Good Deeds

Students in Columbia and Richmond Counties head back to class on Thursday, Aug. 5. That means families across the CSRA are hitting local stores to buy school supplies, which may not be affordable for all parents and students. Several local businesses have stepped up to sponsor back-to-school events to collect and give away school supplies to needy families. Here’s a list of some of those events. The Hawk Law Group and Alison South Marketing will host the second annual Fit 4 School event on Saturday, July 31 from 10 a.m.

If you have ever seen Air Force One, sitting on the tarmac or flashing by overhead, you’ve felt the awe and pride evoked by this elegant symbol of American pride and power. Aiken businessman and master detailer Chris Williams (pictured above with pride) says it happens to him every time he is privileged to “climb” aboard – being overwhelmed with a feeling of reverence for what the plane symbolizes and the beauty in flight that flashes around the world. Aeronautical veterans say they climb aboard whenever they walk up the

Jessye Norman School of the Arts students and their families along with other CSRA families are eligible to apply. Provided by Jessie Norman School of the Arts If you’ve ever watched “Shark Tank”, you’re familiar with the show’s concept: Budding entrepreneurs pitch their product ideas to a panel of extremely wealthy judges in hopes of convincing them to invest in those ideas. Some competitors land lucrative deals, while others leave with nothing. The Jessye Norman School of the Arts in downtown Augusta has modeled this concept by creating its own

Reynold Borseth, president of the Merchants Association of Columbia County, presented a $150,000 check to Betts Murdison with the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Augusta. They’re pictured here with other local business leaders (Photo courtesy of Steve Johnston). Last year, the Merchants Association of Columbia County presented a check for $50,000 to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Augusta. Yesterday, they have tripled that donation. The local Ronald McDonald House – a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that aims to help families of children with serious illnesses – just received a check for

This sign marks the site of the future 24,000 square foot Jud C. Hickey Center for Alzheimer’s Care. (Photo by Josh Heath) A generous donation by the Knox Foundation of four acres of land on Washington Road worth close to $1 million is helping to turn the Jud C. Hickey Center for Alzheimer’s Care’s goal of constructing a new 24,000 square foot facility into a reality, according to Jennifer Pennington, the center’s executive director. “With this new center, we’ll be able to help more families facing this terrible disease,” says