The National Defense Resource Council's Bettina Begroo takes a look at the purpose of green banks and how they help tackle climate change.
Tips for a beach carryout barbecue (bbq) picnic From Darrells 2 Restaurant in Nags Head of the Outer Banks
It takes a special type of person to motivate people; Dr. Gloria Mayfield Banks is the type of person. Overcoming the hurdles of being dyslexic ,but proudly earned her Harvard MBA; she is a prime e…
Dear Annie: I have been overweight my entire life. Because of a diabetes scare a couple of years ago, I lost 50 pounds, primarily through running and modifying my diet.
As food bank use increases but donations fall, here’s how you can help your community
This morning a friend sends me a link to David C. Bank’s post in the Daily Beast entitled:”Why Middle Schools Should Be Abolished”. I was shocked an educator would write such a th…
A food-bank style enterprise set up to fight hygiene poverty has been overwhelmed by the effort to help the rising number of people forced to go without everyday essentials like toothpaste, shampoo and deodorantTens of thousands of health and hygiene products have been donated by public to the Beauty Banks scheme, which distributes them to more than 125 charities around the country, since it was set up last year.Jo Jones co-founded the social enterprise after learning a shocking 37% of people…
"They are much better off without any help from us; anything we might do in the hopes of "protecting" them would probably end up being more dangerous and stressful for them than the storm."
Christmas is the season of giving, right? We see the bell-ringing Santa collecting money in front of the grocery stores. We get fliers in our kid's schoo...
Undocumented migrants are among thousands falling through cracks and becoming dependent on food banks for support