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Give Local York raised more than $3.7 million in its one-day, community-wide giving event May 7 topping last year s total of 3.5 million.
In its fourth year, the effort pulled in 11,086 individual donors who gave 20,736 gifts to 302 charitable local organizations.
Following are the 10 charities that raised the most money:
1. Human Life Services, Inc.: $115,715.52
2. EquiTeam Support Services: $72,475
3. York County Food Bank: $66,316.00
4. Katallasso Family Health Center: $66,084.99
5. York County History Center: $64,532
6. Keystone Kidspace: $60,433.33
7. Eichelberger Performing Arts Center: $57,870
8. York County SPCA: $56,528
9. Pappus House: $56,281
10. Olivia s House: A Grief and Loss Center: $53,141.33
Sarah Mervosh, The New York Times Published: 07 May 2021 05:16 PM BdST Updated: 07 May 2021 05:16 PM BdST Dan Fabrizio, right, cries as he hugs his mother Marie Fabrizio for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, at Reformed Church Home in Old Bridge, NJ, on Monday, Mar 29, 2021. Bryan Anselm/The New York Times Anita P Franco, 82, left, holds hands with her son Victor Garcia in her room at Focused Care at Fort Stockton, a long-term care nursing community in Fort Stockton, Texas, on April 5, 2021. She had not seen him in person since before the coronavirus pandemic began last year. Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times
Tulsa s Mask Mandate No Longer In Effect
After many months, Tulsa’s mask mandate has expired which means you can go to many places in town without a face covering.
Some are glad the mandate has ended. Others are still choosing to still wear a mask out of safety precautions.
Kendall Standridge said there’s a different mood around town.
“I’m OK with it being officially ending,” Standridge said. ”People are enjoying the change of weather, but it may have something to do with people being happy that’s it’s over.”
Restaurants and bar employees were required to wear a mask. However, Tulsa mayor G.T. Bynum said it’s now up to businesses to decide that as they can either choose to enforce it or not.
Wouldn’t “Meat Mondays” and a vege rest of the week work better tho
Anyone who relies on Cafe Albany for their daily caffeine hit may have recently noticed a lower quantity of meat being sold on Mondays.
This is part of a new University sustainability initiative. According to Campus and Collegiate Life Services Director James Lindsay, Cafe Albany “started trialling ‘mindful Mondays’ during Sustainability Week last month by ensuring about two-thirds of its options are vegetarian and vegan, cutting meat options from about eight to two for the day, to reduce the outlet’s carbon footprint.”
Critic would like to point out that while this is a noble gesture, having one day of the week where there are a few more vegetarian and vegan options isn’t exactly going to solve the problem. In a post on their Facebook page dated 22 March, Cafe Albany asked students whether they wanted to see these mindful Mondays continue. At the time of writing, there were no comments and only