Seahawks fans are paying the Detroit Lions back through personal charitable donations after the latter defeated Green Bay Sunday night. Source: Seahawks fans donate to Detroit Lions charities following playoff berth
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Ken Staiger Discusses the Importance of Charity Work Within a ChurchÂ
Ken Staiger of Pennsylvania explains a few examples of how churches are using their resources to help support these efforts. Source: Ken Staiger Discusses the Importance of Charity Work Within a Church | OCNJ Daily
Local women pool funds for charities
A new philanthropic initiative kicking off in Addison County this month could $40,000 or more to local nonprofits by the end of the year. Source: Local women pool funds for charities – Addison Independent
Ozzy Osbourne and Noddy Holder lend their voices for cancer charity’s Christmas song
The track was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and features the talents of a range of British rock stars and singers who have been affected by the disease. Ozzy Osbourne, Nick Mason and Noddy Holder are among a group of rock stars who have collaborated on a Christmas song to raise money for a charity…
A 10-year-old starts her own baking business â and then donates half the proceeds to Staten Island charitiesÂ
Maddie takes her talent â along with her passion to to help the less fortunate â to another level. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. â With a name like Maddison French, she has to be good! This precocious 10-year-old is creative, high-spirited, strong and powerful. And she has credentials to prove it! MEET MADDISON The PS 56…
Sean Connery Foundation to donate millions in Scotland and the Bahamas
Sir Sean Connery’s family has launched a new foundation to honour his legacy by distributing millions of pounds in Scotland and his adopted home of the Bahamas. The Sean Connery Foundation, announced to coincide with the second anniversary of the James Bond star’s death, will focus on supporting education and ocean conservation projects in the…
Woman gives back to domestic violence shelter that helped save her life as a teen
Mary & Martha House has been saving lives for 40 years. One of those lives is Kellie, who donated $5,000 to the shelter that helped give so much to her. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. â Over the years, ABC Action News has been taking action against domestic violence and showing inspirational stories of survivors transforming their…
Nurse runs five marathons to raise money for cancer charity
A uro-oncology nurse consultant has completed five marathons in the run up to her 50th birthday to support The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. Netty Kinsella, who works at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, completed four marathons solo and then was joined in her fifth and final marathon by some of her colleagues from the urology…
Meet the woman set to become an elf 24 hours a day for charity
Elf on the Shelf is set to come to life in December to raise funds and awareness of the vital work of a charity. Eccleshall’s Sylvia Keris is busy completing all her elf checks ahead of dressing up as Buddy for 24 hours a day in December. It means, as she goes about her everyday…
Daughters Day reminds me how National Charity League promotes mother-daughter bonds
The National Charity League helps promote positive relations between mothers and daughters. There are 3 local chapters. Although I was blessed with a beautiful, healthy baby girl 18 years ago, we have never celebrated National Daughters Day. However, this September, when I received a reminder about National Daughters Day from the National Charity League, I…