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Female Volunteers Build a Habitat for Humanity LV Home for National Women Build Week
A construction crew of all female volunteers will pound nails and raise walls at a Habitat build site on Saturday, May 11th, the day before Mother’s Day, in celebration of National Women Build Week. An initiative of Habitat for Humanity International, Women Build challenges women around the... - May 11, 2013 - Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas
Church of Scientology Hosts Community Theater Event
The Nashville Church of Scientology is putting on a show for the community in old-time radio style. This will be the third such annual event. - May 10, 2013 - Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre Nashville
SPCA Tampa Bay to Host 12-Hour Pawjama Adoption Party May 11th
When: Saturday, May 11, 12 p.m.- Midnight Where: SPCA Tampa Bay ~ 9099 130th Avenue North, Largo SPCA Tampa Bay is hosting the area’s first-ever twelve hour adoption event on Saturday May 11th from noon until midnight. The Largo shelter expects to have more than 60 pets available for... - May 10, 2013 - SPCA Tampa Bay
20,000 Celebrate Life and Miracles of Prophet Muhammad
The beautiful Masjid Tuanku Mizan in Putrajaya, Malaysia hosted over 20,000 people to celebrate the life of the Prophet Muhammad in commemoration of the Maulid celebration. For the organizers, Al-Wariseen Trust, this is the largest privately funded spiritual gathering with invited guests and visitors from several countries in South East Asia as well as Australia and the USA, of which includes former PM Tun Abdullah Badawi. - May 10, 2013 - Al-Wariseen Trust
"Take the Pledge" Anti-Homophobia Campaign Campaign Launched by Two Fifteen Year Old Straight Teens with the LGBT Network
Two heterosexual teenagers, Nathan and Ross have launched a campaign to encourage people to "Take The Pledge" in support of the LGBTQ community. The web based campaign on www.skelat.com/LGBTQ.html urges supporters to download a template which has space for their name and a paragraph on... - May 10, 2013 - LGBT Network
Lev Leytzan’s Elderhearts Program Receives Grant from Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
Lev Leytzan’s Elderheart progam was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA). Elderhearts, the newest of Lev Leytzan’s programs, reaches out to people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias with interactive experiences designed... - May 09, 2013 - Lev Leytzan: The Heart of Therapeutic Clowning, Inc.
Local Residents Get Mud on Their Face for a Great Cause
A group of local residents consisting of men, women, college & high school students from all walks of life & fitness levels plan do a 5 mile obstacle course to raise money for The Union Beach Disaster Relief Fund. - May 09, 2013 - The Martial Arts Arena
Top Los Angeles Women Celebrated at EmpowHer Institute Girls to Greatness Gala Reception
Honoree recipients were Elise Buik, CEO of United Way, Los Angeles; Dannielle Campos, Senior Vice President of Bank of America; and Penny Toler, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Los Angeles Sparks. - May 09, 2013 - EmpowHer Institute
6th Annual Courts K. Cleveland SAD Foundation Young Investigator Awards in Cardiac Channelopathies
The SADS Foundation announces its winners for the 6th Annual Courts K. Cleveland SADS Foundation Young Investigator Awards in Cardiac Channelopathies. The winners are: Basic Science Winner - Author/Investigator: David Auerbach, PhD Mentor: Lori Isom, MD, Ph.D. Institution: University of Michigan; Translational/Clinical Winner - Author/Investigator: Christian Van Der Werf, M.D., Ph.D. Mentor: Arthur Wilde, M.D., PhD, Institution: Academic Medical Center Amsterdam - May 09, 2013 - Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes (SADS) Foundation
More Than 6,000 Pounds of Pet Food Shipped to West, TX
Rescue Bank delivered nine pallets (6,033 lbs) of donated pet food to Waco, Texas, on April 25 – a delivery made possible by millions of animal lovers clicking at GreaterGood's The Animal Rescue Site. The donated food is being used by the Humane Society of Central Texas to feed pets displaced... - May 09, 2013 - GreaterGood
Hurricane Nominated for PetSafe “Bark for Your Park” Contest
