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The Casements Camera Club announced the winners for its eighth-annual spring exhibit during a special reception held June 24 in The Casements Gallery.
According to a press release, the show drew 32 entries that were judged by the club members. The show also drew 133 members of the public who voted for their favorite photo, resulting in The People's Choice Award going to "Pretty in Pink" by Donna Armstrong. Her photograph also placed first in the show.
“The collection of photos is quite diverse and mediums included framed, canvas and glass surfaces, said Ans van Beek Torkington, president of the club.
The remaining awards went to:
Halifax Humane Society is teaming up with Petco Love, a national nonprofit, and Kat Albrecht, founder of Missing Animal Response Network, ahead of Lost Pet Prevention Month to share Fourth of July safety tips for pet parents and to raise awareness of Petco Love Lost, a new technology that helps missing pets.
According to a press release, the tips are:
"Halifax Humane Society often sees a rise of lost pets during this holiday, and together with Petco Love, we urge pet parents to keep their pets safe," said Barry KuKes, community outreach director at Halifax Humane Society. "This helps us preserve critical space and resources for the pets most in need throughout our community."
In addition, from July 7-11, HHS will participate in the Bissell Pet Foundation's "Empty the Shelters" adoption event, which helps reduce adoption fees to $25 or less per dog, cat, puppy or kitten. For more information, visit halifaxhumanesociety.org
On Monday, June 28, Homes Bring Hope announced a $25,000 commitment from Bank of America to support the new organization's efforts to help hardworking people qualify for homeownership.
“We are particularly grateful for this generous gift at this time,” said Forough Hosseini, founder of Homes Bring Hope and senior vice president of ICI Homes, in a press release. “Homes Bring Hope began serving the community earlier this year and helped its first client become a homeowner in April. This grant from Bank of America recently helped another client become a homeowner when her real-estate closed in June, putting us well on our way toward our goal of helping a dozen deserving families become homeowners by the end of the year. Other clients will also benefit from this generous grant.”
Hosseini's other organizations, Food Brings Hope and VCan, have helped thousands of Volusia County students deal with situational homelessness and food insecurity. Homes Bring Hope works with clients to help them qualify for homeownership. Collaborators include Bank of America, real estate agents, surveyors, home renovators, builders, title professionals, other nonprofit agencies and more ,according to a press release.
“I cannot overstate Bank of America’s commitment to our community,” Hosseini said. “As an organization and as our friends and neighbors, there is very little we do without the support of Bank of America and its people.”
This story was updated at 9:11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 29, to correct the date of Homes Bring Hope's announcement.
