Education Foundation Donates 950 Wi-Fi Hotspots To Students
COVID-19 changed the way students learned and how teachers provided lessons for the last two months of the school year. One of the challenges...
AB Woman’s Club Awards $18,700 In 2020 College Scholarships To 13...
The Apollo Beach Woman’s Club (ABWC) awarded $18,700 in college scholarships this year due to the hard work of its members and donations from...
ECHO In Brandon Establishes Its First Summer Youth Leadership Program
Students ages 15 to 21 who have an interest in developing leadership skills through serving their community will get an opportunity to accomplish that...
Bikes For Christ Continues To Support Need Through COVID-19
While most businesses shut down during the month of April due to COVID-19, Bikes For Christ continued to be out in the field helping...
Homebound Residents Receive Home-Cooked Meals From Greater Brandon Meals On Wheels
By Gwen Rollings
There is a small army of volunteers who meet every Monday. Reveille is early in the kitchen at Westminster Church of Brandon....
Kiwanis Club Supports Two Local Nonprofits With Matching Donation Program
By Karin Davis-Thompson
With a commitment to ending childhood hunger and improving nutrition for children, the Kiwanis Club of Greater Brandon is sponsoring a fundraiser...
ECHO Faces New Demand And ‘Miracles In The Making’ As COVID-19...
By Linda Chion Kenney
Unprecedented need and just-in-time miracles mark the work of the 33-year-old Emergency Care Help Organization (ECHO) in Brandon and Riverview, as...
Local Photographer Supports ECHO Food Bank With Front Porch Photo Sessions
Bishop Desmond Tutu once said, “You don’t choose your family. They are a gift from God, as you are to them.” Tina Cardoso would...
Wish Farms Supplies Local Food Banks With Fresh Fruit Amid Crisis
An international grower and year-round marketer of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, Wish Farms, is aiding local food banks and children in need during...
Local Small Business Makes Sure Local Charities Are Clean And Fit...
By Karin Davis-Thompson
Lisa Jordan and her husband, Ken, said they were looking for the perfect way to give back to their community. As the...
