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Yahoo
19-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Schuylkill Gives announces leaderboard for donations to nonprofits
With a growing number of families depending on Schuylkill Community Action for the free food it provides from its pantries countywide, the organization is increasingly dependent on donations. The money the group received from the 24-hour fundraiser Schuylkill Gives last week therefore provided a big boost. Schuylkill Community Action collected $20,455, the top amount raised by the 46 participating nonprofits during the online giving initiative. Schuylkill Gives, which is run by the Schuylkill Area Community Foundation, is designed to strengthen the Schuylkill County nonprofit community and the many causes they support. Rounding out the top 10 recipients in terms of dollars donated in Schuylkill were: 2. Ringtown Area Library 3. Orwigsburg Area Free Public Library 4. Hillside SPCA 5. Shenandoah Area Free Public Library 6. Servants to All – My Father's House 7. Red Creek Wildlife Center, Inc. 8. Schuylkill Connects 9. Schuylkill County Historical Society 10. Walk In Art Center Schuylkill Community Action's donors included one family who volunteers at the pantry and who anonymously gave $20,000 in memory of a loved one, said CEO Dave Young. That money will help the group to buy more food for those in need and also help cover the expenses of running the truck it uses to pick up food donations, he said. 'We are incredibly grateful,' he said. Orwigsburg Library Director Claudia Gross said that because libraries rely so much on fundraising, the Schuylkill Gives event is a big help. Her library, for example, only receives 12% of its funding from the state, meaning it must raise another $100,000 each year. The library collected $8,000 from 128 donors during Schuylkill Gives, which will help greatly with covering costs and supporting the many programs it presents, she said. 'We really appreciate the Schuylkill Area Community Foundation for helping Schuylkill County nonprofits to be seen,' Gross said. The Ringtown Library raised $13,325 from 225 donors, a number of whom don't even live in Pennsylvania any longer but used to patronize the library and still help support it financially, said library director Tanya Savitsky. Each year the Schuylkill Gives initiative is important toward helping the library pay its bills, she said. 'Every donation helps,' she said. 'We could not survive without them.' The website is still accepting donations to the charities that took part and gives information on each of them, allowing visitors to search for nonprofits by category. The site can be reached at Donations can also be made anytime directly to the nonprofits through their websites.
CTV News
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Jazz concerts to honour Oscar Peterson on what would have been his 100th birthday
Oscar Peterson speaks after being presented with the Internation Association of Jazz Education president's award during a gala dinner in Toronto on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2003. (CP PHOTO/Frank Gunn) TORONTO — Canadian jazz legends Dave Young and Oliver Jones are among the musicians set to honour Oscar Peterson at a concert next month in Toronto. 'Oscar Peterson at 100' takes place at Massey Hall on June 14 and is billed as 'a Canadian celebration' of the late jazz pianist featuring old friends and musicians who were inspired by his work. It's among many upcoming events that will mark what would've been Peterson's 100th birthday this summer. Nearly two dozen performers have been announced for the show, which is being co-produced by his daughter Céline Peterson. They also include pianist Robi Botos, Juno-winning singer Laila Biali and composer Sean Nimmons, the grandson of jazz clarinetist Phil Nimmons. The show will mix performances of Peterson's original compositions with a selection of jazz standards. Peterson was born Aug. 15, 1925 and died of kidney failure in 2007 at the age of 82. A series of cross-country shows are being organized by Peterson's daughter this year in co-ordination with a group of musicians named the Oscar Peterson Centennial Quartet. Celebrations include events at the Montreal Jazz Festival, Stratford Festival and Banff Centre. The pianist's widow Kelly Peterson will also speak about her life with the musician at an event in Waterloo, Ont. on July 18. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 14, 2025.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Provo, Orem leaders hope new UTA service will fill ‘gaps' in fast-growing county
Utah County remains the state's fastest-growing county, which requires extensive planning, including ways to handle new transportation challenges. 'Growth is coming and we have got to get ahead of it,' said Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi. 'We can't sit and wait until it's a problem.' She sees public transit as a potential solution for moving more people around more efficiently than having everyone drive. Orem Mayor Dave Young's city has FrontRunner, bus rapid transit and traditional bus services. Still, both he and Kaufusi say there are still 'gaps' in connectivity — something that they hope will be fixed by Utah Transit Authority's newest Utah County service. The state agency extended its UTA on Demand service to Utah County for the first time last month, adding an 8.6-square-mile zone covering the west side of Orem and Provo, including destinations like Provo Airport and Provo City Hall. The microtransit service blends traditional bus operations with ridesharing, allowing customers to hail a van with other riders heading in a similar direction. Both mayors say it should help west-side residents connect with the transit options that are easier to find east of the FrontRunner line, while offering better connections to key places like the fast-growing airport. 'This on-demand service really is the final touch in making that happen,' Young said. 'This is designed to bring that final level together.' UTA first tested the concept in southwest Salt Lake County in 2019, reaching an area that experienced similar transit gaps. It became a permanent fixture two years later, before the agency added new service areas to Salt Lake City's west side and parts of Davis and Tooele counties. Ridership has grown as a result. The agency reported having 2,207 average weekday boardings in April, an 18% increase from last April and its highest monthly average since adding the service. UTA Director Jay Fox hopes the trend continues as it extends to a crucial part of Utah County. 