Gifts to Our Community: The Center for Women and Families
In 1912, a group of women banded together to volunteer their time and energy to care for women in abusive relationships. These trailblazing visionaries planted the seeds for a gift that grew into The Center For Women and Families, a place that’s committed to providing...
Gifts to Our Community: Bernheim Forest
Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest has a mission that stands as tall and as true as the trees in its forest. “The long-term goal of Bernheim is connecting people with nature, and so our adult and youth programs speak to that connection,” says Dan Pascucci,...
Gifts to Our Community: Active Heroes
Providing a purposeful retreat for military heroes is a service Troy Yocum wanted to offer since the age of 10. “My grandfather dealt with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,” Troy says. His grandfather spent time serving in the Pacific Ocean during World War II, and...
Gifts to Our Community: Fourth Avenue Methodist Church
Members of the church work alongside men who are in the Healing Place program to cook meals for those who need it most. The church partners with varying healing groups. An open door is welcoming, and acceptance is exactly what the Fourth Avenue United Methodist...
Gifts to Our Community: My Stroke Box
On December 1, 2016, George Dwyer suffered a stroke at the age of 14 after experiencing a fall while playing ball. After an MRI, doctors discovered that George had an aneurysm, and the clotting of blood around the aneurysm had caused the stroke. “Fortunately, the...
