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The Volunteers In Action (VIA) held their 23rd Annual Awards Reception this afternoon at the Christ Episcopal Church. One of the groups KidStuffAroundTown nominated won the VIA 2012 Rookie Volunteer Award. Congratulations goes to the Kiwanis Youth Leadership Clubs which includes Briarwood’s K-Kids, BGHS Key Club, Warren East Key Club, and WKU’s Circle K. The following students were at the reception to except the award: Faith Mills (President of Circle K), Callie Denham, Cesalee Hopwood, Drew Crocker (all three from BGHS Key Club) and (from Briarwood K-Kids) Drew Fleschner, Alyssa Fleschner, and Brooklyn Goodrich. Great Job and Thank you for all your volunteering services!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Look for the VIA Spirit Award insert in the BG DailyNews the 1st Sunday in May.

Greenwood High School JROTC unit was the BIG Gain the Grain winner with a little more than 181,000 points during National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week back in November. Members of the JROTC played games on freerice.com to earn grains of rice that will feed the needy through the United Nations World Food Program. The Group received a PIZZA Party on Friday, December 16th courtesy of the WKU ALIVE Center and KidStuffAroundTown.com. GREAT Job to all that played; you made a difference in the life of a family. Keep Making a Difference.

Girl Scout Troop 368 had a blast singing to residents at the Christian Care Communities Nursing Home Thursday evening, December 15th. It all started back at Briarwood Elementary during their 6 o’clock troop meeting. All the girls (Daisies, Brownies, and Jrs.) made homemade Christmas ornaments for the residents. Around 6:45pm, they arrived at the Christian Care Communities to sing Christmas carols plus one Girl Scout song. Afterward, every resident that attended the show received at least 2 ornaments. It was a wonderful time and the girls did an outstanding job volunteering their time to spend with the residents.

Congratulations to Gain the Grain Top Earners: Bailey Saline from Greenwood HS played for the JROTC group. Madison Russell and Keylee Garrison both 12, played for South Warren Middle School’s Youth Service Center. In our youngest catorgory, Noah Namvong age 8 from TC Cherry Elem played for the Warren County Cloverbuds. GREAT Job to all that played. Close to 350,000 grains of rice were donated to families in need around the world. You made a difference in the life of a family. A “BIG” thanks goes out to everyone that played, continue playing at Freerice.com, Make a Difference.