We know them by the men and women standing outside the shopping center at Christmas time, ringing a bell with their red, tin kettles. Or maybe we see their name on the list when natural disasters strike, and residents are looking for additional assistance. The Salvation Army of Greene ...
In 1926, the Daughters of Current Events Club needed a location to learn cooking and sewing, so they began renting a room on Weirich Avenue in Washington. A second room was rented as the program continued to grow, and 10 years later, they began hosting women鈥檚 softball and basketball - ...
Since 1927, the Uniontown Art Club has been the home for artists in every medium, reaching throughout Fayette County. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a pretty rare thing to be around for nearly 100 years. Over the years, we鈥檝e met in homes, at the library for several years, and about eight years ago, we were ...
Over the past 16 years, Greene County Health and Wellness Foundation has given out more than $2 million in grants. 鈥淥ur mission is to raise money and provide grants to nonprofits doing health care initiatives,鈥� said David Jones, the executive director of the nonprofit. The foundation ...
Today鈥檚 children often wonder what adults did to occupy themselves before the internet. Answers such as reading, hiking and jumping rope readily come to mind, but another activity that may have been long forgotten is the joy of catching fireflies. The winged creatures, also known as ...
In 1993, Joseph Femiani watched a news story about a young girl who died at the hands of her father. Moved by what he鈥檇 seen, Femiani started the nonprofit The Watchful Shepherd. Imaging the fear and uncertainty young children must live with in an abusive environment, Femiani knew something ...
