Each day, Meals on Wheels of Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky delivers more than 4,600 meals to seniors across a 13-county region. Drivers collectively travel about 50,000 miles each month to ensure seniors receive nutritious food, points of connection and wellness checks. Reaching nearly 11,000 seniors each year, essential services are driven by Meals on […]
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Local volunteer, pro bono lawyers honored in Edgewood
Local lawyers and law students were honored at a special luncheon last week in Edgewood for pro bono legal work. The event took place at the Summit Hills Country Club on Oct. 21 and coincided with National Pro Bono Month. Seven local attorneys and one law student were honored for their work. “This month reminds […]
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Covington Big Brothers Big Sisters fundraiser yields $240k
With the goal of building futures serving as the backdrop, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati hosted a breakfast in Covington on Tuesday that yielded $240,000 in donations. More than 300 community leaders attended the mentoring network’s BIG Breakfast fundraiser at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center, officials said. “Every year our goal is to connect […]
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Boone County Water Rescue seeking volunteer grant writersÂ
Boone County Water Rescue is seeking individuals with grant writing experience to assist with efforts to secure grant funding. Volunteers have proven to be vital to the agency, and the unique skill set grant writers provide is invaluable, officials said. Established in 1967 and under the direction of the Boone County Civil Defense program, Boone […]
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Strangers come together to help community member, then turn it into something bigger
What started as a case of an elderly man being taken advantage of turned into strangers coming together to help their fellow river city neighbor. That effort turned into an idea for a volunteer-based group called Neighbor Helping Neighbor that will provide assistance on other projects that might be too much for one person to […]