Nonprofit on Main Street bringing sighs of relief to families dealing with pediatric cancer
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LivFree, an organization to help families impacted by pediatric cancer, has moved to 107 Main St. in New Canaan. Daniel Vieira showed off the store front, which has many pictures of the over 300 families the nonprofit has sponsored for a fun outing. Pictures were taken Feb. 17, 2021.Grace Duffield / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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LivFree, an organization to help families impacted by pediatric cancer, has moved to 107 Main St. in New Canaan. Daniel Vieira showed off the store front, which has many pictures of the over 300 families the nonprofit has sponsored for a fun outing last week.Grace Duffield / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Costco runs, providing a safe place to stay for queer and trans youth, and fundraising for period supplies for a northern Canadian school there’s so much that Addy & Karina do it’s hard to focus on just one! –
Here’s what their nomination said:
Addy and their partner Karina have been keeping us all fed and cared for during the entire pandemic. At the beginning they were doing Costco runs for up to 14 people at a time. They have continued to be amazing. – have been fundraising for period supplies for a northern Canadian school. They have already sent a lot already. Its impressive what they have achieved – organized the feeding of our friends after they lost their kitchen to a fire. – feeding any of us on hardtimes. I have been on the receiving end and its amazing. – housing those in need in their own home -pre pandemic, brought us all such joy by feeding us all in their home -brings much needed Chaotic Good to the world There is definitely more. Th
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SANTA FE, N.M. Las Vegas, N.M. – The New Mexico Highlands University Media Arts and Technology Department will build a digital community-based archive to preserve the histories of villages and towns of northern New Mexico, thanks to a $970,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Some of the communities that will benefit include Las Vegas, Taos, Chimayó, Abiquiú, Embudo Valley, Amalia and El Valle.
Miriam Langer, chair of the Media Arts and Technology Department at New Mexico Highlands University. (Courtesy of New Mexico Highlands University)
“We’re building a community-based archive for the people of Northern New Mexico in order to honor their history and ties to the land,” said Miriam Langer, Media Arts and Technology Department chair. “The idea is to connect through a collection of documents, images, video, audio and oral histories. It’s called the Manitos Community
CONWAY â Who would marry a man whose idea of a honeymoon is to cross-country ski in subzero temperatures in the wilds of Maine? Fortunately for Dave Greenslit, Paula Brown would, and did.
Dave retired from the Worcester Telegram, where he had served as a reporter, sports editor and copy editor for 30 years, at age 60. Paula was enrolled in nursing courses for her second career when they met on an AMC hike in 2013.
âHe was one of the co-leaders on the trip,â said Paula this week from their Center Conway home prior to heading to work for Northern Human Services in Conway.