Beth Benjamin, first-year Goodfellows Board member and the Owensboro Public School District’s (OPS) counseling director, said that Goodfellows is always available to help out students during the ...

One of the keys to the success of the 2025 drive was the support of the Kearney business community. The one-day business drive on Dec. 5 reeled in $57,897.

The Goodfellows Club began with a Christmas Party — or, rather, the lack of one — more than 100 years ago. It’s a well-known story: In 1916, Lawrence Hager Sr., general manager of the Owensboro ...

Contributions reported today boost the Goodfellows tally to $492,473.61 for the 2025-26 fiscal year. Donations go toward ...

There’s a picture of Larry Hager Jr. and Frankie Scott Hager that hangs in the front lobby of the Messenger-Inquirer that ...

For many families, knocking out last-minute shopping, preparing a holiday dinner and opening presents around the Christmas tree is the picture-perfect definition of a Merry Christmas. For Houston ...

The Clinton Township Goodfellows had another very successful year assuring ‘No Child Without a Christmas’ in Clinton Township and are appreciative of our many donors and toy drive sponsors. We give a ...

Thinking back to his childhood Christmases, it's the simple things - and the simple toys - that Roy Lira remembers. Especially keen are recollections of the paddle ball he once received - a modest ...

The Goodfellows Food Drive is an annual charity event organized by the James F. Daniel Jr. American Legion Post 3 in Greenville. This year, the drive aims to distribute 700 50-pound food boxes to ...

For more than a century, Goodfellows, a joint project of The News-Star and the city of Monroe, has provided local residents a helping hand during the Christmas season. Goodfellows is an annual ...

Ratan Tata, the octogenarian industrialist who steered the $128 billion Tata Group for decades, has backed a startup that connects senior citizens with young graduates for meaningful friendships.