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R.I.G.H.T. makes things right in Goodyear Heights
Whether a longtime resident of a community or just moving in, there are numerous ways to gather information particular to one's needs. Online, there are endless websites handling community...
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Akron International Friendship welcomes Open World Delegation from the Ukraine
Akron International Friendship (AIF) recently welcomed a group of Ukrainians studying Accountable Governance through the Open World Program. The guests are matched with local host families for their...
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Foodbank seeks volunteers for Hunger in America 2014
Most people have the good fortune to know where their next meal will come from, a given that lunch will follow breakfast which followed dinner from the night before. But…Most people have the good...
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Nonprofit is a "caring place" for cancer journey
If one ever needs reminded of their mortality, receiving a diagnosis of cancer would surely fit the bill. And whether the news arrives to a newly diagnosed patient or one…If one ever needs reminded of...
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Young Leaders Society seeks nominations for philanthropy award
Many would think that philanthropy would be the giving of monetary contributions to charitable organizations and institutions. And for the most part, that's true. But philanthropic work doesn't always...
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Oprah-approved author Fawn Germer to speak in Akron March 13
Oprah-featured author Fawn Germer is coming to Akron to share her experiences as an acclaimed journalist, writer and international leadership speaker. The four-time Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist...
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Vernon L. Odom Fund grants target fatherhood programs
The Vernon L. Odom Fund of Akron Community Foundation announced its 2013 grant distributions Friday. In total, $7,500 in grants was awarded to nine Akron-area nonprofits that promote ethnic and…The...
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Women’s Endowment Fund breaks record grant total to women’s and girls’ causes
The Women’s Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation recently awarded $95,000 to 11 Summit County nonprofit organizations that improve life for women and girls. This is the largest amount...
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Early learning takes priority as Akron Community Foundation’s grants exceed...
On Friday, Feb. 22, Akron Community Foundation’s board approved $1.85 million in grants, including 279 grants totaling $1,402,022 from designated, donor-advised, agency endowment and scholarship funds,...
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Annual Harvest for Hunger campaign kicks off March
The community gathered on Feb. 13, 2013 to kick off the 22nd Harvest for Hunger campaign at the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, one of the largest food and funds drives in the country.…(Editor's note:...
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Ana overcomes obstacles one nonprofit at a time
Ana Paula De'Oliveira can tell you firsthand about life's obstacles and the emotions felt when you finally overcome them.A lack of transportation, driver's license, and child care, along with...
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Sanctuary offers 'happy trails' for farm animals
It was a cold and snowy January morning as the icy wind howled and blew fiercely, sending shivers through even those with the strongest fortitudes. It was on this morning,…Art Barn fund-raising event...
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Women’s fund marks 20th anniversary by raising $2.013 million for women, girls
The Women’s Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation recently capped off its “For Women, Forever” campaign to raise $2.013 million for women’s and girls’ programs. Campaign co-chair Karen Lefton...
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Local middle school students get global visitors
Akron International Friendship (AIF) recently visited Jennings Middle School and Community Learning Center’s 6th Grade social studies classes as part of AIF’s new educational outreach program called...
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Race for the Raffle helps continue free HIV testing, outreach
March 23 event includes raffle, buffet, 'horse race' It seems a lifetime ago that a sinister virus was at the forefront, what would eventually become identified as AIDS by the…March 23 event includes...
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Burmese build community in Akron
When Soeng Kha Mahn arrived in Akron in 2001 from his homeland in Mon, Burma (also recognized as Myanmar), some of his fellow countrymen were already here to show him…When Soeng Kha Mahn arrived in...
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9th annual Walk for Kids vital to Open M's mission
Wouldn't it be grand if every child was guaranteed three square meals a day, given a solid head start when it came to education and steady access to medical care?…Wouldn't it be grand if every child...
View ArticleUpcoming webinars cover food safety, determining prices
Countryside Conservancy announces the next webinars in the two-year long monthly series aimed at specialty crop growers. Ten Steps to Food Safety will be presented on March 28 from 7 p.m.…(Editor's...
View ArticleApril's Child & Family Awareness Month©’ marks the 26th anniversary celebration
“A Family is Timeless” is the theme of this year’s 26th Annual “Child & Family Awareness Month©” – a month-long celebration of children and families coordinated by Summit County Children…(Editor's...
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Summa brightens hospice patients with special delivery
Volunteers needed to deliver handmade daffodils Spring is here, sort of, and to signal its arrival, Summa Health System is presenting its first Daffodil Days. The event is a kind…Volunteers needed to...
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