On Tuesday, May 3, Hilton Worldwide held a baby shower at its Memphis corporate office as a kickoff party to its month-long diaper and formula drive that will benefit mothers in need served by Agape Child & Family Services’ Families In Transition (FIT) Program and the Exchange Club Family Center’s First S.T.E.P.S. (Skills To Ensure [...]
Lifeblood’s second annual Donor Fest is the non-profit organization’s single largest blood drive, which also honors long-time donors and features free food and children’s activities, including magic shows by Mr. Nick, face painting and balloon animals. Ready Shelby, Shelby County’s emergency preparedness program, will be participating and provide opportunities for citizens to learn how to [...]
More than 50 children gathered in the Children’s Department of the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library on Saturday, April 29, 2011, to have award-winning children’s TV host Mr. Chuck read to them and to enjoy a surprise visit from Memphis Mayor A C Wharton as part of the Shelby County Books from Birth’s “My First [...]
The female educators of Delta Kappa Gamma won Volunteer Mid-South’s Spirit of Giving “Small Group of the Year” Award, thanks to their work with Shelby County Books from Birth. Pictured at the luncheon on Friday, April 15 at the University of Memphis Holiday Inn are Michelle Weinberg of Shelby County Books from Birth, along with [...]
Late last year, Lifeblood received a generous donation of $4,000 from the Breast Cancer Eradication Initiative (BCEI) for Lifeblood’s efforts in supporting breast cancer awareness in the Mid-South. This year, Lifeblood has created a special T-shirt to give to its donors in honor of breast cancer awareness. Throughout the month of May, those who donate [...]
On Thursday, April 14, 2011, Trezevant held its second annual Spring Fling dance in partnership with Christian Brothers University’s Zeta Tau Alpha (ZTA) and Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) chapters. The retirement community’s residents were joined by CBU students to dance to classic hits played by Captain Phil McGee’s One-Man Band in Trezevant’s lobby, one of [...]
Recently, Ashley Furniture Homestore generously donated 21 beds to children and families served by Powerlines Community Network, led by Agape Child & Family Services. These beds were given to families who were affected by the recent and devastating fire at Bent Tree apartments in Whitehaven. Pictured left to right are Vincent Joplin, Powerlines Community Network [...]
Chesne Joyner, a third-grade student at Kossuth Elementary School in Corinth, Miss., placed first in the class one engineering category of the 2011 Mississippi Region IV Science and Engineering Fair on March 8. Her project examined a centuries-old example of environmental sustainability that has grown in popularity across metropolitan landscapes in recent years. Joyner discovered [...]
Due to high demand, Campbell Clinic’s After Hours Clinic will open on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., starting Saturday, April 23, 2011. “The response to the opening of our After Hours Clinic two years ago has been phenomenal,” said Campbell Clinic CEO George Hernandez. “The patient volumes have far exceeded our expectations, so [...]
Lifeblood is offering its April donors planted forget-me-not seeds in observance of Earth Day on April 22. Those who donate whole blood or platelets this month at any Lifeblood donor center or mobile drive have the option to surrender their gift, in which case a donation will be made by Lifeblood to the Church Health [...]
