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October 18, 2018

New Caring Place Facility Moving Forward

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Oct. 18, 2018 By: Amy Lavalley – Post-Tribune – Local officials gathered on Valparaiso’s north side Monday to celebrate what they noted was a very special occasion. After a capital campaign of about 18 months, The Caring Place, Porter County’s only shelter for victims of domestic violence, raised enough money to move forward with a

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August 1, 2018

Clemson University ‘MISTERs’ dedicate summer to helping underserved children

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August 1, 2018 Ken Scar, Clemson University Relations EASLEY — A group of Clemson University students in the nationally renowned Call Me MISTER program spent their summer vacations this year helping elementary school students improve their reading abilities and enjoy a camp experience they might not have had otherwise. The six “MISTERs” participated as mentors

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June 28, 2018

Guest House resident looks to give back

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June 28. 2018 After four prison terms, Helenia Bragg focuses on helping others By Michaela Gleeson | mgleeson@alextimes.com – Friends of Guest House resident Helenia Bragg knows the importance of second, third and even fourth chances. Bragg, 61, spent 20 years in jail and has struggled with substance abuse since her teenage years. But a

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June 4, 2018

EDITORIAL: Buffett’s philanthropy has left its mark

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June 4, 2018 By the Editorial page staff of the Free Lance-Star – THE ONLY reluctance one has in recounting the acts of generosity bestowed upon the Fredericksburg area by Doris Buffett and the Sunshine Lady Foundation is in the fear of leaving something out. We’re willing to risk that because the impact of her

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April 30, 2018

$1 Million Endowment Will Continue Doris Buffett’s Gift

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Apr 30, 2018 – Sunshine Lady Foundation sets up fund to continue free admission for Fredericksburg residents to public pool * By Cathy Jett, THE FREE LANCE–STAR * Philanthropist Doris Buffett no longer lives in Fredericksburg, but the woman known as the “Sunshine Lady” will continue making admission to the city’s pool free to its

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January 19, 2018

The book that changed my life … in prison

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Jan. 19, 2018 – After the governor of New York intervened to lift restrictions on prisoners’ reading materials, five current and former inmates explain what books have meant to them Last week, thousands of inmates in three New York prisons stopped receiving reading materials from friends and family. Tens of thousands more, at more than

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October 27, 2017

Difference Maker Hall of Fame: Doris Buffett giving fortune away to help improve others’ lives

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Oct 27, 2017 By MICHAEL ZITZ The Free Lance-Star on Fredericksburg.com – How did philanthropist Doris Buffett become the person she is? What molded her into a woman determined to spend her life making a difference in the lives of those who are, as she says, “unlucky through no fault of their own?” Why has

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Empowerhouse continues ‘the good work’ founders started 40 years ago

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Oct 10, 2017 By CATHY DYSON of THE FREE LANCE–STAR – In the mid-1970s, when concerned citizens tried to convince churches and local governments to help victims of domestic violence, they weren’t exactly received with open arms—or generous donations. “We had a difficult time getting funding,” recalled Susanna Botts. “People weren’t aware of the widespread

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Hope in Sing Sing Prison

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June 13, 2017 8:00 PM by GEORGE WILL National Review @GEORGEWILL Nurturing our capacity for regeneration Ossining, N.Y. — Sparkling in the sunlight that inspired 19th-century romantic painters of the Hudson River School, Sing Sing prison’s razor wire, through which inmates can see the flowing river, is almost pretty. Almost. Rain or shine, however, a

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Editorial: Gladys Todd Academy students off to a great start

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May 13, 2017 Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star – YES, 21 young Fredericksburg-area students have the Sunshine Lady to thank for providing them the chance for a brighter future and a head start on their future academic and professional careers. But they also have themselves to thank for successfully becoming the first class of Gladys Todd Academy

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