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 Mother's Day approaches, we want to highlight I Am My Sister's Keeper, an organization dedicated to empowering single mothers in our 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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Kacky Walton speaks with Kim Halyak about Experience Memphis Gardens, which kicks off this Saturday, May 18, in the historic Cooper-Young neighborhood and runs through Sunday, June 30.
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An area in southwest Memphis impacted by 2011's historic flooding will use federal funding for a mitigation project to protect it from future risks.
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...is one of the most important concepts I have ever learned, but it isn't easy.
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The 46th edition of the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest will be May 15-18 at Liberty Park.
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Kacky Walton talks with Tony Isbell, co-founder of Quark Theatre, who's directing “Constellations” at the First Congregational Church.
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Discover what you should look for when finding creditable movers this National Moving Month.
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Robert Moody Presents The Orchestra Unplugged: Tchaikovsky Comes to America at the Halloran Centre for Performing Arts and Education on Thursday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m.