'One of the reasons on-demand coming here is a pretty big deal is because it's been so successful everywhere else,' Fox said. 'You know right away that bringing it to an area, it's going to connect people to places they couldn't connect to before directly; it's going to be an incredible success. ... For both cities, it's going to just drive so much mobility.' It could also spark new transit service down the road. UTA used heat maps to carve out a traditional bus service route in southwest Salt Lake County that also debuted last month. The same could happen in Utah County. In the meantime, UTA on Demand will be available within the Orem/Provo zone from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day from Monday through Saturday. One-way rides are $2.50, the same cost as a bus.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Colorado state treasurer warns of ‘grave risk' from Republicans' proposed Medicaid cuts
Colorado Treasurer Dave Young speaks at the opening of Colorado Democrats' Aurora field office on June 28, 2022. (Faith Miller/Colorado Newsline) Colorado State Treasurer Dave Young warned Wednesday of the dire consequences for the state's budget that could result from Republican proposals to slash federal spending, especially the cuts that would be forced on Medicaid by a recently passed GOP budget resolution. Young spoke alongside other state treasurers in a virtual press conference hosted by the advocacy group Americans for Responsible Growth, slamming the proposed spending cuts 'coming from the Trump administration and from the activities of Elon Musk.' 'The Republicans' current budget plan, backed by President Trump, is not only financially reckless, it's needlessly cruel,' Young said. 'In Colorado alone, we have about 1.2 million seniors, disabled people, pregnant mothers, working class families that depend on Medicaid. If federal cuts go through, our state must make up the difference by slashing other essential programs like education or kicking thousands of Coloradans off Medicaid. Neither option is acceptable to me.' SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX The budget resolution passed by GOP lawmakers earlier this month requires the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicaid spending, to make more than $880 billion in cuts to federal spending over the next 10 years. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that Medicaid comprises 93% of the spending that could be cut by the committee. As a result, the Republican budget requires a minimum of $700 billion in Medicaid cuts — or a 10% reduction in projected spending — even if all other spending overseen by the committee were zeroed out. Young, a Democratic former state lawmaker from Greeley, has served as Colorado's state treasurer since 2019. One of four statewide executive offices elected by voters, the treasurer oversees the management, investment and disbursement of state funds, along with a handful of savings and loan programs and the state's Division of Unclaimed Property. He spoke Wednesday of his sister, Dorothy, who is developmentally disabled and has relied on Medicaid for behavioral and physical health care services throughout her life. About 25 years ago, when Colorado's Medicaid program was previously forced to make cuts, Young said, Dorothy struggled to find care and was 'essentially homeless' for a period of time. 'This is somebody who has no ability to care for herself … but was out on the street because Medicaid didn't have enough money to support her,' said Young. 'I ran for office to advocate, not only for my sister, but for the thousands like her, and because I've seen how essential these services are, and how fragile our Medicaid system can be if we don't protect it.' If congressional Republicans follow through on their planned Medicaid cuts, Colorado could face an especially difficult set of fiscal choices because of the requirements in the so-called Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, which Young called 'the most restrictive tax and expenditure provisions of any state in the country.' With state lawmakers barred from raising additional revenue without ballot-box approval, and already struggling to fill an estimated $1.2 billion budget gap this year, the state's only options could be to make deep cuts to a range of social services. 'As these health care costs increase, it's just going to crowd out our education expenditures even more, and these are just not sustainable pathways for delivering effective services for people in the state of Colorado,' Young said. 'Children need to have a quality education. People need to have effective health care. We want an infrastructure system that works for people — our business communities count on that to thrive. And without a thoughtful approach to dealing with Medicaid, particularly in Colorado, we put the future of our state at grave risk.' SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
CBS News
31-01-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Great Colorado Payback wants to give back $2 billion in unclaimed property
The Great Colorado Payback has $2 billion in unclaimed property and wants to give it back. The Colorado Department of the Treasury and Great Colorado Payback hosted an open house Thursday and showcased unique items from the Treasury's vault ahead of National Unclaimed Property Day on February 1, 2025. The event displayed rare jewelry, gold and silver bars, collectible watches, and other valuable items that are being stored in the State Treasurer's vault. Colorado State Treasurer Dave Young and Gov. Jared Polis have declared Feb. 1 as Unclaimed Property Day in Colorado. Right now there are 7.5 million people who have $2 billion worth of unclaimed property. "We have a fabulous team here that handles unclaimed property, the Great Colorado Payback, and when we think we know who the owners are, we hold onto it. As a matter of fact, all of this is held onto forever. We don't allow it to go out the door unless it's going to the proper owner," said Young. The Great Colorado Payback returned nearly $78 million in unclaimed property through 75,000 claims last year. Those who think they might have unclaimed property are encouraged to check out the Great Colorado Payback website.
