67°F8:10 AM When I read that Kentucky’s rates for brain injury is more than twice the national average, it didn’t seem right. Wouldn’t something so widespread garner a lot of attention? I can’t remember the last time someone warned me about brain injury, yet it is twice as common as HIV, breast cancer, spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis combined.
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.
It’s been called The Big C, but sometimes cancer happens to the smallest among us. Each year, tens of thousands of children in the United States are diagnosed with some form of cancer, sending their families into stressful emotional and financial times.
Luckily, there are organizations designed to help.
Kentucky-based Indian Summer Camp is one of them. Founded in 1981 between a group of volunteers and the Kentucky Cancer Program, Indian Summer Camp offers free recreational activities for children affected by cancer.
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.
When it comes to rebuilding a community, every penny counts -- and so does every show of support. East Market retailers and restaurants have teamed up with Dare to Care for a last-minute shopping fundraiser for the relief efforts in Henryville, Ind., following a string of devastating tornadoes last Friday.
The NuLu Tornado Relief Charity Shopping Event may not have a fancy name, but it has potential to raise much needed funds for the people within a devastated community.
The event runs Friday, March 9 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. along East Market Street.
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).
For the past eleven years and in 160 cities across the United States, the Step Out Diabetes walk has become a staple for those looking to aid in support of diabetes research and treatment.
And, Saturday the walk comes to Louisville. Led by local sports legend Darrell Griffith, who will act as the honorary walk chair, the event is an attempt to raise money and awareness for the disease.