Last Saturday, a group of canoeists, kayakers, boaters and tubers raised more than $1,500 to help a local cancer victim and Covenant Hospice, according to Canoe for Cancer event organizer Sheila Hayes.
She said 50-75 people participated in the leisurely three-mile Chipola River trip, and the day was filled with fun and sunshine  … More
Aaron Hershberger, a 2008 New Philadelphia High School graduate, is going to tackle the world’s longest mountain bike race to raise money for research on Alzheimer’s — a disease that has affected two members of his family.
Hershberger will fly to Calgary, Alberta, on Tuesday to participate in the Great Divide Mountain Bike Race, which begins in Banff, Alberta, on Friday. The 2,745-mile route will  … More
Susan Williams, mother of DGK’s Stevie Williams, is taking it to the streets to Save a Heart, Save a Mind. Susan holds events to help the disadvantaged youth and young adults in the Los Angeles area.
Waves of Health, an American nonprofit organization founded by surfing physicians dedicated to supporting community health in underserved regions around the world, conducted their eighth medical mission providing free health care to the community of Dajabón, Dominican Republic in April 2012.
The group made a donation of nearly 100 lbs. of new medical supplies and medication to Ricardo Limardo Hospital, the public hospital in Puerto Plata  … More