Caddo Parish schools want to make sure they collect the most supplies for south Louisiana flood victims, so they've extended their collection drive another day.
If you think people in our community are cold, uncaring individuals, you're definitely not seeing all that's being done to help our families impacted by flooding.
Many kids across the United States spent their Halloween dressed up in scary costumes while running around collecting as much candy as possible from their neighbors. Two-year-old Evelyn Sherman, however, spent her Halloween receiving the greatest treat of all: a new kidney and a new life.
This is one of those human interest stories that gives you a warm fuzzy feeling when you
read it. Nine-year old Joshua Smith of Detroit wanted to do something about the state of his city. So the young boy set up a lemonade stand near his home in the hopes of raising $1,000, which he would present to the city to help with its financial crisis.
Families displaced by this week's blaze at a quadplex on Herndon are in serious need. I talked with their friend and neighbor, Jessica Labban, about what's needed...and SO much more...
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Labban's contact info, if you'd like to help:
jessicalabban85@gmail...
The Poke Salad Festival gets underway in Blanchard this weekend...and some local folks have a big mission there this year -- to raise money for a friend of theirs who's in need of a kidney transplant. Jayne Tappe is one of the organizers, and she says the fundraiser is being called A "Chair-ity" Event...