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Yahoo
13-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Carthage marks 25 years of volunteering with Day of Caring
CARTHAGE, Mo. — A Silver Jubilee in Carthage is celebrated with volunteerism. Afterall, that's what the United Way's Day of Caring entails. Nationally, it began in 1992 as a way to connect employees of local businesses with the many agencies the United Way supports. The Carthage Area United Way has now been a part of it for 25 years. The volunteers we caught up with today were doing some garden work outside the 'Fair Acres Family YMCA.' Carthage marks 25 years of volunteering with Day of Caring Carthage library kicks off summer reading challenge Vision Carthage's 'Dumpster Day' succeeds with community help Couple accused of stealing 1/4 of a million from elderly woman to face trial Brandon Weaver and Dr. Grant Williams receive Carthage alumni awards 'We have nine different partner agencies that we support, but days like today, we get to help a whole bunch of other ones that don't necessarily need out financial support, but are happy to have us come do a little bit of sweat work, which is — which is so much fun,' said Kim Bausinger, Carthage Area United Way Exec. Director. 'As a nonprofit, we only have a part-time employee who has to take care of this, over 5,000 square foot garden. All of the vegetables that we raise in this garden go towards our feeding program, where we fed 50-thousand meals last year. And, so we get to add fresh vegetables to that service, and it's just amazing of getting to do that and see those kids get fed that might not be otherwise,' said Tericia Mixon, Fair Acres Family YMCA Exec. Dir. of Operations. Volunteers in Carthage also spent time today at Crosslines Ministries, Innovative Industries, and St. Luke's Nursing Home. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Carthage School District announces inaugural Distinguished Tiger Alumni Award recipients
CARTHAGE, Mo. — The Carthage School District and the Distinguished Tiger Alumni Award Board recently announced inaugural recipients of the Distinguished Tiger Alumni Award — Brandon Weaver and Dr. Grant Williams. They will be honored Friday, Oct. 17, during the Carthage High School football game. The award was established in honor of the late Carthage schoolteacher Caroline Tubbs and recognizes Carthage High School graduates who have made outstanding contributions in their fields and communities. • Brandon Weaver, class of 2009, serves as a senior software engineer at Amazon One Medical. His career has included roles at Square, Gusto, Sony PlayStation and Cerner. Brandon is also a featured speaker in the Ruby programming community, presenting worldwide from Japan to Brazil. He also is an advocate for autism awareness and a supporter of education and athletics, including funding for classroom wish lists, the cross country program, providing a specialized wheelchair for a student-athlete, and covering a full year of college tuition for a student in need. As a Carthage High School student, Weaver was involved in cross-country, track and field, SkillsUSA, jazz, concert and marching bands. • Grant Williams, class of 2001, is an oncologist specializing in geriatric care. He is certified in internal medicine, oncology and geriatric medicine. Williams currently serves as a professor and clinical researcher at the University of Alabama Birmingham, and has authored over 200 peer-reviewed scientific publications. His numerous honors include the Exceptional Care Provider Award, Teaching Excellence Award and Patient Excellence Award. While at Carthage High School, Williams was active in tennis, jazz band, show choir, the math team, Spanish club, basketball and student council.
