Foundation to launch second hygiene fund drive
According to a news release from the foundation, the project began last year, when Development Officer Shawn Graham noticed an influx of requests for hygiene products from organizations in the region. He turned to social media to mobilize support across the foundation's five-county service area — Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego and Tioga.
In two weeks, the campaign raised nearly $10,000. The foundation distributed grants ranging from $500 to $1,000 to 13 organizations. This year, the foundation hopes to double that amount by hosting another crowdfunding campaign through April 30.
'Our program officer was hearing from pantries across the region about the skyrocketing demand for hygiene products,' Graham said. 'These pantries uphold basic human dignity for those at risk. We knew it was time to rally broader community support. Our goal is to increase annual contributions until the need no longer exists.'
Those interested can help by texting DIGNITY2ALL to 53-555 or visiting givebutter.com/Z2QvFG, according to the release.
"What began as a two-week drive has now grown into a flagship fund for the foundation, gaining year-round support to maximize community impact," the release stated.
The Community Foundation for South Central New York is a nonprofit organization founded in 1997 and headquartered in Johnson City. The foundation "encourages and facilitates personal and institutional philanthropy throughout the region by working with local donors and organizations," the release stated. The foundation has awarded more than $30 million in grants to the area's nonprofits to help address community concerns and improve the quality of life in the region, according to the release.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Yahoo
Skydiving construction workers raise more than £11k for Glasgow hospital
A team of skydiving construction workers has raised more than £11,000 for the Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity (GCHC). The 19 employees from GRAHAM's Building North division completed two charity skydives in Auchterarder on August 10 and 17, surpassing their £10,000 target by raising a total of £11,699. This fundraising effort will help deliver two mobile sensory units for young people enduring long hospital stays. The team completed two charity skydives in Auchterarder (Image: Supplied) Read more: Kilmarnock teen Skye Stout sent message by Ally McCoist after vile online abuse The skydives were the latest in a series of fundraising activities carried out by the company, with GRAHAM donating £10,000 to the GCHC in December 2024. GRAHAM also raised £600 through various festive events, including a Christmas jumper day, a tombola and a bake sale. Staff also volunteered at the hospital's Santa's grotto, with six employees donning elf costumes to help spread Christmas cheer. Anyone wishing to donate to the firm's most recent efforts can still do so at Read more: Cleansing night shift in Glasgow gets boost with new recruits Chris MacLeod, regional director at GRAHAM, said: 'Passing our £10,000 fundraising target and reaching almost £11,700 is an excellent outcome. 'The support from colleagues, families and partners has been vital in helping us achieve this. 'Funding two mobile sensory units will provide a real benefit for children under the care of GCHC, and we hope that the donation will make a lasting impact on both the children and their families.' Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity supports thousands of families each year, providing medical equipment, family support services and enhancing hospital facilities. The charity relies on fundraising efforts and donations to continue its work.
