This year, nearly a quarter of adults in the US reported they planned to make New Year’s resolutions. Research shows, though, that most people are good at not sticking to those goals. In fact, Strava, a social network for athletes, uses data to predict the day most...
The 2021 Valley United Against Hunger food drive, where students from BYU and UVU join together in a friendly competition to raise food and monetary donations for Utah County’s most in-need residents, concluded on Tuesday, November 23, when students presented...
In 2019, we watched as children donated their savings to help local kids in need. We also witnessed families lining up patiently to give to people in need in our community. Their generous donations through the Giving Machines in Orem resulted in $230,000 for Community...
Dozens of volunteers organized food and other donated items at Edgemont North Stake’s 9/11 Day of Service held in Provo on September 11. Food items were all packed up into thousands of Kids Nutrition Paks that will be delivered to schools throughout Utah, Wasatch or...
(Photos courtesy Wasatch County Senior Center Facebook page) LaRee Pedro loves to stay busy. She calls herself a “Jill of all trades” who enjoys volunteering and seeing positive things happen in the community. She’s been the president of several organizations, is...
More than 167,000 unemployed low-income people obtained jobs, nearly 200,000 people with low-incomes landed in safe and affordable housing, and more than 1.5 million low-income people got food assistance. Nonprofits around the country helped these people achieve goals...
