“The Child Advocacy Center needs local businesses, civic groups, and individuals to make the Light Up the Night end of summer party sparkle,” announced Child Advocacy Center Development Coordinator Katie Enzor. The Child Advocacy Center is hosting the 5th Annual Light Up the Night event on Friday, September 9, 2022 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at Oakland’s…
Applications are now available for United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties’ Catalyst Program for the 2022-2023 year. Visit yourlocaluw.org/catalyst to apply by July 15. The Catalyst program’s goal is to train volunteers to serve in nonprofit leadership roles, such as nonprofit boards, in Rutherford and Cannon counties. Participants in the program gather monthly to…
Prevention Coalition for Success announces the Tennessee National Guard Counterdrug Task Force’s “Stashed Away” trailer will be at the Boys and Girls Club in Murfreesboro on Wednesday, June 15 from 3-6pm. Every day, parents and guardians easily miss the signs of youth substance misuse and the Stashed Away trailer teaches them what to look for….
If you’re a supporter of our veterans and their families, than you definitely don’t want to miss this week’s podcast. A local supporter of, and the founder of, a Soldier’s Child (also a veteran) join us and talk about the mission they serve to help our veterans and their families. This one gets pretty deep,…
Delays are expected for drivers as Carry the Load is expected to make its way through La Vergne on Saturday afternoon. Carry the Load is a non-profit organization helping people celebrate Memorial Day by restoring the meaning and purpose of the holiday. Carry the Load is a 2,000-mile cross-country event that is making a stop…
In the United States 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner sexual violence, and/or intimate partner stalking with impacts such as injury, fearfulness, post-traumatic stress disorder, use of emergency victim services, contraction of STI’s and more. 70% of U.S. households include a family pet. So,…
On May 19th, fourteen individuals will graduate from United Way’s nine-month Catalyst program. The class of business leaders has participated in the program to become engaged in social responsibility through the means of advocacy, giving and volunteerism. The Catalyst program’s goal is to train volunteers to serve in nonprofit leadership roles, such as nonprofit boards,…
A big thank you to all who reached out to help with the Stepping Stones Safe Haven for Women and Children donation items. We still have a LOT to pick up and some big surprises coming too! Here’s a quick update on round 1 of donations we picked up.
The Tennessee Region of the American Red Cross is pleased to announce that John Mitchell has been named the Executive Director with the Heart of Tennessee Chapter of the American Red Cross in Murfreesboro. The Heart of Tennessee Chapter serves Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Franklin, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore, Rutherford and Warren counties in Tennessee. Mitchell…
Stepping Stones Safe Haven in Murfreesboro is in need of your help. Stepping Stones is a local non-profit who helps out homeless women and children and is in desperate need of some new equipment. If you can help in any way, please comment below or contact us and let us know. Thank you so much!