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THV's Liz Massey honorary chair of 'Illuminate the Cure: A Mother's Day Celebration'

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer
Monday, May 7th, 2012, 11:12am
THV's Liz Massey honorary chair of 'Illuminate the Cure: A Mother's Day Celebration'

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (May 3, 2012) ‒ Sixteen honorary chairs will release the first of hundreds of pink floating lanterns over the Arkansas River at Illuminate the Cure: A Mother's Day Celebration.  Held on Sunday, May 13, the new event benefitting the Arkansas Affiliate of Susan G. Komen

for the Cure will take place at the Big Dam Bridge.  Registration begins at

7 p.m., with lanterns being launched at dusk.

The 2012 Illuminate the Cure honorary chairs are: Alyson Courtney, Tabitha Cunningham, Jessie Edwards, Mike Gavigan, Herren Hickingbotham, Michael Manley, Liz Massey, Jim McClelland, Sandra McFadden, Denver Peacock, Jennifer Ronnel, Stacy Sells, Jessica Dean, Stephanie Streett, Donna Terrell and Lou Ellen Treadway.

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News conference to announce 'Love Your Block' grants

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer
Friday, April 27th, 2012, 12:34pm
News conference to announce 'Love Your Block' grants

When: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 – 10:00 a.m.

Where: Woodruff Community Garden – 7th & Brown Streets

The Little Rock Board of Directors is happy to announce a competitive grant program designed to help Neighborhood-Based Organizations (NBOs) meet their most pressing challenges through community service and focused City Services.  The purpose of the Neighborhood Challenge-Love Your Block Grant Program is to promote and increase volunteerism in the city while partnering with city staff to improve the quality of life in our neighborhoods. 

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Firefighters battle Muscular Dystrophy by 'filling the boot'

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer
Friday, April 27th, 2012, 11:02am
Firefighters battle Muscular Dystrophy by 'filling the boot'

WHO: Little Rock IAFF Local 34 Firefighters Coordinators/Speakers: Charles Austin, FTB Coordinator Little Rock Local 34

WHAT: MDA Fill the Boot Press Conference, MDA Fill the Boot Drive benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Central Arkansas

WHEN: Fill the Boot Press Conference: May 2, 1 pm ; Fill the Boot Event: May 4 - 5 7 am-7 pm
WHERE: Fill the Boot Press Conference: Station #2 (524 E. 9th St) Fill the Boot Event: Corners of Chenal/Bowman, Markham/University
WHY: Next weekend, the Little Rock Local 34 will brave the heat to raise money for Central Arkansas kids and families. This will be continuing a 55 year tradition of Fire Fighters raising money to fight muscle disease. Last year, the Little Rock Local 34 raised over $42,000 to enhance local services that MDA provides such as local MDA clinics (Arkansas Children’s Hospital and UAMS), equipment loan closets, and summer camp. This year they have set their goal at $50,000.

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Vote to send your school to the Summer Cereal Drive 'Cereal Bowl'

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer
Friday, April 27th, 2012, 10:29am

Voting by the public will begin online Friday, April 27 (4:30 a.m.) through Wednesday, May 2 (midnight). There will be one winner per division. Winners will be invited to the Cereal Bowl on May 4 and their videos will be highlighted on-air during the Cereal Bowl between 5 am and 7 am!

Click here to vote for the best video.

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Arkansas Foodbank needs Facebook votes

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer
Thursday, April 26th, 2012, 2:26pm
Arkansas Foodbank needs Facebook votes

CAST YOUR VOTE BEFORE APRIL 30 TO HELP THE ARKANSAS FOODBANK QUALIFY FOR MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN WALMART DONATIONS

Walmart has chosen 200 communities in the U.S. that are the hardest hit by unemployment, including Pine Bluff, Ark., and is asking the public to vote for their local communities on Facebook. The community with the most votes will get a donation of $1 million to its local hunger relief agencies, including the foodbank that serves the community. The next 20 top vote-getting communities will received donations of $50,000.

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New employment firm helps offenders, local businesses

Submitted by Deb Roush on Monday, April 23rd, 2:33 pm
New employment firm helps offenders, local businesses

Terry Williams has a love for former prison inmates. She believes in them so much that, in an economy that is less than robust, she just launched an employment firm – Little Rock-based Ramoth, Inc. – to help recently released Arkansas and Louisiana inmates find jobs.

Though it’s a unique concept, Williams said she doesn’t consider it a risk.

That’s because when it comes to ex-inmates, Williams is an expert. The daughter of a police officer and wife of the City of Maumelle, Ark.’s police chief, she has decades of experience working as the director of faith-based halfway houses for federal inmates called City of Faith. Based in Louisiana and Little Rock, Williams’ programs have put thousands of former federal prisoners to work – successfully.  Now she is hoping to help state-level offenders find jobs.

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RETARDED: Spread the word to end the word

Submitted by Kelly Currence, The Social Chairman
Friday, April 20th, 2012, 1:32pm

Truly Inspirational!

 

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