By Karolyn Gephart Military Moms and Wives of Brazoria County have started to gear up for 2020 Christmas Care packages to Deployed American Heroes.. They will be sending care packages to American Heroes who are deployed during the 2020 Christmas holidays. If anyone knows of a man or woman who …
State Rep. Ed Thompson commends Masked Heroes on efforts for local food pantry
On Sept. 2, Representative Ed Thompson stopped by the Pearland Neighborhood Center to meet the youth behind the masks—Jasmine Saenz and twins Isaiah & Stephan Torres. The high school students are the force behind the “Drive by Heroes,” a non-profit campaign founded by the twins earlier this summer to help …
2020 Charlie Brown Initiative Essay Contest underway
By Karolyn Gephart The Manvel Library is offering area youth information about the 2020 Charlie Brown Youth Essay Competition underway now through October 25, 2020. The competition is open to all Brazoria County students in grades 6-9. The event offers an Outstanding Historical Research Award. In the Junior Division Papers …
Manvel FFA to host shooting clays, donate to hurricane relief
By Karolyn Gephart The Manvel FFA Chapter is hosting their 2020 Sporting Clays Shoot Saturday, September 12, 2020 from 8 am to 5 pm at Providence Plantation in Rosharon.The fundraising event is open to the public and each registered shooter will participate in a 100 bird round of sporting clays …
2020 Texas Master Naturalist Intern Class to be held virtually
By Karolyn Gephart Want to Be a Naturalist? Interns get their feet wet and hands dirty, spend time in a natural setting, learn about different plant and animal species, present, instruct, and teach youth or adults, enhance natural resources by building, digging, planting, counting, banding, identifying and observing. Brazoria County …
National anthem singing contest opens for ages 6-16
By Karolyn Gephart The Pearland VFW Post 7109 Auxiliary is hosting a national anthem singing contest for youth ages 6 to 16 at the time of local entry. Contestants must be a US citizen or US national. Participants do not have to be related to a VFW or VFW Auxiliary …
Yellow Out Campaign launches Ramp Up for Veterans program
By Karolyn Gephart The Yellow Out Campaign in Manvel has launched their newest initiative and effort of expanding their community’s contributions, the Yellow Ramp Up for Veterans Program. The new Veterans program focuses its efforts on collaborating with the community and veteran organizations to donate and build a ramp, or …