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PAY IT FORWARD | Gearing up children who go into foster care

PAY IT FORWARD | Gearing up children who go into foster care

Pay It Forward

PAY IT FORWARD | Gearing up children who go into foster care

Liz Estilow founded My GEAR Outreach, a program that provides kids with a duffle bag of necessities as they go into foster care.

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Pay It Forward: Hungry school kids get meals for the weekend thanks to 2 Sherrard moms

For the last nine years, Kim and Penny have been delivering meals for kids to take home for the weekend who otherwise go without.
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Moline business 'pays it forward' to area pets in need

Since Rescued opened in 2015, the organization has covered more than $422,000 worth of vet bills for Quad Cities area families.
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Pay It Forward: Erie, Illinois, woman hand packs gifts for elderly in the QCA

Kim says it's not about the gifts. It's about making sure no one feels 'forgotten.' She's this week's Pay It Forward Award winner.

Pay It Forward: Keeping Mercer County elders in their homes
Claudio Vitale is serving slices of selflessness in Muscatine
Pay It Forward: Mona Ash is 'Building Bridges' to a better life
Pay It Forward: It takes a village to save the animals
Pay It Forward: Galesburg woman on a mission for suicide prevention
Pay It Forward: Whiteside County woman fills need in community for Christmas
Pay It Forward: Clinton man keeps Christmas toy drive running strong for families
Pay It Forward: Galesburg man delivers treats, cleans neighborhood

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Education

How one man's trip to Uvalde is changing school safety in the Quad Cities

Charles Butler is the RIMSD security manager. After Uvalde's shooting, he took it upon himself to make the trip to Texas to learn how to prevent another tragedy.
Entertainment

Who sang the national anthem at the Field of Dreams game?

Country pop singer/songwriter and reality TV personality Jessie James Decker took to the iconic diamond to honor the stars and stripes before the Cubs vs. Reds game.

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Scams

Did you get an offer for a government grant without applying for one? It’s a scam.

Multiple VERIFY readers asked about offers they received for government grants with “no strings attached.” Those offers are scams.
Economy

Yes, there was 0% inflation in July 2022, but inflation is still at 8.5% annually

The Consumer Price Index, the most widely used measure of inflation, was unchanged in July, as President Biden claimed. But annual inflation remains high.