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Business professionals help the helpers to make difference in the CSRA

A business summit to help the staff of nonprofit organizations is set for next month.  Local attorneys, CEO’s, CPA’s and coaches will teach good business practices. This marks the third consecutive year the Community Foundation for the CSRA (CFCSRA) will host the nonprofit business summit. It is a day-long series of workshops and panel discussions providing professional development education for anyone connected to area nonprofit organizations. Lasima Turmon, Director of Programs at CFCSRA, told ABD that the summit is designed to help local organizations send staff members and volunteers to

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Consumer Stories

CSRA Company sprays goodwill to help sick children

A charitable event is “targeted” for this Sunday. You or your company can still participate. MEGAH SoftWash is one of the companies sponsoring the Georgialina. Outdoor Dream Foundation’s annual Clay for Kids fundraiser to welcome kids with chronic or terminal illnesses. It’s an event at a shooting range to give sick children a chance to trade hospital walls for the great outdoors. The event kicks off at 10:30 a.m. at the Palmetto Shooting Complex, located at 535 Gary Hill Road in Edgefield, South Carolina. Photos from the 2025 Clay for

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Georgia Senator brings home $1.3 million for CSRA businesses and major institution

Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering big money to help entrepreneurs have a fighting start and to help a local research center save lives. $800,000 of the $1.3 million will help Augusta University upgrade equipment at the Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta University’s cancer research center. “This support will allow us to acquire advanced research equipment that will strengthen our scientists’ ability to detect, study, and ultimately combat cancer. For nearly 200 years, Augusta University and the Medical College of Georgia have been home to lifesaving discoveries that improve the health

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Supermarket provides large check today

This morning at 9, the Golden Harvest Food Bank and families will benefit from a big donation that will buy a lot of fresh produce and staples. For the first time, the program will serve families in South Carolina, and preregistration is no longer required.  Summer Harvest program is returning for its third year with expanded reach and fewer barriers for families. The $40,000 grant from Food Lion is part of its Summers Without Hunger program, which supports distributions across Golden Harvest’s South Carolina service area. Food Lion leadership will also

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Companies use golf and laptops to interest CSRA kids

The timing of the Masters golf tournament certainly helped a pair of technology companies to influence future leaders. Students were part of an interactive, STEM – based Putt-Putt activity to inspire learning. AT&T partnered with Compu adopt, and the nonprofit learned fresh to help the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Augusta. 100 refurbished laptops were donated, along with a $25,000 community investment to support the AT&T Connected Learning Center at the club.  “Access to technology and digital tools is essential to how our students learn in today’s world. We appreciate

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Bus donation pays dividends down the road

Recently, the Gerald Jones Auto Group and the Garden City Gospel Mission held a pretty unique event. Though it’s not unique for a successful business to write a check for $5000 to help, it is unique when free transportation is involved. The auto group donated a bus to provide reliable transportation for men in the mission’s residential recovery program. The uses include helping connect them with employment, services, and daily support.   Thanks to Virginia Atkins of Gerald Jones Auto Group for providing THIS video on board with the leaders of

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Putt-Ing on an event for a good cause

Lovers of miniature golf this week will find a course awaiting them at Putt Putt in Martinez. Putt Putt owners will give back in about a month to make a difference for those who want to be seen. For 65 years, Easterseals of East Georgia has empowered individuals with disabilities and barriers to employment to build confidence, gain skills, and achieve independence.  Easter Seals is partnering with Putt Putt and area companies to be part of that mission.  at our upcoming fundraiser: May 19, 2026 | 5:00–8:00 PM Putt-Putt Fun

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$5,000 Scholarship from area business

Last year, Aaron Hudson of Augusta received a $5,000 scholarship to help him at the Augusta Technical College and his transition to Augusta University. Who will win this year’s Sandy Mazur Scholarship from Spherion Staffing and Recruiting? Applications are underway for this Georgia award that celebrates leadership, excellence, and the next generation of community leaders. The scholarship awards up to $5,000 to individuals pursuing higher education who demonstrate leadership, academic achievement, and a commitment to bettering their communities. Applications are open now through April 30, 2026. The scholarship is open

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Nonprofits benefit from companies’ kindness

About 15 different sponsors kicked in money to cover many of the expenses incurred by two different non-profits at yesterday’s 30th Annual Triple Crown Golf Classic at Woodside Country Club. In keeping with the “30” theme, Aiken Regional Medical Center sponsored the hole-in-one competitions, which featured two $15,000 prizes. Amongst other sponsors, lunch was handled by the local Chick-Fil-A and beverages at the cart were sponsored by Security Federal. Stokes Hodges Ford was one of the golf cart sponsors. 200 golfers helped raise more than the goal of $30,000, which

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The Indomitable Spirit of Humankind

Publisher’s Note: Israel Ayettey was away at school in Macon when Hurricane Helene ripped through the CSRA. Here is his guest column on the spirit of our neighbors called “The Indomitable Spirit of Humankind.” The wind howled through Augusta that night, rattling windows and uprooting trees like weeds in a garden. It was a night that we, the residents of Augusta, will never forget as long as we live.  When the sun rose, so did our sorrows as we looked around at the destruction left behind. I’ll never forget seeing

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