Hurricane, Utah has been nominated for the PetSafe "Bark for Your Park" contest with a chance to win a $100,000 dog park. - May 09, 2013 - Because Animals Matter
National “Stamp Out Hunger” Campaign Attracting Widespread Community Help
The easiest way to donate non perishable food to the hungry has just arrived. And it’s just feet from your front door. The nation’s largest single day food drive is being held on Saturday, May 11, 2013. South Jersey residents can leave bags of non perishable foods at their mailbox and... - May 09, 2013 - Food Bank of South Jersey
Danforth Center Intern Receives Prestigious Fellowship
Danforth Center Announces Summer 2013 Internship Program Participants - May 09, 2013 - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Gulf Harbour Memorial Foundation Donates $15,000 to the Heights Foundation
Donation will support completion of medical clinic. Gulf Harbour Memorial Foundation donated $15,000 to the Heights Foundation to complete the foundation’s medical clinic. The clinic will provide access to quality health care for low-income, uninsured residents of Harlem Heights and... - May 09, 2013 - Heights Foundation
The Women’s Hospital at Saddleback Memorial Prepares to Commemorate Its 25th Anniversary
Community Invited to Celebrate at Family Event May 19. - May 08, 2013 - Saddleback Memorial Medical Center
Women in Film & Video New England Announces Regular Deadline for 11th Annual Screenwriting Competition Ending May 21st
Women in Film & Video New England announces that the Regular Deadline for the 11th Annual WIFVNE Screenwriting Competition is closing on May 21st. This years' judges include Barry Brodsky, Martha Pinson, LaToya Morgan, Susan Steinberg and Tina Cesa Ward. Sponsors include Final Draft, Inktip, Script Chix and Lesley University. - May 08, 2013 - Women in Film and Video New England
Art Across the Spectrum Art Walk to Benefit C.A.R.E. Serving Our Local Children and Families Facing Autism
Join them for a celebration of artwork and photography created by exceptional children. Various mediums will be highlighted along Lakewood Ranch Main Street from 10am-2pm. Event is free and proceeds will benefit CARE, a not-for-profit, that provides a wide range of programs for children and their families facing Autism. - May 08, 2013 - Center for Autism Resources and Education
Building a Movement for Play: Non-Profit Organization KaBOOM! Announces 217 “Playful City USA” Communities
Communities Recognized for Prioritizing Play for Children - May 08, 2013 - KaBOOM!
Annual Run to Benefit HeartShare and the Breezy Point CoOp
Run...Rebuild...Revive - May 08, 2013 - HeartShare Human Services of NY
Motorcyclists Top $343,000 to Help Cure Kids
Motorcyclists gather in three states to help cure the kids. - May 08, 2013 - Ride for Kids
National Association of Women Business Owners Names 2013 Women of Distinction
The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Southern Nevada recognized 13 top business women at the 15th Annual Women of Distinction Awards (WODA) luncheon on Friday, May 3 at the Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. - May 08, 2013 - NAWBO Southern Nevada
Drug-Free South Educates Students Across Tennessee
The Foundation for a Drug-Free South routinely travels across the state of Tennessee to deliver drug education seminars and information. - May 06, 2013 - Drug Free South
Alabama Legislators Support Creating a Clinical Center for Fibromyalgia, ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Lyme Disease Patients
On April 30, the Alabama legislature passed a resolution saying the governor and all other interested parties should work toward creating a center and improving access to knowledgeable health care for patients with neuro-endocrine-immune diseases, including fibromyalgia, ME/CFS and Lyme disease. A... - May 05, 2013 - PANDORA Org
Church of Scientology Hosts “Baby Shower for Nashville”
The Church of Scientology is planning a “baby shower” donation drive to benefit needy families in Nashville, Tennessee. - May 04, 2013 - Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre Nashville
ISC-Audubon Celebrity Golf Tournament a Huge Success
The ISC-Audubon Celebrity Golf Tournament was the first of its kind, and was one part of the not-for-profit organizations efforts aimed at making people aware of sustainability and to encourage people to get outdoors and enjoy nature. - May 04, 2013 - ISC-Audubon
