Greater Giving Moment
Thursdays at 7:31 AM and 8:31 AM
Julia McDonald from the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis shares how to give smarter and do more good for your causes and your community.
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As May marks Foster Care Month, we spotlight Foster Village Memphis, a vital resource for caregivers and vulnerable children. Across the U.S. there are over 400,000 children in foster care, including 1,200 in Shelby County.
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If you visit Crosstown soon, take a peek into the Hospitality Hub’s cozy Hub Studio and learn about its planned Hub Village community.
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You may remember driving through Midtown Memphis and seeing Paul Penczner’s studio near Poplar and Watkins. Perhaps you took an art class from him or saw an exhibition of his paintings over his six decades as one of the city’s most prominent artists and art instructors.
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This month, the Community Foundation will once again support local efforts to responsibly control our local pitbull and pitbull mix breed dog population. And it’s happening because of the forethought of one animal lover: Margarette Sather.
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April is National Fair Housing Month for a reason: it honors Martin Luther King, Jr.'s advocacy for decent housing. Just days after his death in 1968, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act, outlawing housing discrimination based on factors like race.
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Spring is officially here, and it’s a great time to enjoy our local parks. Driving down Southern Avenue, have you checked out Audubon Park lately? We recently met with Tennis Memphis CEO Scott Mitchell, who shared how the impressive new Leftwich Tennis Center came to be.
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In the United States, approximately 350,000 individuals live with Down syndrome, with around 1,500 residing in the Mid-South. Down syndrome is a genetic condition that occurs in one in every 691 live births worldwide. It affects people of all ages, races and economic levels and is the most frequently occurring chromosomal disorder.
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Kacky Walton has a conversation with Aliza Moran, who is directing the Olivier award-winning play “A Monster Calls.”
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Critics say a $1.9 billion tax rebate for businesses might not have been necessary to solve a legal question about the state's franchise tax. But state lawmakers decided it was worth it.
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It’s always fun to go out for margaritas … but did you know they are very easy to make at home?
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Kacky Walton speaks with the Director of Playhouse on the Square’s production of “Your Arm’s Too Short to Box With God,” Claire Kolheim, and Noelia Warnette-Jones, the assistant director. Warnette-Jones also choreographs some of the musical numbers alongside Emma Crystal.
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Kacky Walton speaks with Brittain Wells about the first concert of the River Series spring season. The series highlights local musicians who perform at the little-known concert venue, The Maria Montessori School amphitheatre.
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Kacky Walton has a conversation with local documentary filmmaker Joann Self Selvidge, and her husband, guitarist Steve Selvidge, who discuss their debut exhibition of visual artwork, “Perseverate”, opening Friday, April 26 at The Medicine Factory.