The Ark-La-Tex Gun Collectors Association’s bi-annual Gun and Knife Show begins this weekend at the Bossier Civic Center allowing weapons enthusiasts to buy, sell and trade arms for charity.

“The funds we collect from one weekend’s show we use to put on the next show. Any extra funds we give to other non-for- profit gun related organizations,” Gun and Knife Show co-director Janet Hern.

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Kevin McCotter of Chesapeake Energy Corporation made two presentations today to Chancellor Jim Henderson of Bossier Parish Community College. McCotter, who is the Senior Director of Corporate Development at Chesapeake, announced the corporation’s involvement in the annual scholarship drive and the upcoming 2nd Annual BPCC 100 mini-NASCAR Race.

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First Baptist of Bossier involved with agency

Feed The Children will bring a semi tractor-trailer full of food and essentials to Shreveport on Friday, August 27. The boxes will be distributed to families at 4 p.m. at Apostle Deliverance Outreach Center (2998 Martin Luther Drive).

The distribution is the latest stop on Feed The Children’s Americans Feeding Americans Caravan, which has helped more than 130,000 families across the country in cities that have been affected by the nation’s economic downturn. Feed The Children plans to help at least 200,000 families with the caravan by the end of 2010.

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Former Louisiana Congressman Jim McCrery gave The Arc of Caddo-Bossier a gift of $27,500 in August of 2009 to establish a scholarship fund for the Goldman School and Child Development Center.

The scholarship fund was created to help families with children who have special needs.

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