To spread holiday cheer, Mon. Dec. 21st the Hope Lions Club and the Hope Evening Lions Club constructed an assembly line to pack and deliver over 125 Christmas baskets. The coliseum was full of people, boxes and vehicles as different items…
At an event held Friday, Dec. 18th in Texarkana, Gregg Orr Auto presented a gift of $18,600 to the Ark-La-Tex Muscular Dystrophy Association as the finale to their first year’s participation in MDA’s Drive for the Cure giving program. Through…
Two anonymous donations totaling $11,000 from local supporters of Making Magnolia Blossom (MMB) have helped ensure that this community organization’s work will continue to thrive into 2016, according to the Magnolia Reporter. A local family donated $10,000, and a local…
Ring in 2016 by being a part of the United We Rock party at Northridge Country Club. Proceeds benefit the United Way of Greater Texarkana. The New Year’s Eve event features two incredible bands, Jawbone as the headliner and One…
On Thanksgiving more than 115 volunteers filed into the Shelter to help prepare and serve hundreds of meals to some of those in our community that joined us for the holiday. Preparation for the holiday began weeks before the actual…
In 1952, Dr. S. A. Collom and a gathering of Texarkana citizens founded the “Temple Home for Crippled Children” in response to the polio epidemic that was devastating our nation. The Temple Center, an Easter Seals affiliate, has evolved and expanded into…
Annual Toys for Tots Bike Ride will be Sunday, December 13th. To participate, you will need to bring a new unwrapped toy for a boy or girl or donate $5. Riders are leaving from Dwight’s Bikers Dream in New Boston…
The United Way of Greater Texarkana 2nd Annual Community Garage Sale is this Saturday, December 12. It is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. inside the fellowship hall of the Williams Memorial United Methodist Church on Moores Lane in…
Redwater High School will be bringing holiday cheer with a performance of “Yes, Virginia The Musical”. “Yes, Virginia The Musical” was created by Macy’s as part of its annual holiday Believe campaign and has been performed by hundreds of schools…
This Sunday, Dec. 13th, Company Dance invites the community to enjoy Christmas dance performances. At 2 p.m., about a hundred dancers ages 2 to adult will take the stage of the Performing Arts Center at Pleasant Grove High School, with all…
As the holiday season spotlights acts of kindness and giving back, a new federal study shows that 1 in 4 Americans volunteered through an organization and 3 in 5 helped their neighbors last year. The annual Volunteering and Civic Life…
CHRISTUS St. Michael is partnering with Toys for Tots as an official drop-off site! Bring in a new, unwrapped toy through Tuesday, Dec. 15, for a child in our community who may not otherwise receive a Christmas gift. Collection boxes…
Currently celebrating 19 years in business, all rhythm dance alley had always featured their dancers at the Mistletoe Fair up until 2008 as their Christmas showcase benefiting the Junior League of Texarkana. However, this year in partnership with 3 other…
2nd annual Santa Sprint & Reindeer Run benefiting the Texarkana Museums System will take place at 9 a.m. on December 12, 2015. The race will begin and end at the historic Ace of Clubs house in Downtown Texarkana. “The Santa…
Opportunities, Inc. has joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. Occurring this year on December 1, #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday…
