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Centre Foundation is bringing back a grant program that in the past helped launch several innovative projects that have become staples of the local community. Centre Inspires will award up to $100,000 through a competitive grant program to “a visionary project that demonstrates innovation, collaboration and broad community benefit,” according to the foundation. Introduced in…

The Bob Perks Cancer Assistance Fund is celebrating its 20th year in 2026, and to mark the occasion the State College-based nonprofit is launching a special fundraising campaign. The “$20K for 20 Years” Online Giving Campaign will launch on June 1 and will run for 20 weeks. The campaign goal of $20,000 will provide funding…

Boalsburg capped its annual Memorial Day weekend events on Monday with a solemn reminder of the holiday’s meaning and origin. After days of festivities, tributes and historical experiences, community members conducted the late afternoon walk to the cemetery for the Memorial Day ceremony to remember those who gave their lives in military service to the…

More than 2,500 are expected to run and walk in support of Special Olympics Pennsylvania on Sunday during the 17th annual Paterno Family Beaver Stadium Run. Runners and walkers of all ages and abilities will have the chance to participate in a 5K run at 11 a.m. or the Mount Nittany Health 2-mile Family Fun…

Ferguson Township will welcome the community to an Arbor Day celebration with family-friendly activities and an opportunity for the public to help shape the future of a local park. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, at Autumnwood Park, 2207 Autumnwood Drive. It will have a theme…