Charities and Volunteerism News
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-- Sony Music Entertainment has begun work on the official music album to be released in conjunction with the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa(TM). The album will be a charity driven project, with all of Sony Music's net profits being donated to
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World Vision offices were badly damaged by the attack STORY HIGHLIGHTSWorld Vision helps refugees fleeing fighting from other parts of PakistanAttack occurred near town of Oghi in North West Frontier ProvinceSix victims were Pakistani citizens, police
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VALPARAISO, Chile, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Children International, a U.S.-based humanitarian organization, is allocating $100,000 in emergency funds to repair homes damaged by the recent 8.8 earthquake in Chile. Those resources will be delivered to the
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First County Bank Foundation Inc., the charitable arm of Stamford-based First County Bank, recently donated $25,000 to United Way agencies located in southwest Connecticut.
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Militants armed with guns and grenades stormed the offices of a US-based Christian charity in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six aid workers in an attack blamed on Islamist rebels.
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Attached please find a press release on: The Aluminum Association's Cans for Causes Program is excited to assist high school student to kick off a recycling program this spring. The program will be called, 'It's all about LOVE, The perfect match.' LOVE
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The largest field in the history of Chevron Houston Marathon weekend in January produced a record-setting total raised for local charities.
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Militants armed with guns and grenades stormed the offices of a U.S.-based Christian charity in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six aid workers in an attack blamed on Islamist rebels.
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MILITANTS armed with guns and grenades stormed offices of US-based charity World Vision in Pakistan today (local time), killing up to five people and sparking clashes with police. The gunmen attacked the offices near Oghi town, in the district of
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) Militants armed with guns and grenades stormed the offices of a US-based Christian charity in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six aid workers in an attack blamed on Islamist rebels. The gunmen stormed the World Vision building
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Red Cross spokeswoman says a lot done to restore electricity, water to cities, but says many necessities still lacking in rural areas Photo: AP A person walks past collapsed buildings on a street in Dichato, Chile, 9 Mar 2010 The International Federation
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(AKI/DAWN) - Militants armed with guns and grenades killed at least five people when they stormed the offices of a US-based Christian charity in Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said. The gunmen attacked the offices of World Vision near Oghi, in the
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AFP © Enlarge photo PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - Militants armed with guns and grenades stormed the offices of a US-based Christian charity in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six aid workers in an attack blamed on Islamist rebels. The gunmen stormed the
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A fitness symposium will help people get in shape and feature the first woman to complete the Hawaii Ironman triathlon on a prosthetic leg. The Jordan YMCA will host the third annual YMCA Endurance Symposium 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 8400 Westfield
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MANILA, Philippines – A non-government organization has launched an information drive to educate voters on the new automated system to be used in the May elections in the Philippines. With only 2 months left, the Ecumenical Institute for Labor
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PESHAWAR, (Dawn): Militants armed with guns and grenades stormed offices of a US-based Christian charity in Pakistan Wednesday, killing up to five people and sparking clashes with police, officials said. The gunmen attacked offices of World Vision near
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Laurie Matthew, co-ordinator of Eighteen And Under, was speaking after convicted rapist Peter Chapman was jailed for 35 years at Teesside Crown Court for murdering 17-year-old Ashleigh Hall in a field in Country Durham. The bald and toothless 33-
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• Conservatives hit out at Labour and Lib Dem 'death tax'
• Tory proposal would force elderly to sell homes, say criticsThe political parties traded blows over the vexed issue of how to pay for care of the elderly in the run-up to the first debate between the three main health spokesmen tod[...]
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Grenades set off in offices of World Vision humanitarian groupAttackers armed with grenades bombed the offices of an international aid group in north-west Pakistan today, killing five people working for the organisation, police said.The attack targeted World Vision, a large Christian humanitarian gr[...]
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Bob Geldof upped the ante in the row between Band Aid and the BBC yesterday by demanding the sacking of BBC World Service director Peter Horrocks. The musician-turned-poverty campaigner also called for two other BBC journalists to be fired after various
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(The Hosting News) – Web hosting provider ServInt, today announced it is donating hosting services for the new philanthropic effort Indie Music for Haiti (www.indiemusicforhaiti.com). The new site from Maryland-based music studio Asparagus Media
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) were selected on Tuesday winners of the 2010 UN Population Award. The award has been given out annually to individuals or groups for their
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A four-alarm fire started at a south Charlotte apartment complex at about 3 a.m. Tuesday. At least 75 firefighters worked through the morning to contain the fire and smoke. Crews evacuated all 66 units at the Charlotte Woods
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The Church of Scotland has suffered a further cash blow after a Bible charity went bust, leaving behind a £70,000 unpaid rent bill. The Kirk has been left facing the loss after its tenant, religious book publisher Wesley Owen, went into administration