GoColumbia: Giving help, getting help

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Giving help, getting help, Feb. 19

PAWMETTO LIFELINE’S Spay/Neuter Clinic will spay female cats for a special rate of $20 through Feb. 28. Their aim is to provide more than 300 cat sterilizations during the “Beat the Heat” program sponsored by PetSmart Charities. Spaying and neutering is safe for kittens as young as 8-10 weeks old, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association...

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Giving help, getting help in the Midlands, Feb. 16

PAWMETTO LIFELINE’S Spay/Neuter Clinic will spay female cats for a special rate of $20 through Feb. 28. Their aim is to provide more than 300 cat sterilizations during the “Beat the Heat” program sponsored by PetSmart Charities. Spaying and neutering is safe for kittens as young...
GOCOLUMBIA: GIVING HELP, GETTING HELP

Giving help, getting help, Feb. 12

UNITED WAY OF THE MIDLANDS AND BB&T are offering two opportunities for Midlands families with household incomes of less than $50,000 to get their income taxes prepared free of charge. Each year the United Way of the Midlands teams up with the Cooperative Ministry offering tax assistance sites in...
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Giving help, getting help in the Midlands, Feb. 8

ST. ANDREWS ARBOR DAY COMMITTEE will hold a major cleanup Saturday and needs some willing workers. The committee was formed to enhance the areas not covered by the Irmo Arbor Day Committee, specifically St. Andrews Road from the town limits to I-26, Piney Grove Road from St. Andrews Road to I-26...
GOCOLUMBIA: GIVING HELP, GETTING HELP

Giving help, getting help in the Midlands, Feb. 6

ST. ANDREWS ARBOR DAY COMMITTEE will hold a major clean up Saturday and needs some willing workers. The committee was formed to enhance the areas not covered by the Irmo Arbor Day Committee, specifically St. Andrews Road from the town limits to I-26, Piney Grove Road from St. Andrews Road to I-26...
GOCOLUMBIA: GIVING HELP, GETTING HELP

Giving help, getting help, Jan. 29

SOUTH CAROLINA YOUTH ADVOCATE PROGRAM, a licensed nonprofit child placing agency, is looking for dedicated adults to provide safe, nurturing homes for young people in foster care. For information on becoming a foster parent, call (800) 882-5513 or email tbradley@scyap.com
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Giving help, getting help, Jan. 25

LUKE AND SETH HENDLEY, brothers who attend Lake Murray Elementary School, coordinated the school’s “Give a Coat, Warm a Kid” project. They made a collection box and sent fliers home with students and ended up surpassing their goal of 200 coats. The coats will be cleaned and ...
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Giving help, getting help, Jan. 22

FOOD FOR THE SOUL winter shelter, 110-A. E. DeKalb St., Camden, is available for overnight stays when the nightly temperature is forecast to be 36 degrees or colder. Cots, linens and blankets are provided, as are a light supper, snacks and a light breakfast; showers and laundry facilities are offered...
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Giving help, getting help in the Midlands, Jan. 18

LEXINGTON MEDICAL CENTER has made a donation to Harvest Hope Food Bank which will provide 28,000 meals for Lexington County school children under the BackPack program. The aim of the BackPack Program is to meet the needs of hungry children by providing them with nutritious, easy-to-prepare food ...
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Giving help, getting help in the Midlands, Jan. 11

HONOR THE DREAM FOOD DRIVE, sponsored by the city of Columbia, Richland 1 and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Foundation, ends today. The annual drive will support the Harvest Hope Food Bank. A donation of $1 helps Harvest Hope purchase five pounds of food. Drop-off locations for non-perishable...
GOCOLUMBIA: GIVING HELP, GETTING HELP

Giving help, getting help, Jan. 8

HONOR THE DREAM FOOD DRIVE, sponsored by the city of Columbia, Richland 1 and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Foundation, ends Friday. The annual drive will support the Harvest Hope Food Bank. A donation of $1 helps Harvest Hope purchase five pounds of food. Drop-off locations for non-perishable...