Over 125 new bikes were distributed to local children in need this holiday season, marking the conclusion of the 14th annual Brice Fabing Memorial Bikes 4 Kids drive.
The drive is held each year at Christmastime to honor the memory of Brice Fabing, a former Lompoc High School student-athlete who died in 2005 at the age of 17. We are happy to say that even through this pandemic, it was a huge success . and we were extremely touched to have been able to collect over 125 bikes this year, said Dorine Fabing, who issued a statement on behalf of the Fabing family. We are extremely proud that we were able to give back to our community in a small but rewarding way and remember Brice on this 15th year anniversary of his passing.
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Donation will help bring presents to children in need
Source: Veronica V. Sandoval for Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians
Since the first benefit concert in 2004, the Chumash have donated a total of $425,000 to Toys for Tots. (Courtesy photo)
The Chumash Casino Resort’s annual concert to highlight the area’s Toys For Tots campaign couldn’t be held this year due to the pandemic, but the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians is still playing a role in supplying toys to less-fortunate children this holiday season.
The tribe has donated $25,000 to this year’s Central Coast Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots campaign, which serves families in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties through partnerships such local agencies as Unity Shoppe, People Helping People, the Salvation Army, Community Action Commission, Tribal TANF, and the Boys & Girls Club.
Times Leader Staff Writer
ST. CLAIRSVILLE The Community Action Commission of Belmont County put out a call for Secret Santas to provide Christmas gifts for youths in need of holiday cheer.
Because the community responded, close to 40 students will receive a Christmas gift this year.
“We get recommendations out of local area schools, from the guidance counselors and principals of kids who could really use assistance during Christmas, and then we shop for them. It’s children ages 13-18,” CAC Executive Director Alaire Mancz said. “We do it specifically for teenagers because a lot of the time, those are the kids that get left out of Christmas donation programs.”
Avondale residents say rioting has repercussions for families and generations to come.
Posted: 11:46 AM, Dec 10, 2020
Updated: 2020-12-14 17:52:23-05
African Americans who lived through Cincinnatiâs riots in the late â60s have strong opinions over whether they should be used alongside peaceful protest to advance civil rights.
CINCINNATI â The history of Avondale is known for a number of things in the Cincinnati area, but perhaps one of the most notorious, impactful and memorable chapter in the neighborhoodâs history are the race riots that occurred there in the late 1960s.
The grainy, jarring images of past uprisings are eerily similar to the visuals America has been confronted with from this yearâs race riots, and those similarities have uniquely resonated with the local residents who experienced the earlier scenes of unrest firsthand. The very same Black people of Cincinnati who took part in or passively watched the riots of 67 and 68 have strong op