fundraisers

Casey Graham is a 35 year old, local oil field worker, and in September he was re-diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer that has spread throughout his entire abdomen. This Saturday, November 9, Carter Services and scores of Casey's friends will host a bass tournament on Caddo Lake to raise much needed funds for Casey and his family.

According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suicide claims more than 38,000 lives each year in the United States alone, with someone dying by suicide every 13.7 minutes. A suicide attempt is made every minute of every day, resulting in nearly one million attempts made annually.  Staggering isn't it?  However, research is being done to aid in the prevention and there is a way you c

Peggy Prescott has cancer, but you'd never know it.  In spite of the countless complications she endures because of this horrific disease, she never complains and only continues to inspire those around her to be the best they can be. ...

Every woman knows an outfit is not complete without a fabulous purse, and that ladies don’t ever leave home without their favorite hand bag.  And now, that very purse could provide much needed funds for the less fortunate.

The Boo Benefit Bike Rally will be held this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 11, 12 and 13 in Jefferson, Texas.  Held annually as a fundraiser for burn victims and their families and the Percy R. Johnson Burn Foundation, the event attracts thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts to this normally quiet, sleepy town.

The second annual Battle of the Gumbo Gladiators gumbo cook-off  is now accepting applications for the event on March 29, 2014 at Festival Plaza in downtown Shreveport.

Haughton has formed a brand new chapter of Ducks Unlimited and will hold its first fundraising banquet November 2 at Louisiana Downs in the Red River room.

The Minden Fire and Police Departments are holding their first annual charity softball game for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital tonight (Sept. 24) at 7pm at the Minden Recreational facility.

We just received an email a couple of days ago from Emily Edwards, who's a 17-year-old senior at Haughton High School. For her senior project, she's hosting a 5K for Hydrocephalus awareness.

Q.D.M.A. is Quality Deer Management Association and for a number of years has sought to provide solutions to hunters and land owners alike who wish to increase the size and overall health of their deer herds.

Make plans to wear your pink and come shopping with Kiss Country this Friday, August 16 at the Shoppes at Bellmead on Youree Drive as we raise money for Susan G. Komen for the Cure and try to stamp out breast cancer!

As you probably well know, the Bossier Young Marines Program has recently come under attack by the Department of Justice because Sheriff Julian Whittington refused to sign a pledge to remove the mention of God and voluntary prayer from the program.