July 17, 2021Updated: July 17, 2021 11 p.m. Action Landscaping donated the entire landscaping package for the Chesmar Benefit home. Photo courtesy of GHBA The Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA), Benefit Homes Project has raised more than $12 million for local charities since its inception in 1980. Recently, with the sale […]
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From public art to benefit concerts, artists pay tribute to King Soopers victims
Apr. 8—For centuries art has served as an outlet to cope with pain, trauma and to memorialize those who have passed on. After the March 22 mass shooting at the south Boulder King Soopers, area and faraway creatives have met the sorrow and rage with pieces that bring a bit […]
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Would It Benefit Consumers to Break Up Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google?
Is it possible to live without Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google? Sure. It’s also possible to live without Advil. But who would want to? The tech giants have become such a vital part of everyday life that it’s difficult to imagine life without them. But critics question the social and […]
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50 families to benefit from Good News of Christmas campaign | Illinois News
QUINCY — Thinking about Christmas morning can make Joanne Hibbeler start to choke up. A long-time volunteer with the Good News of Christmas, Hibbeler thinks about the families supported through the campaign. “On Christmas morning, all these presents will be opened up,” she said looking over the room. Helping run the […]
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Chesmar Homes to break ground on Benefit home in Lago Mar
Chesmar Homes will be breaking ground on Nov. 5 in the Texas City community of Lago Mar as it begins construction of its seventh Greater Houston Builders Association Benefit Home. Land Tejas donated the homesite, which is their 18th lot donation to the Benefit Homes Project, a 40-year-old charity fundraiser […]
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Without $600 Weekly Benefit, Unemployed Face Bleak Choices
Latrish Oseko, 39, sits with her daughter, at a hotel in Newark, Del., on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, where they have been staying. (Hannah Yoon/The New York Times) When Latrish Oseko lost her job last spring, government aid helped prevent a crisis from becoming a catastrophe. A $1,700 federal stimulus […]