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.
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
April 25th, 2013
Group hopes to form local PFLAG chapter
There will be an organizational meeting of people interested in forming a local chapter of Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. Here are the details: The meeting will …more
April 22nd, 2013
Learn more about helping families with special needs
The disAbility Resource Center will host a workshop for people interested in becoming a personal attendant–someone who works with people with disabilities. There are a lot of families in the …more
April 17th, 2013
How chocolate can help you handle challenges
The disAbility Resource Center will host an event on dealing with challenges, called Life Lessons I learned from M&M’s. Here are the details: The seminar will be held May 15, …more
