Burglars made off with $1,400 intended to be donated to the less fortunate from The Tova Coffeehouse last Sunday night. Source: Kids donate their dollars to non-profit coffee shop that was burglarized
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Florida man poses as homeless person, hands out money to those who help
A Florida man who posed as a homeless person gave $100 bills to those who stopped to help him. Source: Florida man poses as homeless person, hands out money to those who help
ECENTA Digital Helps Feed My Starving Children
ECENTA Digital teammates in Phoenix, AZ volunteered at Feed My Starving Children and helped create enough meals to feed 166 children for an entire year in Nicaragua.
No strikeouts here! Wiffle ball tournament raises money for charity
What started as a friendly game of backyard Wiffle ball has grown to a tournament on the front lawn of Lackawanna County Courthouse Square. Source: Wiffle ball tournament raises money for charity
Unsold food from ABIA donated to charity to reduce waste
Remember what your mother told you about that food you didn’t eat on your plate? Someone out there would be grateful to have it. That’s why Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is going to do their part to reduce food waste. The airport’s food rescue program started on March 1 and, in the first month, 3,500 unsold…
Back on My Feet opens SF chapter, helps homeless man change course
Tuesday was a big night for a national nonprofit that helps the homeless. Back on My Feet held a gala fundraiser to celebrate the launch of its San Francisco chapter. The event was held at the Marriott in downtown San Francisco. Milton S. Williams was recognized at the fundraiser and says the nonprofit has made…
Mom starts charity run to honor son lost to addiction
Two years ago, a mother and her son and daughter ran among nature at Anchor Park in Delray Beach. The trees, plants, and animals. And the peace. For Juliet Ciambrone, the run was more than these things. It was a moment shared with her son. “We had a wonderful experience that day,” she said.On Tuesday,…
Arizona State University students finish $80,000 mobile dental clinic for charity
Talk about a graduation present. Four years, thousands of work hours, $80,000 in fundraising and a last-minute miracle later, a group of Arizona State University students has finished a large-scale charity project just in time for its last two members to graduate. Five women and one man make up Engineering Smiles, a group that designed a mobile dental clinic that…
NC charity flies seriously ill kids to hospitals
For a child battling a serious illness or injury, finding the right treatment can be difficult. Getting to that treatment can be even more challenging. A Morrisville non-profit is trying to help one child at a time by giving hope, through flight. “These kids have to travel hundreds, if not thousands of miles to get…
Lakewood teens sleep outside to raise funds for homeless
Cardboard boxes provided the only shelter Saturday night for about 30 teens spending the night outdoors to raise money and awareness for local agencies providing support for the homeless. The Homeless Awareness Sleep Out, being staged for the 13th year, is a cornerstone ministry for the youth group of Lakewood Congregational Church, 1375 West Clifton…
Blackhawks hold charity skating event in Rosemont
Chicago Blackhawks alumus Grant Mulvey, who played as a Blackhawk from 1974 to 1983, checks himself into the boards to surprise ladies in the stands as he participated in the fifth annual Skate with the Greats at the MB Financial Park in Rosemont on Saturday. The proceeds will benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities of…
‘Sweetheart’ British actor Idris Elba auctions Valentine’s date for charity
Lonely hearts this Valentine’s Day will have a unique chance to spend an evening with British actor Idris Elba after he auctioned himself off to raise money for an African girls charity.”I’d like you to be my Valentine. That’s right love, just you and me. No-one else around, just us,” Elba said while sipping champagne…
