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Lake Chapala Orchestra is sustained by devotion
The Lake Chapala Orchestra is a group of about 60 players that presents six or more concerts each season and operates without government funding, relying mainly on ticket sales and local donations.
Calvert commissioners approve Safe Harbor grant and golf safety nets
Calvert County's Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a $300,000 Strategic Demolition Fund award for Safe Harbor and a $390,000 budget adjustment for safety netting at Chesapeake Hills Golf Course.
Eden Cafe builds community with 'pay it forward' program
Eden Cafe in downtown Tulare runs a nonprofit 'pay it forward' program to help fund meals and serves weekly meals to people experiencing homelessness; owners Marc and Mimi Thevenet emphasize community, face-to-face conversation and youth mentorship.
Recent heartwarming stories
Showing: 21-30Upper Valley Trails Alliance adds two new board members.
The Upper Valley Trails Alliance announced that Adair Mulligan of Orford, N.H., and Dr. Ashley Doolittle of Norwich, Vt., have joined its board, bringing conservation and trauma-informed care backgrounds to the organization.
Ida's House opens with focus on personalized senior care.
Ida's House of Vermont opened in Brandon as a Level 3, 10-bed residential care home that emphasizes person-centered, trauma-informed care focused on dignity and connection.
Keller Family Chiropractic raises $4,435 for Millersport food pantry
Keller Family Chiropractic raised $4,435 for the Millersport Community Food Pantry by offering chiropractic visits for a $30 donation and by selling raffle tickets, and presented the check to pantry representative Sharon Steingass.
Poetry exhibit opens at Arts + Culture Alliance on Friday
The Arts + Culture Alliance will open a poetry exhibit on Friday featuring 10 jury-selected poems by Marshall County writers on display April 10–May 31, with a 5 p.m. opening that includes live readings.
Grrrls to the Front charity concert brings local bands to Amherst College
The Grrrls to the Front benefit concert at Amherst College on March 27 raised roughly $1,500 for Rosie's Place, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund and the ACLU, and featured local bands Sapien Joyride, Film and Gender, and Total Rêve.
Foster Forward leads fundraising in Rhode Island's 401Gives Day.
Foster Forward raised more than $218,000 from 451 donors during the 2026 401Gives Day, surpassing its 401-donor goal; the statewide campaign generated millions in donations and emphasized peer-to-peer outreach.
Social work certification levels explain differences in training and practice.
Licensure in social work is tiered: master's education plus supervised hours separate generalist roles from clinical licenses that permit independent diagnosis and therapy.
Sister Andrea Arendt remembered for decades of service and spirituality.
Sister Andrea Arendt, a Presentation Sister who combined nursing, spiritual direction and retreat ministry, died on Holy Saturday, April 4, 2026; funeral services are scheduled in Fargo for April 9–10.
Juneau Assembly approves year-round warming shelter
The Juneau Assembly unanimously approved an ordinance to keep the city's cold-weather warming shelter open year-round; the ordinance includes about $208,000 to extend operations through June 30 and estimates an annual cost of roughly $1.1 million to be included in next fiscal year's budget.
AJ Lee promises to meet young WWE fan and trade glasses
At WWE RAW in Houston, AJ Lee said she saw a young fan on a backstage monitor and promised to meet her one day and trade glasses. The episode also included a backstage exchange with Becky Lynch and AJ mentioning her husband’s private charitable donations.