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Topic: Fisher House
July 2, 2009 |
When you stop by the Downtown Market on July 4 and 11, you can help a good cause. Boy Scouts of America will be at the market collecting donations for The Fisher House of Fort Campbell. The Fisher House is place where families of wounded service members can stay while their loved one is undergoing prolonged treatment and recovery at the Veteran Affairs Hospital.
The Boy Scouts will be accepting donations in the form of canned goods, boxed food and monetary donations. They will be at the market from 8:00a.m.-1:00p.m. on both Saturdays. This is an excellent way to show your patriotism around the Independence Day holiday and thank the soldiers who have worked hard to defend our freedom.
 Niki Crowe the manager of the New Downtown Market would like to invite everyone to come visit!
As always, the Downtown Market will offer a variety of locally produced items. Nursery stock, fresh produce, homemade crafts and baked goods are just a few of the things you will find at the market this weekend.
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By Christine Anne Piesyk | November 2, 2007 |
The holidays seem to begin in November, leading up to Thanksgiving and of course, Hanukah, Christmas and Kwanza. It becomes a frenzy on “Black Friday,” when hordes of shoppers line up at midnight or in the wee hours in an attempt to get the best deals and the early bird.
Many of us already have the things we really want or need, so we’ve turned to a different kind of shopping: we seek out places and organizations that would benefit from charitable contributions, a donation “in lieu of…” random gifts. Because we also like to see these supporting gifts in action, we keep most of our charitable giving “local.”
With that in mind, Clarksville Online is launching this holiday season with a list of organizations whose work we admire and support; it is an eclectic list of organizations that in one way or another has direct impact on the people of our community. «Read the rest of this article»
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