It took 53 lemonade stands, five car washes, six ice cream parties and a string of assorted fundraisers to reach their $100,000 goal, but for the kids behind the Kids Helping Kids (KHK) organization, the end definitely justified the means.
We turned kids loose on the children's version of e-readers, laptops, digital cameras, cell phones, and gaming handhelds. Here's what they really thought of them. (Hint: 'I wish it had a touchscreen!') Touchscreen - Digital camera - Mobile phone - Laptop - Mobile device
The Middlesex Coalition for Children will host its annual open mic event regarding developments in children's services on Sept. 9, from 9 to 10 a.m. at deKoven House, 27 Washington St.
Kids eat free at participating Applebee's on Labor Day-- and they get their choice of a variety of junior-palate-pleasing meals. Offer is limited to kids 10 and under, dine-in only and two free kids' meals per adult entree purchase.
Colorado State Patrol says five kids were injured in an accident involving a school bus at County Road 11.5 and County Road F, near Olney Springs Thursday morning.
The SouthCoast Children's Chorus is a brand new, regional chorus for children in Grades 3 through 8. It is the brainchild of Leslie Piper, who has taught and conducted children of all ages, including, currently, the adult and children's choirs at St.
JOHNSON CITY -- K.C. has confidence to face her future outside her cell at the Johnson City Jail -- and free from the addiction that sent her there. K.C. received assistance from Families Free, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation that serves children and families affected by incarceration.
Family Medical Clinic will hold flu clinics on Sept. 8 and Sept. 14, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. These flu clinics are open to all Estes Valley residents and appointments can be made by calling 586-2200. Walk-in appointments are available as well.
Bereaved families in Ceredigion may have to wait up to two weeks before they can hold a funeral, because post- mortem examination are being stopped at Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth.
The Port St. Joe Children’s Theater, sponsored by the Gulf Alliance for the Local Arts (GALA), held a two-day workshop/seminar last weekend at Capital City Bank. Bruce Taws from Arnold High School was the instructor and led the children through...
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota was awarded a five-year $1.6 million grant by the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute) Cancer Education Grants Program. Children's will use the funds to develop a training program to improve access to, and quality of, pediatric palliative care for children with advanced cancer ...
RANDOLPH TWP. — Morris County families and Au Pairs from 20 countries will gather for “International Au Pair and Family Day” in Hedden Park on Saturday, Sept. 11.
A Children's Hospital physician named in a 655-count prescription- fraud indictment has been named in a separate arrest warrant accusing him of harassment and witness intimidation.
Maybe kids were happier and saner when they just played in traffic. We're raising a generation of little ma chines -- kids fluent in the best New York has to offer, from food to fashion to aristocratic sports and exotic languages. Everything, that is, except the thing we once...
The families of three teenagers killed in a two-vehicle smash near Maramarua in the Waikato on Tuesday night are preparing to bury them this weekend. read more
TWO Melbourne children, a boy 10, and his sister, 9, want their stepfather jailed for ''100 years'' for his violent disciplinary and punishment regime that fractured their bodies and young lives.
Almost 100 families in quake-stricken Kaiapoi and Pines Beach/Kairaki have been forced from their homes because the dwellings have been classified as unsafe after Saturday's 7.1 earthquake and its aftershocks. read more
The annual Kids First Coupon Book sale begins Wednesday. For two weeks, students in the Hamilton County elementary schools will be selling the nearly 200-page booklets that cost $10 and feature thousands of dollars in savings from area stores, restaurants, attractions and service providers.
For Mike Kamatovic, the kids have always been what’s most important. Whether it be in the classroom, where he spent more than 30 years as a teacher or as a coach or committee member with minor sports organizations in Fort Erie, Kamatovic’s focus has been on the younger generation.
The family of Victor Zamora has become used to marking time, anxiously counting the days until the trapped miner can be freed from a collapsed Chilean mine.
Kids Can Make a Difference raised $150 for the Goshen Humane Society at their bake sale on Aug. 14 at Knollcrest apartments in Chseter. This fledging organization was founded by enterprising young animal lovers who want to help the homeless cats and dogs who live at the Humane Society’s shelter. The kids and their parents baked cupcakes, muffins, cookies, and cakes. Pictured, bottom, are the ...