The Town of Smyrna is pleased to support the USMC Toys for Tots program by supporting a drive-thru toy drive at the Smyrna Event Center. The need from local communities is outpacing the donations this holiday season. We invite businesses, organizations, and individuals to donate a new, unwrapped toy for children ages birth through 14….
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One elementary school student participating in the Shop with the Sheriff event in 2019 wanted to buy food for his family instead of buying toys for himself, remembers School Resource Officer Sam Trubee. “He had two siblings,” Trubee said. “He wanted to get those presents and his Mom something. The kid was completely selfless. He…
Metro Nashville Police Department’s Mounted Patrol Division will collect donated toys for its annual Christmas Basket Program on Saturday, December 4, and Sunday, December 5, at Nashville Zoo. As an added incentive, the Zoo is offering a complimentary admission ticket for every new toy donated (limit two tickets per person). Metro police officers will collect…
Low-income Middle Tennessee State University students needing help with child care costs can apply for about 40 grants of around $1,000 each semester beginning Fall 2022. The program, put into place with the closing in December of the Child Care Lab at Womack Lane Apartments, will allow MTSU to expand greatly the number of students…
The local community stepped up and showed out for the ninth annual Hometown Huddle. Formerly a playground refurbishing event, the focus pivoted to providing access to healthy food for our community’s youth due to the ongoing pandemic and the increased time out of school. For the second year, Hometown Huddle was a food drive and…
Joel Bigelow from Endure Athletics joins us on the podcast this week. Joel does a LOT of good with kids in our community with his Endure Athletics program and has much more coming. And yes, he shares those updates with us this week!
