Fishing for Miracles draws hikers and anglers for hospital charity
The fifth annual Fishing for Miracles charity tournament at B&G Pro Shop on Route 20 raised funds for the Children's Miracle Network. Participants from Bluewell Princeton Bluefield and Morgantown joined donations and angling efforts to support Ruby Memorial Children's Hospital. Proceeds go to aid sick children with local families sharing personal stories.
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Bluewell
Children’s Miracle
Julie Baker
Morgantown
Ruby Memorial Children’s Hospital
Baker
Bobby
B&g Sporting Goods
Brycen Croy
Princeton
Croy
Jared Bishop
Bishop
Blue Gill
Francine White
Bluefield
B&g Pro Shop
Route 20
Children’s Miracle Network
Wildlife extinctions feared from global warming rising
Earth Talk notes warming is already driving wildlife declines and extinctions, with Golden Toad and Bramble Cay melomys cited as lost. polar bears and reef dependents like orange spotted firefish face future risk, while species from Adélie penguins to Haleakalā silversword are highlighted as vulnerable.
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Melissa Zwicker
Bern
Non
Te “ Conservancy
Earth
Paris
Central America
Australia
Great Barrier
Tropics
Antarctica
Africa
Hawaii
New Zealand
Mark Urban
University of Connecticut
Urban
Purses with a Purpose charity draws thousands online
Donna Miller and volunteers collect purses cosmetics and toiletries from donors across Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Indiana and beyond for Beckley West Virginia church pew distributions. The effort known as Women Helping Women on Facebook has grown to over 8600 members and features designer bags and hundreds of usable items. Volunteers including Rebecca Beckett Beth Epperson Nancy Roten and Jennifer Reid Grimmett coordinate donations and deliveries from a roomful of purses to First Baptist Church in Beckley with many grateful recipients and supporters expressing admiration for the project.
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Beckley
East Coast
Facebook
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Indiana
Donna Miller
First Baptist Church
Miller
Coach
Century 21
Rebecca Beckett
Beth Epperson
Nancy Roten
Jennifer Reid Grimmett
Winston-Salem
N.C
Donations Drive At Neville Church Buoys Local Purses
Young First Baptist volunteers Hannah and Brooke Cole unload another round of donated purses filled with items Friday evening at the Neville church. The effort shows community support and helps families in need.
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Young First Baptist Church
Hannah
Brooke Cole
Neville
Crop aggregation facility opens to aid Huntington farmers
Virginia's first crop aggregation facility opens in Huntington at the West Virginia Department of Agriculture's aggregation center. State officials say the $475,000 facility will help farmers reach larger markets and serve agricultural classes for students and farmers, aiming to capture more of the $6 billion West Virginia residents spend on local agricultural products.
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Huntington
Virginia
West
West Virginia
Helmick
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