Year-End Giving
Charity Navigator is a free site that gives you access to data and tools to guide your charitable giving. Here are some military and veterans organizations it gives a gold star to.
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16th ANNUAL MEALS ON WHEELS BENEFIT
On October 15th, the Council on Aging held our 16th Annual Meals on Wheels benefit: Dueling Pianos, Dinner and Auction, at the Eagles Lodge, and we were once again amazed by the tremendous outpouring of support we received from the Leavenworth County community. Not only was this event incredibly well-attended, the amount of fun we had and the money we raised to fund meals for senior far exceeded our expectations. We couldn’t do what we do without you and the generous sponsors, businesses and individuals who provided monetary and in-kind donations to make this our best event yet.
Cesspool or civility? Elon Musk’s Twitter at a crossroads
The discourse was never all that civil on Twitter. The loudest voices have often drowned out softer, more nuanced takes. After all, it’s much easier to rage-tweet at a perceived enemy than to seek common ground, whether the argument is about transgender kids or baseball.
‘Black Adam’ tops box office again on quiet weekend
On a quiet weekend in movie theaters before the upcoming release of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Warner Bros.’ “Black Adam” topped the box office for the third straight weekend with $18.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. “Black Adam,” Dwayne Johnson’s bid to launch a new DC Films superpower, has surpassed $300 million globally in three weeks of release, including a domestic tally of $137.4 million.
LET’S GET MOVING!
Think about participating in one of the exercise classes offered at the Council on Aging in 2022! There is no fee for participating, and you can join anytime. All classes are offered at the Council on Aging at 711 Marshall Street, Suite 100, in Leavenworth.