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Local teen filling backpacks with school supplies for needy students

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments back to school, back to school shopping, Barking Up The Green Tree, charity, COVID-19 pandemic, donation, facebook, Facebook fundraiser, Frontenac Secondary School, Kingston, masks, student

A Frontenac Secondary School student is filling backpacks for needy families for a second year in a row. 17 year-old

Window-cleaning superheroes return to KGH on a mission for smiles

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments charity, Elite Window Cleaning, Kingston, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), pediatric ward, spiderman, Stacey Wolfrom, The Hulk, University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF), window cleaning superheroes

The world can always use more superheroes and the staff at Elite Window Cleaning never fail to deliver as they

Over 1,600 meals provided through Tommy’s Sharing the Caring program

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments charity, community partners, COVID-19, Home Base Housing, homeless population, Kingston, Kingston Area Real Estate Association (KAREA), lockdown, meal programs, pandemic, Sharing the Caring, Stay-at-home orders, Street Outreach, Tommy Hunter, Tommy's restaurant, vulnerable residents

A Kingston restaurant owner and his community partners have provided over 1,600 meals to Kingston’s most vulnerable since the start

Martha’s Table replaces annual Empty Bowls fundraiser with car raffle

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments charity, charity fundraiser, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, food security, Kingston, low-income families, Martha's Table, raffle

Martha’s Table is raffling off a Kia Forte EX 2020 and three vintage bicycles for their 2020 fundraiser. Executive Director

Community Events News Sports & Recreation

YMCA of Eastern Ontario launches 100 km fundraiser

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments access to health and recreation programming, charity, childcare, COVID-19, fundraiser, Kingston, pools, rectreation, Rob Adams, Walk Run and Roll Challenge, YMCA of Eastern Ontario

The YMCA of Eastern Ontario plans to launch a 100 km Walk, Run & Roll Challenge fundraiser running Saturday, Jul.

Blood Donor Centre – 850 Gardiners Road

Donate and save lives! Open at 850 Gardiners Road weekly: Tuesdays 3pm-7pm, Wednesdays 1pm-7pm, Thursdays 9am-1pm, plus Saturday 1x/month. Book

Dress for Success Kingston ‘overwhelmed’ by community generosity

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment break and enter, charity, community donations, community support, downtown, Dress for Success Kingston, Kingston, stolen inventory, stolen items, thieves, women

Just over two weeks ago, local charity Dress for Success Kingston was broken into, leaving much of the stock stolen.

Local charity Dress for Success targeted by thieves

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments accessories, break and enter, charity, clothing, costume jewelry, donated items, downtown, Dress for Success Kingston, Kingston, Lindsey MacDonald, makeup, not-for-profit, Princess Street, silent auction donations, stolen, theft

When those working with Dress for Success Kingston opened their doors yesterday morning, what they found was disappointing, to say

Events Family News

A holiday wonderland in support of Almost Home takes place this weekend

November 28, 2019November 28, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Almost Home, Ambassador Resort and Conference Centre, artisans, charity, Christmas, Christmas music, craft sale, David Archibald, draws, family event, holiday market, holiday music, Kingston, Kingston hospitals, live music, raffles, Sam MacLeod, Santa visits, sick children, silent auction, Winter Makers Market and Christmas Village

As November draws to a close, it’s the perfect time to get into the holiday spirit, with a market, music,

Community Events Family News

Fright Night at the Boys and Girls Club

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Boys and Girls Club of Kingston and Area, charity, crafts, family-friendly, Fright Night, fundraiser, games, Halloween, haunted house, Kingston, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA)

Halloween night is less than a week away, and there’s something spooky happening over at the Boys and Girls Club

2019 Kingston Kidney Walk

Every Year, 15,000 volunteers and participants gather at Kidney Walks in communities throughout the country to raise awareness and funds

Local United Way kicks off 2019 fundraising campaign

September 6, 2019September 6, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 2019 Campaign, Ambassador Resort and Conference Centre, charity, Kingston, Scott Harris, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA)

In a packed ballroom early this morning, the United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) announced the goal

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