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Time to Care: Geoff Duncklee
Last Updated: 11:43 AM 02/02/12 - Now, just a matter of months after his near-death experience, our friend and co-worker is back running again. A day that nearly ended his life ended up changing it forever.
The Daily Pledge, Tuesday October 18 Ms. Kroger’s second grade class Our Lady Of Peace Elementary
The Daily Pledge, Tuesday October 18, as recited by Ms. Kroger’s second grade class Our Lady Of Peace Elementary. The Daily Pledge on News12 This Morning is brought to you by the Gerald Jones Auto Group.
October Time to Care Winner: Ken Bowers
Last Updated: 6:51 PM 10/05/11 - He says, he was just doing his job but he could have saved a woman's life in the process. Ken Bowers drives a public transit bus for Columbia County and his quick thinking and concern make him this month's Time to Care Award winner.
Time to Care Family Fair is being rescheduled
Last Updated: 10:49 AM 04/15/11 - News 12 and our Time to Care partners have decided to postpone the Time to Care Family Fair.
April Time to Care Winner: Marietta Lee Conner
Last Updated: 7:26 PM 04/13/11 - There are lessons in school, and lessons in life. This month's Time to Care Award winner is passing her wisdom on to a new generation of youngsters.
Time to Care at the Columbia County Fair - November 11, 2010
Bring canned goods to donate to Columbia County Cares food pantry and you'll get $2.00 off admission!
November Time to Care Winner: Richard Pylant
Last Updated: 7:05 PM 11/03/10 - If you want to know what a modern day good Samaritan looks like, look no further. Today we're honoring a young man who took the time to stop and help save a life.
October Time to Care Winner: Pat Carpenter
Last Updated: 2:37 PM 10/13/10 - October's Time To Care Award winner is well known in the North Augusta community. If there's one thing you should know about Pat Carpenter, it's that she loves kids.
Warm-A-Thon helps keep homeless warm this winter
Last Updated: 7:09 PM 09/30/10 - News 12 kicked off their Time to Care "Warm Hearts" Warm-A-Thon benefiting the Garden City Rescue Mission. People came from all over to the Augusta Mall to bring jackets, blankets and clothes for homeless people who are trying to get on their feet at the Garden City Rescue Mission.
Time to Care Warm Hearts Warm-a-Thon - September 30 through October 21, 2010
As we head into colder weather, News 12, Augusta Mall, and our Time to Care partners Troy University, Subway, and Ashley Furniture HomeStore are sponsoring the Warm Hearts Warm-a-Thon.
September Time to Care Winners: Royce Pittman and Clint Wiggins
Last Updated: 5:11 PM 09/01/10 - September's Time To Care Award winners are a couple of local men who make the perfect life-saving team.
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August Time to Care Winner: Kristi Davis
Last Updated: 6:05 PM 08/04/10 - School will be starting again soon at Hephzibah Elementary, and Kristi Davis is getting her classroom ready. She was also ready back in May when something happened after school.
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Time to Care Back to School Hotline - July 27, 2010
If you have questions about what to expect this coming school year, call our Time to Care Back to School Hotline! Aiken, Burke, Columbia, Edgefield, McCormick, and Richmond counties are taking part.
Time to Care Night at the GreenJackets - Friday, July 23, 2010
Come out for Time to Care Night at the Augusta GreenJackets, Friday, July 23 at 6 o'clock! Enjoy some great baseball, meet your favorite News 12 personalities, and enter to win prizes!
July Time to Care Winners: Robert Floyd and Rev. Robert Walden
Last Updated: 7:01 PM 07/07/10 - Our Time To Care winners for July make it their business to make a difference in the lives of young men. One is a school counselor and the other is a reverend.
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Time to Care Hot and Hungry Fan and Food Drive - June 18, 2010
Food banks are often low on supplies in the summer, and families struggle to keep their homes cool in Augusta's oppressive heat. You can help by donating electric fans to the Salvation Army and canned food and bottled water to Golden Harvest Food Bank.