News24
11-08-2025
- News24
‘I nearly died after my cracked tooth caused a brain abscess'
What started as excitement for a day trip to Wales became a medical nightmare when Graham Bell's face began swelling just as he and his wife prepared to leave their home in mid-March. Graham's wife Sue immediately noticed something was seriously wrong – her husband's face was visibly swollen and he complained of severe headaches. Instead of heading to Wales, the Liverpool couple rushed to hospital, where tests revealed a shocking diagnosis. Graham (61) had developed a 3cm brain abscess, a dangerous condition where pus builds up in brain tissue due to bacterial infection. Even more surprising was the source – a cracked tooth he'd been living with, completely unaware it was harbouring a deadly infection. 'It was bizarre because I had no pain or swelling in my mouth to tell me there was something wrong,' Graham recalls. 'My clinical team worked to understand what was going on and found that the infection had actually come from an infection in a cracked tooth I had.' The diagnosis hit him hard. 'It was a lot of information to take in a short time,' he says. 'I had the family around me, but I think we were all in a bit of shock. I wasn't well, so finding out what was going on quickly was key for all of us.' Graham's ordeal was far from over. He required emergency surgery to drain the abscess, but complications arose when he developed sepsis. 'I was rushed back into surgery to drain the abscess again and they gave me high doses of antibiotics to help tackle the infection,' he explains. After six weeks in hospital, Graham is slowly on the road to recovery, though challenges remain. 'It's early days and his latest review in July was encouraging,' his wife says. 'He still has issues with communicating and moving around, but we're following the therapy and on our way to getting back to as close to normal as possible.' Show Comments ()
Miami Herald
19-06-2025
- Miami Herald
Federal ruling adds heat to Georgia's transgender care debate
ATLANTA - The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that will allow Tennessee to continue to ban gender-affirming care to minors will likely affect a challenge to Georgia's law, advocates said. In a 6-3 decision issued Wednesday, the Supreme Court said banning minors from receiving certain treatments for gender dysphoria, the diagnosis given to most transgender people, is not discriminatory. Georgia passed a ban on most gender-affirming medical care for minors in 2023, blocking doctors from prescribing hormone replacement therapy or performing surgery on anyone under 18. The families of transgender children then sued the state saying the law takes away the rights of parents to make health care decisions for their children. Jeff Graham, executive director of LGBTQ+ rights organization Georgia Equality, said families he'd spoken with on Wednesday were "devastated." "Folks are feeling heartbroken," Graham said during a news conference after the ruling. "It's not a good day. I think we had all hoped that we would have a better decision - a different decision." Attorneys representing the state have defended Georgia's law, saying more studies should be done before claiming the benefits of allowing minors to receive hormone or surgical treatment outweigh any potential medical risks, such as blood clots, heart disease or infertility. When asked for comment, the Georgia attorney general's office pointed to a post on X by Attorney General Chris Carr addressing the Supreme Court ruling. "This is a commonsense measure and one we're proud to defend, just like we're doing with our own law here in Georgia," Carr wrote. "We'll always fight to protect our children." State Sen. Carden Summers, a Republican from Cordele who sponsored Georgia's law, said he felt validated by the Supreme Court's decision. "It pleases me to know theSupreme Court holds up the law (and) finds the law to be justified," he said. "That kind of validates what we went through to try to help young people." Georgia's law allows minors who were already receiving hormone therapy before the law took effect on July 1, 2023, to continue receiving the medicine. It also allows doctors to continue to prescribe puberty blockers to minors, which is often the first medical step taken by transgender people. Tennessee's law does not allow the prescription of any gender-affirming medications. A federal judge initially stopped enforcement of Georgia's law but allowed it to resume once it was clear the U.S. Supreme Court would be making its own determination in the similar case. Attorneys for the parents said it was still unclear what the Supreme Court decision would mean for Georgia, but stressed the ruling was limited to gender-affirming care for minors. "There are some windows of hope in the decision," said Cory Isaacson, legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia. ACLU represents the Georgia families suing the state. "They felt that this Tennessee ban was not intentional discrimination against transgender people, but they very much left open the possibility that it's a challenge worth coming along that did involve what they felt like wasn't mutual discrimination, that very well may be something that the court would not sanction," Isaacson said. She said that means there will still be opportunities to challenge laws limiting the participation of transgender people in sports, regulating bathroom use or banning gender-affirming care for adults. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the Supreme Court order that Tennessee's law does not discriminate on the basis of sex, as attorneys challenging the law had argued, but instead blocked the care from people with a specific diagnosis. "We leave questions regarding its policy to the people, their elected representatives, and the democratic process," Roberts wrote. The court's three liberal justices dissented with Roberts' order. Justice Sonia Sotomayor read a summary of her dissent from the bench, saying it plainly discriminates. "By retreating from meaningful judicial review exactly where it matters most, the court abandons transgender children and their families to political whims," Sotomayor wrote. "In sadness, I dissent." Copyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Portions copyrighted by the respective providers.
