for Recovery set for September

WATERTOWN — The annual Run for Recovery, benefitting the Urban Mission Bridge Program, will return to the Alex T. Duffy Fairgrounds Sept. 10. The Bridge Program helps people with substance use disorders by providing treatment options and case management. Clients are sent to the Bridge Program by a court or treatment program to help them… Keep Reading