Mass Service Alliance Seeks Nominations for Leaders in Community Service and Volunteerism
The Massachusetts Service Alliance (MSA) invites the community to nominate outstanding individuals who served in AmeriCorps, Commonwealth Corps or Senior Corps or are Service Learning Practitioners, nonprofits, or business/corporations that excel in engaging volunteers for the 2013 Massachusetts Service and Volunteerism Awards. - May 04, 2013 - Massachusetts Service Alliance
IJIS Institute First Chairman Begins New Venture
Paul Wormeli Launches Wormeli Consulting, LLC. - May 04, 2013 - IJIS Institute
Racial Bias is the Foundation for a Federal Criminal Case Against Six African-American Businessmen, Says Friends of Justice and a Just Cause
Friends of Justice and A Just Cause, advocates for the wrongly convicted, comment on six Colorado businessmen whose criminal case is currently under appeal. - May 03, 2013 - A Just Cause
More Than 240 Rescue Groups and Shelters Win Grants and Prizes in The Animal Rescue Site’s Shelter+ Challenge
More than 240 rescue groups in United States, Canada, and elsewhere are receiving letters this week to let them know that they were winners in GreaterGood's The Animal Rescue Site’s $100,000 Shelter+ Challenge with Petfinder.com. The winning shelters and rescue groups will receive grants... - May 03, 2013 - GreaterGood
Ronald McDonald House Charities Northern Nevada® Awards 2013 Scholarships
Thirty-Seven RMHC® U.S. Scholarship Recipients to be Announced Friday, May 3, 2013 at Atlantis Casino Resort Spa. - May 03, 2013 - Ronald McDonald House Charities Northern Nevada
May 15: Int’l Day of Families—Global Research Reveals Families Hold Most Sway with Teens
Family experience directly correlates to substance use, sexual experience, academic drive - May 03, 2013 - OneHope
Wild Wonders/Zoofari to Host 5th Annual Safari Scramble on June 21, 2013
The North County wildlife education facility Wild Wonders and its nonprofit partner Zoofari will host the 5th annual Safari Scramble golf tournament at The Crossings at Carlsbad on Friday, June 21, 2013 with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Wild Wonders expects a full field of golfers to participate. - May 03, 2013 - Wild Wonders
New KOSBE Training Event: Buying (& Selling) an Existing Business
The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) today announced the free small business training event Buying (& Selling) An Existing Business coming up on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 10:00am to 12:00pm at the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. - May 03, 2013 - Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship - KOSBE
Students Inspired to Consider a Career in Engineering by the Smallpeice Trust
From 8th to 10th April, forty three students from the Bury St Edmunds area benefited from a unique hands-on learning experience hosted at Culford School. The three-day residential programme, led by national educational charity, The Smallpeice Trust and sponsored by the local William and Ellen... - May 03, 2013 - The Smallpeice Trust
Work Experience Energises Pupils Courtesy of the Smallpeice Trust
From 8th to 12th April, fifty students from schools across the country, enjoyed a unique work experience course at the National Grid Training Centre near Newark, Nottinghamshire. - May 03, 2013 - The Smallpeice Trust
RareConnect Announces 40th Rare Disease Community
RareConnect.org, the platform created, monitored and run by patient organisations EURORDIS and NORD, continues its mission of bringing rare disease patients together, across borders and beyond language barriers - May 02, 2013 - EURORDIS
First Star's Celebration for Children's Rights Event Honors Humanitarians and Visionaries for Their Devotion to Helping Children
First Star, the leading national advocacy group dedicated to strengthening rights and improving lives of abused and neglected children, will hold its ninth annual Celebration for Children’s Rights event on May 5, 2013 at the Skirball Cultural Center. Families from the Los Angeles business, entertainment and legal communities, along with many celebrities, will join First Star in honoring this year’s award recipients. - May 02, 2013 - First Star
