Giving

Black Friday deals are coming now, sneak peeks everywhere you turn, here's a couple that are in big demand every year, Walmart and Best Buy.

One of my favorite benefit events is coming up on Saturday, October 23, at Christ United Methodist Church, their annual fish fry.

Teachers and educators help shape the future and the future of our kids. They put in long hours making class plans for the year, grading papers, homework and tests and just being a good influence on every child and teenager that walks into their classroom.

It will be the holiday season before you know it and the Salvation Army of Texarkana is here to help again this year with the Angel Tree Program.

If you love to read then you do not want to miss the  2021 Special "Autism" Gathering of Authors this Saturday, October 9 from 10 AM to 3 PM at the Circle J Cowboy Church located at 6912 Blackman Ferry Road in Texarkana, Arkansas.

The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Texarkana area residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® on October 16, 2021, at  Spring Lake Park.

October is known as Fall Festival month and there are a lot of great festivals to check out. This Friday, October 8, and Saturday, October 9 it's the very first ever Hoot Festival and it's going to be full of family fun and live music.

If you are looking for a new furry four-legged family member then be sure to check out this local dog rescue. Passion for Pooches specializes in small dog breeds but they have a few larger breeds too and the rescue needs your help.

One of the biggest annual fundraisers for Hospice of Texarkana in the month of October is Jeans and Bling. Last year the fundraiser was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and unfortunately with the rise of Delta Variant cases in Texarkana Jeans and Bling has been postponed until Spring of 2022.

Recently, the Little Rock Zoo welcome these two adorable babies to the zoo family, they are brother and sister twin Pygmy Slow Loris', and after a naming contest, the names Nova for the girl and Sol for the boy were chosen by the public.

If you love golf and playing in charitable tournaments, here's one you might want to check out, the ISM-Fort Worth Roy L. Anderson Memorial Golf Tournament is celebrating its 25th annual tournament on September 20, 2021. Tickets and sponsorships are available now.

Even though we are trying to get back to normal again there are still a lot of people that are experiencing tough times due to the effects of COVID on the economy. Harvest Regional Food Bank will be distributing 500 emergency food boxes to New Boston-area residents.