LEBANON: Youth groups work to bring society together without discrimination
Wed, 30 May 2012 23:06:09 -0700

Mothers work together on a human rights initiative with the United Lebanon Youth Project 2012, one of many projects involving youth that works today specifically to help remove religious and cultural discrimination among younger children in Lebanon.

Health Notes: Family support group
Wed, 30 May 2012 05:15:00 -0700

St. Vincent's Stroke Survivors and Caregivers Support Group meets the third Wednesday of the month 5:30-7 pm, Seton Room on Level C at St. Vincent's Medical Center, 2800 Main St., Bridgeport; 203-576-5361; 203-576-5608. Bridgeport Hospital's Ahlbin ...

ISU students can find a variety of religious groups in Ames
Wed, 30 May 2012 22:23:26 -0700

Campus Christian Fellowship is a group of Iowa State students that aims to encourage relationships with Jesus Christ through the Bible, worship, prayer and fellowship. It is non-denominational and is supported by churches across the state of Iowa.

Kingsport Relay For Life kicks off Friday night
Wed, 30 May 2012 19:08:26 -0700

The survivor ceremony, led by the Survive and Thrive Support Group , and the caregiver ceremony, led by Kim Vicars, will follow the opening ceremony. Then all cancer survivors will be invited to walk down Broad Street together to celebrate another year ...

Illinois Audubon Society accepting nominations
Wed, 30 May 2012 18:08:31 -0700

By Anonymous The Illinois Audubon Society (IAS), is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is promoting the perpetuation and appreciation of native plants and animals and the habitats that support them. The Society is accepting nominations for ...

Tennis society asks for Town support
Wed, 30 May 2012 21:04:44 -0700

By Sheena Read Editor Members of the Nanton Tennis and Athletic Society asked Nanton Town council to support their proposal for a tennis court project at JT Foster School. Irv Gerbrand, speaking for the society , told council May 22 that the group ...

Letter: Support no-kill shelters, and support Florida Animal Rescue Act
Thu, 31 May 2012 01:06:44 -0700

The fact that the county's Animal Control Division delivers more than 1500 animals to the St. Lucie County Humane Society annually sadly reminds us that alternative, lifesaving mechanisms, such as trap-neuter-release and fostering of homeless animals, ...

Arizona Humane Society Receives Donation from Phoenix Personal Injury ...
Thu, 31 May 2012 03:20:59 -0700

It is important for those of us that can, to support any community organization that serves those in need, including the four-legged kind. The Arizona Humane Society (AHS) sees a spike of almost double and even triple the normal animal intake amounts ...

Seniors Support Society closes after 25 years
Wed, 30 May 2012 01:56:03 -0700

Empty coffers have closed Cowichan's Seniors Resource and Support Society's doors. It was a sad day, May 22, when the vote was taken to dissolve the society , housed in Duncan City Hall's basement. But the dedicated group simply didn't have the means to ...

Sharing stories, ideas: New support group helps Lyme disease patients
Tue, 29 May 2012 01:25:20 -0700

Now, she's trying to help raise awareness of Lyme through a new support group . June De Grote talks about her Lyme disease symptoms. She is pictured with her husband, Brian, and Cindy Dainsberg, who also has Lyme disease. They are all from Laporte.

Croquet tournament play to raise funds for charities
Thu, 31 May 2012 02:20:21 -0700

Sponsored by the Old Joe Society , this year's tourney will be held June 10 at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. Starting times for the tournament range from 10 am to 1 pm The event will receive support from The Visionaries, a group of young ...

Lakeshore Health Calendar
Tue, 29 May 2012 02:14:45 -0700

(877) 586-5588 Healthy Relationships support group , open to all women, 6:30 to 8 pm Mondays at The Crossing, Manitowoc. (920) 973-4358 Lakeshore Grief Support Program of Manitowoc County, 6 pm the first Monday of each month, St. Francis of Assisi ...

O'LYN Contractors, Inc. Supports Shark! Weekend and Halfway 5K to Help Fight ...
Thu, 31 May 2012 00:14:09 -0700

O'LYN Contractors, Inc. encouraging all to support Shark! Weekend to benefit the National Brain Tumor Society and Halfway 5K to support Cops For Kids With Cancer. Losing my brother was a deeply saddening part of my life... but remembering the person he ...

Counseling gets growing role in divorce process
Sun, 27 May 2012 22:34:29 -0700

Malone, a licensed counselor, said Ascent Counseling offers everything from mediation of custody issues to state-required parenting classes for all divorces involving children, divorce -recovery support groups and individual counseling.

What's happening today in the north valley
Thu, 31 May 2012 00:13:16 -0700

Lynn's Optimo, Paradise: Weekly open blues jam hosted by the Upper Ridge Blues Society . 8-11 pm Free. Ongoing. Lulu's, Pine & Cypress, Redding: Blues jam. 6:30-10 pm Ongoing. Maltese Bar: Karaoke, 9 pm-close. Drink specials. Ongoing.

Internet Society : There's Room for Compromise on Net Neutrality
Tue, 29 May 2012 14:12:01 -0700

By Scott M. Fulton / May 29, 2012 02:00 PM / View Comments The group of caretakers of Internet standards and practices has been on record supporting fundamental principles linked with net neutrality. But in Part 3 of Read Write Web's interview with Sally ...

Venice Beach Poets Society
Thu, 31 May 2012 01:16:25 -0700

While some may feel that in recent years the concept of peaceful disagreement has become challenged with hot-button topics like homelessness, parking and gentrification taking center stage, a group of artists and advocates of free expression are ...

An effort to fund art instead of death row
Thu, 31 May 2012 00:02:13 -0700

"With everyone volunteering time and space, we had to work around some very busy schedules quite a round-the-clock labor of love," says Beech, noting this year's participation by Rittenhouse Square's Ethical Society , host of Friday's exhibition, ...

California's egg-farm law prompts a push for national standards
Thu, 31 May 2012 05:13:49 -0700

He and others believe the Humane Society support is crucial, since the group was one of the primary supporters of Proposition 2. "The Humane Society could go into a state and say, 'You either work with us legislatively, or we're going to do a ballot ...

Cultural Enrichment Fund drops one core member, adds another
Wed, 30 May 2012 21:09:28 -0700

View full size Susquehanna Folk Music Society Susquehanna Folk Music Society , which presents renowned folk artists such as Appalachian music expert Sheila Kay Adams, is the newest addition to the Cultural Enrichment Fund's core member group , ...