Students Explore Atrificial Intelligence with The Smallpeice Trust
From 10th to 13th April, forty-four promising students from across the UK benefited from a unique hands-on learning experience about artificial intelligence at the University of Exeter. - May 02, 2013 - The Smallpeice Trust
Teenagers Take Part in Physics in Engineering Course with The Smallpeice Trust
From 9th to 11th April, forty nine students aged 14 and 15 gathered at Rugby School to attend a specially designed Physics in Engineering residential course. Sponsored by The Ferreras Willetts Family, The Ogden Trust, the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 and the University of Warwick,... - May 02, 2013 - The Smallpeice Trust
High Profile Electrical Recalls Just the Tip of the Iceberg - Electrical Safety Council
High profile electrical recalls are just the tip of the iceberg: millions of dangerous products are in circulation with consumers reporting indifference. - May 02, 2013 - Electrical Safety Council
7th Annual Kelsey Smith Foundation Charity Golf Classic to be Held at Falcon Ridge GC, July 15th
The 7th Annual Kelsey Smith Foundation Charity Golf Classic to take place at Falcon Ridge GC, Lenexa, KS on July 15th. - May 02, 2013 - Kelsey Smith Foundation
Old Time Radio Makes Its Return This May at Nashville Church of Scientology
For the third year in a row, the Nashville Church of Scientology is putting on a show for the community in an old-time radio theatre style. - May 02, 2013 - Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre Nashville
Enable America Urges Florida Governor to Sign Bill Banning "Retardation"
Today the Florida State House unanimously passed a bill that will eliminate the phrase “mental retardation” from state law, sending the measure onto Governor Rick Scott for his signature. Enable America, a nonprofit working to improve employment opportunities for people with... - May 02, 2013 - Enable America
Three Join Children's Charity Friends of Karen - Additions Strengthen Services Delivery to Children with a Life-Threatening Illness
With more demand than ever for its services, children's charity Friends of Karen has added three more professionals to its Family Support Services team to deliver more vital, practical and comprehensive services to families caring for a child with a life-threatening illness. - May 02, 2013 - Friends of Karen
Houston Ride for Kids Tops $239,000
Hundreds gathered for the Houston Ride for Kids, which raised more than $200,000 for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation at ride time. - May 01, 2013 - Ride for Kids
Chaparral Musicfest Announces 7th Season of Workshops and Concerts in Prescott
Arizona’s own Chaparral MusicFest announces the schedule of workshops and concerts for its 7th season, from May 28 -June 16, including several exciting new additions for 2013. 2013 events include Suzuki Violin & Piano Academy, Youth and Adult Choral Workshops, Percussion Workshop,... - May 01, 2013 - Chaparral Arts.
Enable America Endorses Bob Woodruff Foundation Recommendations in Support of Employment for Wounded Warriors
Enable America, a nonprofit working to improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities, is endorsing recommendations made by the executive director of the Bob Woodruff Foundation, Anne Marie Dougherty, who wrote there are “three steps we must take right now to soften the landing... - May 01, 2013 - Enable America
95 Students Enjoy an Engineering experience with the Smallpeice Trust
From 8th to 10th April, ninety five 13 and 14 year olds from across the UK benefited from a unique hands-on engineering learning experience at the University of Liverpool. - May 01, 2013 - The Smallpeice Trust
Smallpeice Trust Nuclear Course a Resounding Success
From 3rd to 5th April, forty seven students from North Wales learned how to solve some of the challenges facing the nuclear industry. - May 01, 2013 - The Smallpeice Trust
Saddleback Memorial Foundation Doubles Fundraising Goal at Spring Gala, Funds Raised for Designed for Healing Project and State-of-the-Art Medical Equipment
"Little Darth Vader" Makes Special Appearance, Gives Back to First Hospital That Saved His Life - April 30, 2013 - Saddleback Memorial Medical Center