For the past seven years, the annual Mudd Sisters’ Great Steamboat Race Party has raised tens of thousands of dollars for the Alzheimer’s Association. This year, the charitable soiree takes on a larger meaning for the namesake family.

That’s because one month ago, on March 27, Trudy Mudd, the mother of the Mudd Sisters (and their two Mudd brothers), died after 23 long years of living with Alzheimer’s.

Supporting charitable organizations doesn’t require bending over backwards or even going outside of your comfort zone. For individuals, that can mean donating clothing when they realize they have more than enough. For a bread company, that might mean donating the day’s leftovers to a food shelter.

For Cox Media Group Louisville, that means selecting worthy organizations and giving each $30,000 worth of advertising and promotion as part of their Friends and Neighbors program, which launched in January.

If you have children, know people who have children, or have ever even been around a child, I'm sure you know that there are thousands of questions that revolve around them.  Where to take them, what to feed them, how to dress them, what is that noise they're making??  Parents belong to such a large fraternity, yet often feel secluded and unknowing of where to turn for help or answers.  Fear not though, there are people out there who care and are doing what they can to help make the fraternity a little more tight knit...minus the keggers.  

Viva La Diva displayed a great selection of feminine musical talent last night at Jim Porter's. The musical showcase was a fundraiser for local non-profit Musician's Emergency Relief Fund (MERF).