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Troy Volunteer Fire Department gets big lift from community support
The Western News - Montana
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June 13, 2025
Troy, the greater community of South Lincoln County and Idaho stepped up to support its volunteer fire department with a fireman’s ball last weekend. Shelly Anderson, Troy Fire Auxiliary Treasurer, said the non-profit Auxiliary was formed in 2024...
Mizoram registered 93.71% blood donations from voluntary donors in 2024-25
The Assam Tribune
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June 13, 2025
Aizawl, June 13: Mizoram continues to lead India in voluntary blood donation, with an impressive 93.71% of all blood collected in the state during the 2024–2025 financial year coming from voluntary donors. The state has consistently ranked among...
City of Irondale funding Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice non-profit now tracking ICE agents
1819 News
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Residents of the City of Irondale have been paying for the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice to support programs that now include a warning system to track Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at the behest of the city's Mayor...
World must unite at Bonn talks to deliver on climate goals despite US exit – NGO
Clean Energy Wire
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June 13, 2025
The international community must put on a united front at the upcoming climate negotiations in Bonn to prove it can pursue effective climate policy even without the US, environmental NGO Germanwatch said. Delegates from around the world will come...
S.I. community discussion focused on addiction set for June 28
SI Live - New York
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June 13, 2025
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Local DJ Joseph Khalil will be hosting a free community discussion at Killah Koffee in West Brighton later this month. The event, titled Vent Your Truth, is scheduled for Saturday, June 28, at 1 p.m., and will focus on having...
Millions in Germany's cities affected by extreme heat – environmental NGO
Clean Energy Wire
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June 13, 2025
Millions of residents in Germany’s cities are being exposed to moderate or extreme heat stress caused by high temperatures, dense surface sealing and too little greenery, according to the second "heat check" of NGO Environmental Action Germany...
JP Nadda’s political rise and the parallel growth of his family-run NGO
The News Minute
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Until 1982, the Himachal Pradesh University was a Left fortress. But the next year, it was breached by a member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad – the students’ outfit of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Standing as an ABVP presidential...
Nkure-Nkuru Community Praise the Presence of IUM Campus: Mpandu Ootate Prof. Namwandi.
Villager
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June 13, 2025
By Stephanus Pombili In 2015, a significant transformation occurred in the heart of the Kavango West Region when the International University of Management (IUM) officially launched its Nkure-Nkuru Campus. What began as a humble academic...
Community Resource Efficiency Hub in Kerala’s Ernakulam to support 25 women-led coastal enterprises build climate-resilient business models
The Hindu
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June 13, 2025
Women entrepreneurs at the soon-to-be commissioned Community Resources Efficiency Hub in North Paravur. | Photo Credit: special arrangement A Community Resource Efficiency (CRE) hub in North Paravur will be commissioned next week to help 25 women...
Vernon Davis honored for NFL distinction and community service with induction into Gridiron Greats Hall of Fame
The Times of India
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Vernon Davis (via Getty Images) Former San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos tight end Vernon Davis was added to the 2025 Gridiron Greats Hall of Fame class. Vernon Davis played for 14 seasons before his 2019 retirement. He was officially...
NGO Slams NSC’s Leadership, Claims ‘Honeymoon’ Period Is Over
Leadership
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June 13, 2025
A non-governmental organisation, known as the Athletics and Other Sports Development Initiative, has condemned the leadership of the National Sports Commission (NSC) for its failure to address the pressing issues facing Nigeria’s sports sector,...
HCM City youths join volunteer activities in Laos
Vietnam News Agency
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HCM CITY — More than 100 young people in HCM City have begun a trip to neighbouring Laos for volunteer activities until June 28. A total of 103 volunteers, including youth union members, students, young people, civil servants, doctors, and...
America’s migrant workers are terrified to work but unable to stay home
WISC Channel 3000 - Wisconsin
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New York (CNN) — In the early morning on Tuesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents chased farmworkers through a field in Oxnard, California. Agents tackled and restrained workers amid rows of produce, as seen in video from CNN...
Over €230,000 in funding announced for Mayo community groups
Connaught Telegraph
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Published: Fri 13 Jun 2025, 11:25 AM 226 voluntary and community organisations to benefit under Local Enhancement Programme Minister for Rural and Community Development, Dara Calleary TD, has announced funding of over €230,000 for 226 community,...
Once-Segregated Theater Becomes a Creative Community Hub for All
Daily Yonder - Kentucky
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June 13, 2025
Clarksdale, Mississippi, is known as the birthplace of the blues. The small town in the heart of the Mississippi Delta is rich with artistic legend and legacy – it’s said to be where blues icon Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil in exchange...
Hyderabad: Tension in Punjagutta as community hall school for poor children locked by local leaders
Telengana Today
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June 13, 2025
Tension broke out in Punjagutta after local leaders locked a GHMC community hall used for educating poor children. Volunteers from Sushila Devi Memorial Trust were forced to conduct classes outdoors. Police say they have not received any...
Community trailblazers: Bishop Chikuni's global peace efforts raise Zim flag
The Standard
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Bishop Chikuni MY meeting with my namesake Bishop Albert Chikuni was at an event at which he was one of the partners of a documentary on child trafficking. I was to know that he is a marketer by profession, banker by experience and shepherd by...
Somy Ali on supporting LGBTQIA+: You deserve safety and dignity
The Times of India
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Actor-turned-activist Somy Ali reflects on her ongoing work with LGBTQIA+ survivors of abuse and displacement through her NGO. From offering shelter to creating safe spaces during Pride Month, she emphasizes the power of empathy and long-term...
SA’s gold mining past poisons Soweto community, residents say
African Insider
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June 13, 2025
The yellow dust that blows off it stings the throat. Studies have found it contains traces of toxic substances such as arsenic, lead and uranium – a legacy of the 1880s gold rush that founded Johannesburg and Soweto.The local Snake Park Cerebral...
Gold mining past poisons Soweto community, residents say
Eye Witness News
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Soweto's children call it the "yellow mountain": for decades, a gold mine dump that towers over the Snake Park neighbourhood of South Africa's largest township has been polluting the area and poisoning communities. The yellow dust that blows off...