Fight Hunger Friday at Laurel Empty Bowls Dinner

Laurel High School is teaming up with FISH of Laurel to raise funds and awareness.

Note: this article was originally published on April 9 but is being refeatured ahead of Friday's event. On April 26, Laurel High School will be holding its second annual Empty Bowls fundraiser to increase awareness of hunger and collect donations for local nonprofit FISH of Laurel. FISH of Laurel is a volunteer-staffed food bank serving greater Laurel community. Roughly 100 people came to last year's event and contributed a total of about $1,100, according to Carol Plotnick, the president of FISH of Laurel. Plotnick hopes to see more participants this year, adding the “economy has not been good to us either.” The school will provide entertainment and ceramic bowls for contributors to take home as a souvenir of the event. The bowls are a …

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Giving Tuesday: A Chance to Give Back During the Holiday Season

Several Prince George's County nonprofits are participating in a new nationwide campaign.

Will donating to charity ever be as popular as shopping during the holiday season? A partnership of nonprofits hopes so. For many people, the holiday shopping marathon began on Thanksgiving day, with some national chains opening their doors just hours after the traditional turkey dinner. Then comes Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, which has morphed into Cyber Week. Now, there's a new campaign asking you to open your wallet: Giving Tuesday. Coming on the heels of days devoted to consumerism, Giving Tuesday is designed "to create a national day of giving at the start of the annual holiday season. It celebrates and encourages charitable activities that support nonprofit organizations." Several Prince George's County …

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Local Business Gives Back To Dog Rescue

Boone & Sons Jewelers makes dog rescue a priority

Businesses of all shapes and sizes donate to charity, and they often give to the large, name brand organizations with big marketing budgets. Everyone can rally around the fight to cure cancer, help kids in need, or support victims of natural disasters, and all of these things are very worthy and important causes. What’s not as common, however, is to see prominent businesses get behind local dog rescue. Rescue groups like Mutts Matter get most of their corporate sponsorships from companies in the pet industry that understand the importance of rescue and know the hard, sad facts – that five to seven million animals enter the shelter system each year, and over four million don’t make it out.    As an all-volunteer, nonprofit rescue, Mutts …