DOING GOOD
The Doing Good blog follows area charities and social service agencies.
About Amy Umble: Amy Umble writes about religion and social issues affecting the Fredericksburg community.
New van puts food bank on the road to feeding more children
The Fredericksburg Area Food Bank will roll out its new Kids on the Go Summer Feeding Van with a reception and a volunteer packing event on June 18, 9:30 am at …more
June 12th, 2013
Inclement weather plans for Stafford’s high school graduations
It looks like we’ll end this week with some pretty severe weather. That could affect this weekend’s high school graduations. Each of Stafford’s five high schools has a different plan …more
May 22nd, 2013
Collecting supplies to send to Oklahoma
This Saturday, a local nonprofit will be collecting supplies to bring to Moore, Ok. Just a Hand is a Spotsylvania-based agency which collects clothes, baby supplies, toys and books for …more
May 14th, 2013
Golf, lemonade to help kids with cancer
Today’s paper features a story about the ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation and its upcoming golf tournament. You can check out the fundraisers Facebook page here and register for the event …more
May 14th, 2013
Group to help area residents with hearing loss
More than 40 million people in the U.S. are hearing-impaired including 22 million with irreversible hearing loss. So the Hearing Loss Association of America, Rappahannock Chapter will hold an organizational …more
May 10th, 2013
Mail carriers to collect canned goods
Just a reminder: Tomorrow (May 11) is the annual Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger food drive. Leave non-perishable food by your mailbox, and your postal worker will collect it. The …more
May 2nd, 2013
Mail carriers to collect food
The annual Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is coming up. The drive will be May 11. The need for food donations is great. Taking part is easy. Letter …more
April 26th, 2013
Community pitches in to help abuse survivors stand on their own feet
In today’s paper, you can read about a new transition home for empowerhouse, which helps people in abusive situations. It took a village to raise this house, and here are …more
April 26th, 2013
Fredericksburg Food Bank welcomes a special delivery
On Thursday, Wegmans Food Markets delivered 18,569 pounds of non-perishable food to the Fredericksburg Area Food Bank. That donation could provide more than 15,000 meals for hungry people in the Fredericksburg area. …more
April 25th, 2013
Classes aim to help people with mental illness
There will be a new series of workshops for people dealing with mental illness. The Wellness, Action Recovery Program will be held Thursdays, May 9 through June 27. This will …more