June Time to Care Winner: Ashley Wethal
Last Updated: 7:02 PM 06/02/10 - Our Time to Care Award winner for June is a local student with a heart for helping others...and she's only eight years old.
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May Time to Care Winner: Judith Hodges
Last Updated: 6:50 PM 05/05/10 - Our Time To Care winner for May is a self proclaimed "Dumpster Diva". Judith Hodges doesn't mind getting dirty if it means raising money for Maxwell Elementary School in Thomson.
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On Your Side: Hospital says blood shortage can delay patient care
Last Updated: 12:26 PM 03/23/10 - When he and others donate, the blood is tested and stored. But it doesn't last forever. Red blood cells last for 45 days, but platelets -- which aid in clotting are good for just five days. Plasma, just one day.
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Time to Care Spring Blood Give-In - March 23, 2010
Please donate blood to help Shepeard Community Blood Centers replenish critically low blood supplies in the CSRA; one donation can save three lives.
March Time to Care Winner: Ethel Jenkins
Last Updated: 6:54 PM 03/03/10 - Our Time To Care winner for March spent her career as a nurse. She was in charge of the Nursing Home Care Unit at the VA. Even though Ethel Jenkins has been retired for 13 years, she never quit caring about people.
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Time To Care Award Winner: Larry Mazyck
Last Updated: 9:47 PM 01/06/10 - This month's Time To Care winner is a volunteer who serves people who are often forgotten by going where they are and meeting their needs. Larry Mazyck is living proof one person can make a difference.
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November Time To Care Winner: Scott Thompson
Last Updated: 11:06 AM 11/05/09 - Our Time To Care winner for November is only 17 years old, but he can teach us all a thing or two about bravery. He's teenager who risked his own life to help a stranger.
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October Time to Care Winner: Dr. David Whittaker
Last Updated: 7:06 PM 10/07/09 - One local doctor who got a diagnosis that would slow most of us down. Instead, Dr David Whittaker is leading a life that challenges all of us to redefine the way we think about our health and our retirement.
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September Time to Care Winner: Emily White
Last Updated: 11:07 AM 09/03/09 - September's Time To Care Award winner is Emily White She is a high school senior who has a real passion for helping others. And not just on her own campus.
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Time to Care Blood Give-In - August 21, 2009
Please take the time to care and donate blood at the Time to Care Blood Give In August 21st, 10am to 8:30pm at the First Baptist Church of Augusta.
Time To Care Award Winner: Donald Perry
Last Updated: 9:15 PM 08/06/09 - This month's Time to Care award winner is a big man who makes a big difference in a small town's elementary school. Donald Perry is our Time To Care winner for August.
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United Way Launches First Annual Stuff-A-Bus Campaign
Last Updated: 10:46 PM 08/01/09 - News 12 Time to Care sponsor and United Way hope to cash in on tax free weekend by asking the community to participate in their first annual Stuff-A-Bus campaign. The United Way was out at four local Wal-Mart stores in Augusta taking donations of school supplies for less fortunate children.
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Time to Care Back to School Hotline - July 28, 2009
Representatives from Aiken, Burke, Columbia, Edgefield, McCormick, McDuffie and Richmond counties answered questions about what to expect this coming school year in Tuesday's Time to Care Back to School Hotline.
Stuff the Bus - August 1, 2009
Come out and help the United Way STUFF THE BUS with school supplies for at-risk children in the CSRA.
May Time to Care Winner: Virgil Wilkerson
Last Updated: 6:49 PM 05/06/09 - What do you call a man who is well beyond retirement age, but continues to give and give? He gives the most valuable gift any of us really have: his time.
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Time To Care Winner: Chris Fosterling
Last Updated: 7:00 PM 02/06/09 - This month's Time to Care award winner is really a salute to the men and women who are out there right now just waiting to save your life.
