18 Needy Families Need Secret Santa’s!
“The Child Advocacy Center has made Christmas magical for thousands of needy child abuse victims over the last 21 years,” said director Sharon De Boer. “Every year, 60-75 families have been sponsored.” “2021 is the first year that the CAC has struggled to find Secret Santa’s to sponsor needy families,” continued De Boer. “Only 39…
Podcast Episode 33 – Ed Grimes with the Murfreesboro Rescue Mission
We had the pleasure of having Mr. Ed Grimes from the Murfreesboro Rescue Mission on the podcast this week. His story behind the Rescue is very inspiring and he shares with us lots of updates about the Rescue Mission as well.
Stewarts Creek Middle collected thousands of items for Thanksgiving meals
“Be awesome today.” Three simple, yet powerful words Dr. Letoni Murry ends with every single morning as he wraps up the daily announcements at Stewarts Creek Middle School. “It’s another way of saying, all we have is today and let’s make the most of what we have,” Murry explained. “We don’t know what’s going to…
Rutherford and Cannon Counties’ Giving Tuesday on November 30th
Giving Tuesday is a global initiative that encourages a day of generosity and giving, on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. #RCCGivingTuesday will be on Tuesday, November 30th , and focuses on over 30 Rutherford and Cannon County non-profit organizations with a 24-hour online fundraising event. For the second year, United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties…
WANTED: Secret Santa’s for Needy Families
“It is not even Thanksgiving yet and we are already thinking about Christmas at the Child Advocacy Center. We are getting our huge storage garage cleaned out and ready to become Santa’s workshop,” said director Sharon De Boer. “The holidays are a magical time of year for children and families,” continued De Boer. “Sadly, for…
The United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties Announces Distinguished Award Recipients
The United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties has named Ted and Gloria LaRoche as the Witherspoon Award recipient, Kara J. Kemp as the Volunteer of the Year recipient, Dr. James E. Calder as the Board Member of the Year, Kristin Dailey as the Employee Campaign Manager of the Year recipient, Jay Sanders as the…
Over 31,000 Items Collected and Distributed to Local Children
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…
The Rutherford County American Heart Association Names Co-chairs of the 2022 Heart Ball
The Rutherford County American Heart Association is pleased to announce Carrie Beth and Kirk Catron and Nikkole and Jimmy Aho as the co-chairs for the 2022 Rutherford Heart Ball scheduled for Saturday, March 5, 2022, at The Grove at Williamson Family Farm in Murfreesboro, TN. Additionally, Evelyn Benefield and Dr. Britt Mioton will be honored…
The United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties Welcomes Haley Adams
The United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties recently welcomed its newest team member, Haley Adams, Director of Marketing and Communications. “I’m looking forward to marrying two of my passions – communication and serving others – with my new role at United Way,” shared Haley. Prior to joining United Way, Haley served as the Marketing…