2017
Compassion, Care, Home, Repeat
Two Area Groups Strive to Improve the Lives of Animals WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY CASSIE MILLER It takes compassion to care for animals in need. Some days, it takes restraint, a sense of purpose and […]
Community
2017
Service Dogs at Work
WORDS BY M. DIANE MCCORMICK, PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY ANN SHULER Dogs are instinctually attuned to the needs of their humans. We humans turn to mush in their paws. The made-to-order dog-and-human match-up is as inevitable […]
2017
Face in the Crowd: Gerry Dougherty
Words by Scott Campbell After a 30-year stint in the golf business, Gerry Dougherty decided to pursue another career path. The Perry County resident teamed with his son, Sean, to establish Dougherty Construction Company. Operating […]
2017
Igniting the Passion to Help, Part 2
Manada Conservancy 113 E. Main St., Hummelstown (717) 566-4122, manada.org Mission: “Manada Conservancy is a land trust dedicated to preserving the natural, historic, agricultural and scenic resources of Dauphin County through land conservation, environmental education […]
2017
Igniting the Passion to Help, Part 1
50 Midstate Charities and Nonprofits to Support by Volunteering To proffer kindness, to assuage suffering, to advocate a worthy cause, to donate time and attention, to help another for no other reason than it’s […]
2017
Charitable Companies
Three Area Workplaces That Make Giving Back a Priority WORDS BY JILL GLEESON Sometimes it feels like it’s a cold world out there – especially now, when our country seems more divided than ever. But […]
2017
Building Healthier Lives
Go Red Takes Aim at Cardiovascular Disease WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY CASSIE MILLER The cascade of tragedy that surrounded 2016 was due to an abnormally large amount of celebrity deaths. From actors and singers to […]
2017
Changing the Faces of Poverty, One Surgery at a Time
They travel, sometimes for days – families clinging to hope, making sacrifices and praying for help. Across India, across Vietnam, across Colombia, they come with dreams. With them are children, teens and adults whose medical […]
2017
Making a Difference
5 Local Nonprofits Improving the Lives of Others Words by M. Diane McCormick Photography by Kelly Ann Shuler They are woven into our lives like fiber on a loom. Today’s charities run like businesses, with […]
2017