Forty-seven years after leaving his Northern Tanzanian village to seek an education, Aptos resident John Shoka and his life partner Mary Braham have launched a bold effort to improve living conditions in his impoverished homeland.
For the couple, both recently retired college professors, Kishapu is a place calling for change. They envision basic amenities for the [...]

Tafford Uniforms, a leading supplier of nursing scrubs, shoes, and medical accessories, today announced that two students have been awarded the Tafford Uniforms Nursing Scholarship. Charla Walker and Nathan Brimmer are respectively the fifth and sixth recipients of the Tafford Scholarship, which was first awarded in June 2007.
Charla Walker has been awarded the scholarship to [...]

Tafford Uniforms, a leading supplier of nursing scrubs, shoes, and medical accessories, today announced that two students have been awarded the Tafford Uniforms Nursing Scholarship. Charla Walker and Nathan Brimmer are respectively the fifth and sixth recipients of the Tafford Scholarship, which was first awarded in June 2007.
Charla Walker has been awarded the scholarship to [...]

Retired Navy Capt. Earl Buckwalter, 87, of Austin, Texas, and formerly of Annapolis, died Aug. 6.
Capt. Buckwalter was born Oct. 1, 1920, in West Chester, Pa., to the late Charles and Katherine Buckwalter. He attended West Chester High School and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1943.
He served in the Navy for 30 years, with [...]

West Shore Medical Center recently presented four area high school seniors with scholarships of $500: Joshua Briggs, an Onekama High school graduate, who will be attending Grand Valley State University to study pre-medicine; Julia Kedrowski, a Manistee High School graduate who is attending Grand Valley State University to study nursing and hopes to become a [...]

The Twin Lakes community, now more than 500 people strong, had humble beginnings 25 years ago.
Wade and Agnes Coble, a couple with a penchant for helping others, wanted to be sure that senior citizens were cared for in Alamance County. They left a generous gift for Macedonia Lutheran Church, where they were members, with a [...]

The Tennessee Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (TNAHSA) plans to honor Senator Diane Black with the Executive Leadership Award at their annual conference in Nashville on Tuesday, August 5. Black is being recognized for her long history of advocacy for Tennessee’s underprivileged, elderly and disabled, including her work with TNAHSA as sponsor [...]

The Tennessee Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (TNAHSA) plans to honor Senator Diane Black with the Executive Leadership Award at their annual conference in Nashville on Tuesday, August 5. Black is being recognized for her long history of advocacy for Tennessee’s underprivileged, elderly and disabled, including her work with TNAHSA as sponsor [...]

The Tennessee Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (TNAHSA) plans to honor Senator Diane Black with the Executive Leadership Award at their annual conference in Nashville on Tuesday, August 5. Black is being recognized for her long history of advocacy for Tennessee’s underprivileged, elderly and disabled, including her work with TNAHSA as sponsor [...]

If you volunteer at the local food bank or visit seniors at a nursing home, congratulations.
In New Jersey, you’re a prized rarity.
The Corporation for National and Community Service has released its annual survey on volunteering, and there’s little in it for the Garden State to proud of.
Slightly more than one in five New Jersey residents [...]