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How can you help? Wish list from local nonprofit organizations, April 22
Below is a wish list of items and volunteer opportunities from nonprofit organizations in Racine County. They were provided by local nonprofit organizations.Other nonprofit organizations in Racine County who would like to have their wish lists published here may email them to Community Coordinator Loreen Mohr at: [email protected] Please include contact information and information about where to donate or volunteer. Updated lists should also be sent to Loreen Mohr at [email protected] New lists and updated lists should be sent the Monday prior to the requested publication date.These organizations offer their thanks to all who have made donations so far.A partial list is published in the Family, Life & Travel section every week. The full list appears online every Sunday at www.journaltimes.com/faithandcommunity.Chrissy's K9 Kastle Corp.We are a small rescue that tries to educate the public on the benefits of altering your pets and we specialize in unwanted moms and … [Read more...] about How can you help? Wish list from local nonprofit organizations, April 22
5 last-minute holiday gift ideas for boomers
For those of you who haven't finished shopping for that boomer spouse, relative, or friend, you're probably starting to sweat. At this point, you'll be facing last-minute crowds or paying humongous amounts for rush shipping. Relax - and try some of the ideas on this list. Not only will they help ease your stress level, they'll help your recipient live long and prosper. You can shop for many of these online and then prepare your own gift coupon. Voila! No shopping crowds, no long lines, and no traffic. Gift idea #1: Class at a local community college or center. Has your loved one ever mentioned wanting to master a new skill? Learning a foreign language or musical instrument has been shown to enhance your brain health. Or create a gift coupon for a class on a hobby or special interest that your favorite person has always wanted to take - learning new things will sharpen their brain. Gift idea #2: Tickets to a concert or play, then go as a group. At this stage in life, people may value … [Read more...] about 5 last-minute holiday gift ideas for boomers
‘Senior Wishes’ honors elderly by making their dreams come true
Wendy Miller Backman may just have one of the best jobs in Western New York - she grants senior wishes. Backman has helped reunite a mother and her son after a 9-year absence; set up a World War II vet in a Buffalo Bisons’ box with his family; delivered what would be the sole Christmas present one elderly woman said she would receive; and has made guitar lessons possible for Saturnino “Nino” Burgos. "I know three notes,” laughed Burgos, a Niagara Falls resident. “I start from scratch. I ask, ‘Do you think I can learn?’ And the teacher said, ‘Yes.’ ’’ Burgos was granted his desire for guitar lessons through Senior Wishes, a program of the United Church Home Society, Inc. (UCHS). Backman serves as the society’s executive director and started Senior Wishes four years ago, fulfilling the dreams of low-income seniors. The program has granted 139 wishes to date. “My thinking is that just because you … [Read more...] about ‘Senior Wishes’ honors elderly by making their dreams come true
Our Christmas wish: Transparency as U.S. troop deployments grow overseas
One hundred years ago, the Des Moines Register ran an editorial cartoon from Ding Darling showing Uncle Sam and others wishing “Merry Christmas” to a soldier off at war. “How much we wish them they can never know,” was the title of the Dec. 25, 1917, cartoon.It was the first Christmas of U.S. involvement in World War I. Iowa already had lost one of its own: Merle Hay of Glidden, who was one of the first U.S. soldiers to die in the war. Darling memorialized his death in November 1917 in a cartoon titled, “Bringing the truth home to us.” That Christmas marked a critical time. A few months before, only a few thousand U.S. troops had arrived in France. By May 1918, there would be more than a million.A hundred Christmases later, we are thankful that the number of U.S. troops abroad is at near historic lows. As of September, 291,000 active duty military, National Guard/Reserve … [Read more...] about Our Christmas wish: Transparency as U.S. troop deployments grow overseas