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What Are You Doing For “Give A Day” Week? Step up and help others April 13-21

What Are You Doing For “Give A Day” Week? Step up and help others April 13-21

| March 7, 2013 | 0 Comments

What are you doing for this year’s Give A Day week? People of all ages will be helping Brightside clean up neighborhoods; students will be helping collect and sort food for needy families; company employees will plant trees and paint playgrounds; there will even be a “flash mob” with hundreds taking to the streets to raise awareness and aid the campaign against child abuse.

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Friendliness Reigns At Good Shepherd

Friendliness Reigns At Good Shepherd

| February 28, 2013 | 0 Comments

The second week of the 2013 Fish Fry Challenge is in the books, and the Fryars are 2 for 2. Last Friday we visited Good Shepherd, formerly known as Our Lady before its merger with St. Cecilia and St. Anthony, and one of the most historic parishes in Louisville. Located on Rudd Avenue in Portland, it’s one of the last remaining Catholic parishes in this friendly, celebrated neighborhood.

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Enriching Students’ Lives Through Montessori Values

Enriching Students’ Lives Through Montessori Values

| February 21, 2013 | 0 Comments

Montessori School of Louisville (MSL) will hold the fourth annual Butterfly Benefit auction, in tribute to the shared values of Dr. Maria Montessori at The Olmsted on Friday, Feb. 22, in Louisville.

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Spend ‘Fryday’ With The Fryars

Spend ‘Fryday’ With The Fryars

| February 21, 2013 | 0 Comments

The fourth Annual Fish Fry Challenge kicked off with a bang last Friday – or “Fryday,” as we spell it – when the Fryars met at St. Patrick, home of last year’s winner.

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Protecting Vital Funding For Nonprofits

Protecting Vital Funding For Nonprofits

| February 21, 2013 | 1 Comment

For nearly 45 years Special Olympics Kentucky (SOKY) has provided important, life-changing opportunities for children and adults in Kentucky with intellectual disabilities.

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A Celebration With Style

A Celebration With Style

| February 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

Cassandra Stewart and Dr. Andrew Jones Jr. were friends for many years before they became “a couple.”

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Presidents Day: Honoring Those  Who Were Truly Great

Presidents Day: Honoring Those Who Were Truly Great

| February 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

In a time when many people confuse celebrities with heroes, Presidents Day deserves greater stature than merely being an occasion for holiday sales.

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Fashion View: Kevin Yates & Katie Kelty

Fashion View: Kevin Yates & Katie Kelty

| February 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

Kevin Yates & Katie Kelty: Co-Creators of Bourbon Built

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A Lesson About Love

A Lesson About Love

| February 13, 2013 | 0 Comments

Recently, my fiancée, Lindsey, and I did the Engaged Encounter for her church.

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Benefiting The Brave Hearts Of Kosair Children’s Hospital

Benefiting The Brave Hearts Of Kosair Children’s Hospital

| February 7, 2013 | 1 Comment

Yesterday we had the opportunity to volunteer at an event for the Brave Hearts Foundation.

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