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Saturday, March 23, 2013  Second Harvest of South Georgia teamed up with Northern Heights Baptist Church to distribute food to those who need it in Cordele Saturday morning.

Monday, March 11, 2013  During a Monday morning Community Benefits Committee meeting, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital officials donated close to $85,000 to Southwest Georgia organizations that are making a difference in the community.

Saturday, January 12, 2013  Updated with video; Albany's Youth Indoor Football League and Youth Indoor Cheer and Dance set up at the Civic Center today and encouraged members of the community to come out and register their children.

Friday, December 21, 2012  Updated with video; The Second Harvest Food Bank has been busy this holiday season giving out food to the needy.

Friday, December 21, 2012  Updated with video; After more than a month of campaigning, Salvation Army officials say this year's Red Kettle campaign is a success!

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  Thursday is designated as Georgia Gives Day. The day is meant for people to donate money to a non-profit of their choice.

Friday, November 16, 2012  Updated with video; Family Christian is now vowing to donate 100 percent of their profits to faith based ministries and non profit organizations.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  With many reports estimating Hurricane Sandy’s damage to be in the range of 20 billion dollars, many people might feel inclined to donate to the relief effort.

Friday, October 19, 2012  Scout "perversion" files from 1959-1985 show local officials helped hush up some abuse cases

Thursday, October 11, 2012  The heavy metal icon was in South Dakota on Wednesday to help kick-off a 6,000-square-foot rock 'n' roll academy for local Boys & Girls Club members.

Saturday, September 22, 2012  The fourth annual Recovery Celebration was held Saturday at the Ray Charles pavilion.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012  Updated with video; Both the Flint RiverQuarium and the Civil Rights Museum are asking the city for a piece of their budget.

Thursday, May 03, 2012  Updated with video; The Salvation Army is looking to provide a fresh start to those in need but before they can do that, they need your help.

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  Updated with video; Southwest Georgia has many non-profit organizations that offer great services to our community.

Saturday, April 21, 2012  Updated with video; Civic organizations hit the streets early Saturday morning cleaning up Dougherty County.