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November Time to Care Winner: Cathy Neal
Last Updated: 12:01 PM 11/10/08 - November's Time to Care award winner is a woman who see's the future. She's not some kind of fortune teller, she works at Silver Bluff High School where she's like a mom to hundreds of students.
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Time to sCare 2008
Kids 12 and under, come on down in your favorite costume to Time to sCare, today from 6 to 8pm!
Time to Care Fan and Water Drive 2008
Time to Care Back to School Hotline 2008
If you have questions about what to expect this coming school year, get them ready for our Time to Care Back to School Hotline.
Education Award Winner loves books
Last Updated: 9:23 PM 06/04/08 - Our Time To Care About Education award winner for June is Betty Armando, a woman who volunteers at Curtis Baptist school. We found Betty doing what she loves most, reading to a class at Curtis Baptist Baptist school.
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Time To Care Family Fair - April 26, 2008
Last Updated: 11:16 AM 04/24/08 - News 12, Aiken Regional Medical Center, Ashley Furniture Homestore of Augusta and Taylor Auto Group present Time To Care Family Fair, April 26th from 11am to 4pm at the Augusta Common.
February Time To Care Winner: Kaitlyn Frits
Last Updated: 6:56 PM 02/06/08 - This month's award winner stands out from the rest. We honor a student who has already learned that "giving back" has its own rewards.
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Time To Care Car Seat Safety Inspection - September 15, 2007
Stop by Taylor Toyota Saturday, Sept 15 from 11am - 2pm and make sure your child’s car seat is safely installed.
Time to Care Blood Give-In
Last Updated: 10:40 AM 08/29/07 - The 27th annual Time to Care Blood Give-In was held at First Baptist Church of Augusta on Tuesday.
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Time to Care Blood Give-In - August 28, 2007
The Time To Care Blood Give-In is Tuesday, August 28th from 8 am to 8 pm at First Baptist Church of Augusta on Walton Way Extension.
Time to Care Back to School Hotline - July 24, 2007
Last Updated: 3:59 PM 07/25/07 - News 12 and the Time to Care partners, Ashley Furniture, Subway, Taylor Toyota, and Aiken Regional Medical Center, brought the Time to Care Back to School Hotlline back for 2007!
Time To Care Fan Drive - June 15, 2007
Last Updated: 4:41 PM 06/13/07 - Representatives from the Salvation Army and the Time to Care partners will be at Lowe's in North Augusta on Friday June 15th for the Fan & Water Drive.
Heart Month Events
Last Updated: 2:19 PM 01/26/07 - Heart events through the month of February, including a blood drive, a community seminar, a seniors wellness breakfast, an informational dinner, CPR training, and a women's luncheon. Click here for a full listing with dates and times.
Toys for Tots 2006
Last Updated: 7:01 PM 01/09/07 - News 12/My12, the United States Marine Corps, the Marine Corps League, the River Front Marines of North Augusta, and the Time to Care Partners invite you to participate in this year's Toys for Tots campaign.
Fill the Stocking
Last Updated: 7:01 PM 01/09/07 - Many people in the CSRA go hungry every day. To help fill this need the Golden Harvest Food Bank, News 12 and the Time to Care Partners have combined forces in the 6th annual “Fill the Stocking” campaign.
Adopt an Angel
Last Updated: 7:01 PM 01/09/07 - It’s the season for giving and we must remember those that are less fortunate. So the Time to Care partners, the Salvation Army and News 12 ask you to help make a child’s wish come true this Christmas by adopting an Angel.
Salvation Army Kettle Campaign - December 6, 2006
Last Updated: 7:01 PM 01/09/07 - News 12 and the Time to Care partners—Aiken Regional Medical Center, Ashley Furniture Homestore, Subway, and Taylor Toyota—invite you to join us Wednesday December 6th for the Salvation Army Kettle Campaign.
Time to Care Annual Blood Give In - August 29, 2006
Shepeard Community Blood Center and the Time to Care partners hosted the Annual Time to Care Blood Give In at the First Baptist Church of Augusta on August 29.