Tag: charity
Volunteers Needed This Weekend
As you may have heard, this week has been declared a week of service here in Delaware and it is National Volunteerism Week. In that spirit, Delaware Liberal has volunteered to help out a regional charity, Rebuilding Philadelphia, with a project for them this Saturday. This is how the project was presented to us: This […]
Letters From Haiti
We all have a desire to help the people of Haiti in any way that we can. Joanne Christian used an already scheduled trip to The Dominican Republic to volunteer at a 20 bed hospital in Santo Domingo that was helping 2,000 Haitian victims. At some point, she decided that she should get some names of these people so that their family will know that they got out, although there is a likelihood that some of the people here have died of their injuries, or soon will. Images after the jump.
Holiday Gifts That Give Back
I’m sure many of you have had the experience of trying to shop for the person who has everything (I know I do). Before you buy them yet another gadget that they can’t use, think about giving gifts of charity. My family tried this last year, and it was a big hit. Below is a […]
Why You Should Come on Saturday
I was having lunch at the Iron Hill Brewery with a friend when my phone rang. The caller ID said that it was “home” calling.
“Hi Honey.” Silence.
“Hello?”
There was a slight catching of the breath on the other end of the line.
“Honey?”
“The doctor called… It’s cancer”
Virtual Food Drive — Food Bank of Delaware
Food Bank of Delaware is holding a Virtual Food Drive this weekend. Just put some goods (or dollars) in your cart to donate, checkout your cart and you’ve donated to the Food Bank. This holiday weekend as we all spend time with our families and friends it’s a good reminder that the Food Bank is […]
How Successful was the Inaugural Ball?
Well, if you only judged it by how many people showed up it was pretty successful. If you judged it by how good a time everyone had, it was extremely successful. If you judged it by the amount of money made for Autism Delaware, Wow! We will be writing a check to Autism Delaware for […]
11,411 Pounds
That is how much food we sorted today at the Food Bank. We had 39 adults and a gaggle of children there sorting food, checking expiration dates, building backpacks for other children and all of the tasks associated with moving that much food around. We built 354 boxes of various foodstuffs and got them ready […]
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