Good News Notes: “Approximately 400 local members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered at the Clark County Food Bank on Saturday for a food-packing volunteer event that produced 45,000 jambalaya meal kits for local distribution. The event was a partnership between the church, the humanitarian aid organization U.S. Hunger (formerly known…
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Latter-day Saint Charities has given $2.3 billion since 1985, report says
Good News Notes: “Latter-day Saint Charities helped millions of people through more than 3,000 humanitarian aid projects with 2,000 partners in 142 countries last year, according to its 2019 Annual Report. The report reflected increases from 2018, when the charity completed 2,885 projects in 141 countries. Monday’s report did not say how much money was distributed during…
Community hopes to preserve historic Methodist church built in 1870
Good News Notes: “For Brett Merkley, entering the old Methodist Episcopal Church is like stepping into a frontier church of an old Western movie. The simple one-story brick chapel is lined with wooden pews and hymnals. Light shines through the stained-glass windows. A small pulpit and pump organ stand at the front of the chapel…
Vending machines raise more than $667,000 for local, global charities
Good News Notes: “The charity vending machines that popped up in downtown Denver over the holiday season collected more than $667,000 in donations for local and global charities. The “Light the World” giving machines were set up along the 16th Street Mall between Lawrence and Larimer streets in Denver for the first time this year….
Covington food bank receives generous donation to assist families on the north shore
Good News Notes: “The Covingoton Food Bank receives a big donation right when it needed it the most.” “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints delivered 40,000 pounds of food collected from across the region. That donation will help fill space in the food banks new headquarters in North Covington.” “The donation is expected…
UNICEF USA BrandVoice: Giving Machines Continue To Light The World
Good News Notes: “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is bringing charitable giving back to the streets through Giving Machines, and this time it will be bigger than ever.” “This holiday season, the Giving Machines will be located in 10 cities: New York City; Salt Lake City; Gilbert, AZ; San Jose, CA; Las…