Good Deeds

A CSRA organization whose mission is to support non-profit groups to fund their ongoing work announced grant awards to dozens of programs during a ceremony on Friday. “It is an endowed fund primarily contributed to by the Masters Tournament,” explained Community Foundation President and CEO, Shell Berry. “Each year, we go through a process starting in the mid-summer. Over 120 applications were made to the Community Foundation. Today we are going to award 46 organizations up to $15,000 each for a total of over $638,000.” Berry said the applicants cover

The rooms at Best Western, 452 Park West Drive in Grovetown, and Baymont by Wyndham Augusta Riverwatch, 2905 Riverwest Drive are not pet friendly, but the staff at both hotels are pet lovers and they are hoping guests will be also. Kim Gibbons is the sales and marketing manager for both properties. Her own cat, Owen, served as the inspiration for what became a community service project for the hotels in 2008 and ran through 2014. Now it’s back. “Originally, the program benefitted the CSRA Humane Society. Over the years,

Thanks to MoSH PiT Eats, Trendz Salon, and Dye’s Southern Catering, 50 families will be well-fed this Thanksgiving. It all started with a friendship between the owner of Trendz Salon, Robyn Kelley, and the owner of MoSH PiT Eats on Old Evans Road. Robyn and her team love the food that Jason and Amber Parrish serve up and they eat there often. Robyn is a member of Stevens Creek Church, which has the Augusta Dream Center as part of its campus in South Augusta. The Augusta Dream Center serves those

Patients being treated at the Georgia Cancer Center (GCC) at Augusta University have new members on their team, and they know all about working as a team. Student-athletes at Augusta University launched the “Here to Win” campaign during a recent news conference. The campaign will bring awareness to cancer prevention and early detection, while also raising funds to support research projects at GCC. Ryan Erlacher, athletic director at Augusta University, said Jaguar athletics has long partnered with GCC for cancer awareness games. However, they looked for a way to advance