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The Cure for the Summertime Blues: 4th Annual Simi Valley Blues Festival
Free concert announces upcoming charity fundraiser. - July 06, 2009 - Kiwanis Club of Simi Valley
Tarheel State Junior Championship Scheduled to Elite North Carolina Junior Golf Season
The Tarheel Junior Golf has announced that the opening event of the 2009-2010 junior golf tour season will be at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Finley Golf Course. The nationally-ranked event is scheduled for September 26-27, 2009. - July 04, 2009 - Tarheel Golf Foundation
Better Business Bureau Awards Wise Giving Alliance Seal to the Casey Cares Foundation
After a comprehensive review, Better Business Bureau serving Greater Maryland awarded the Casey Cares Foundation with its Accredited Charity Seal. The application for BBB’s Accredited Charity Seal can only be completed by a local charity that has been assessed by BBB to meet or exceed each of its 20 Standards for Charity Accountability. The Casey Cares Foundation provides uplifting programs with a special touch to critically ill children and their families throughout the Maryland area. - July 03, 2009 - Casey Cares Foundation
Nadjah Pennington - Quiet Confidence & Striking Beauty Takes the Crown in Talented Teen Competition
Nadjah Pennington of New Castle, DE wins Hal Jackson's Talented Teens Delaware Competition. - July 03, 2009 - Inspiration for Excellence
Pluff Mud Connect Offering Thrive! Prize to Local Nonprofits
Answering One Simple Question Could Yield $1,000 - July 03, 2009 - Pluff Mud Connect
New Amazing Kids! Website Sparks Dreams and Inspires Children
In celebration of its eleventh year helping kids worldwide realize their amazing potential, Amazing Kids! has re-launched its premier website for children: amazing-kids.org Easy-to-navigate and sporting a fresh new look, the redesigned website is not your typical redesign conceived and executed by... - July 02, 2009 - Amazing Kids!
Wake County SmartStart Receives Clean Audit Report
Wake County SmartStart is proud to announce it has received, for the fifth consecutive year, a clean bill of financial health, according to the Office of State Auditor. An audit of Wake County SmartStart’s FY 2007-08 activities found the organization was in compliance with all applicable... - July 02, 2009 - Wake County SmartStart
IHEC Awards Business Grant to GiveForward.org
Illinois Hispanic Entrepreneurship Center Awards Business Grant to GiveForward.org as a High-Growth Potential Firm - July 01, 2009 - GiveForward
Jewelers for Children Grant Wish for Local Boy Battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Four-year-old Javion, who is battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, a life-threatening type of blood cancer, was granted his wish of an ultimate shopping spree to his most favorite stores: Toys R’ Us, Walmart, Burlington Coat Factory and Holcomb’s, recently thanks to the Make-A-Wish... - July 01, 2009 - Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana
Wish Volunteers Bring Gift of Hope
Keondia is a vivacious 12-year-old girl who loves listening to the Jonas Brothers, going shopping and playing her X-Box. The Granger native who is battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia will have her heartfelt wish granted—a trip to Walt Disney World—thanks to Holly Huffman and John... - July 01, 2009 - Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana
Make-a-Wish Foundation® Celebrates Success from Walk for Wishes
The Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Greater Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana, Indiana Region with the help of dedicated walkers and volunteers, raised nearly $68,000 for the 4th Annual Walk for Wishes®. The Walk, which was held Saturday June, 20, included 73 teams and an additional 475 individuals... - July 01, 2009 - Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana
Maryland Local on the Rachael Ray Show Friday, July 3, 2009
Maryland local, Aaron Ware, will be featured on the Rachael Ray show on Fri., July 3rd. Aaron lost his twin brother Eric to cancer, but turned his grief around by starting a baking company. He sells his creations for $1.00 a piece and donates some of the proceeds to the organization that brought joy to his twin in his last years, the Casey Cares Foundation. Aaron and his family spoke at the Casey Cares Foundation gala and three dozen of his cookies were auctioned off for $1,500. - July 01, 2009 - Casey Cares Foundation
Love U2®: Relationship Smarts PLUS Wins Publishers Association Award
The Dibble Institute is pleased to announce that their curriculum, Love U2®: Relationship Smarts PLUS has won the prestigious 2009 Distinguished Achievement Award for curriculum based teaching aids from the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP). The AEP Awards recognize the year's most... - July 01, 2009 - The Dibble Institute
Crisis? SOS? www.GIVINGAWAY.com Rescues Those in Need
Growing Community Website for Free Stuff, Want Ads, Volunteers, Delivery, and so much more. - June 30, 2009 - GIVINGAWAY
COARE Launches Ambassador Program for Shark Safe Initiative
Worldwide Response to Shark Conservation Efforts. Certification Program Enlists the Help of People Around the Globe to Raise Awareness of Shark Conservation - June 30, 2009 - COARE (The Center for Oceanic Awareness, Research, and Education)
Tarheel Junior Golf Tour Releases 2011 Fall Schedule of Nationally-Ranked Junior Golf Tournaments in North Carolina
The Tarheel Golf Foundation, has released their 2011 Tarheel Junior Golf Tour Schedule of Nationally-Ranked Junior Golf Tournaments. The thirty-six hole events run from September through December and are played on top ranked collegiate, PGA Tour owned TPC Courses as well as private clubs and leading resort golf courses. - June 30, 2009 - Tarheel Golf Foundation
Tarheel Junior Golf Tour to Host the Robert Trent Jones Junior Championship at the Carolina Trace Country Club, Near Pinehurst in 2011
The Tarheel Golf Foundation and Carolina Trace Country Club have set the date of the 2011 Robert Trent Jones Junior Championship. The prestigious fall classic event will take place September 17-18 2011 over the Lake Course at Carolina Trace Country Club, in the Carolina Sandhills. - June 30, 2009 - Tarheel Golf Foundation
Free Massage Workshop for People with Cancer and Their Families Offered at the Wellness Community Valley/Ventura
Gentle Touch: Easy Massage Techniques for Beginners with Paul Hurbace, LMT will take place on Friday, July 17, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura, 530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village, CA 91361. - June 28, 2009 - The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura
Orlando Rowing Club to Offer Demonstration Clinics for Visually Impaired
Orlando Rowing Club (ORC) will be offering two indoor rowing demonstration and learning clinics for visually impaired youths and adults during the 48th Annual Convention of the American Council of the Blind in Orlando, Florida, July 3-11, 2009. The clinics will be held on Wednesday, July 8, and Thursday, July 9, 5:00pm to 6:30pm both dates at the convention. - June 27, 2009 - Orlando Rowing Club, Inc
Cross International to be Featured on the Hugh Hewitt Show — a Nationally Syndicated Radio Talk Show
Nearly 1 million radio listeners across the country will tune into the Hugh Hewitt Show tonight from 6 to 9 EST and hear how they can help African AIDS orphans through Cross International. - June 26, 2009 - Cross International
Pepperdine Professor and Cancer Survivor Will Present "Success Over Stress" for People with Cancer and Their Families
"Success over Stress" is a free workshop for people with cancer and their families, sponsored by Community Memorial Hospital and The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura. It will take place Thursday, July 16, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the Cancer Resource Center at CMH, 184 N. Brent St., Ventura, CA 93003. - June 26, 2009 - The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura
National Education Association Bestows Human & Civil Rights Honor on Greg Mortenson
Tha National Education Association, in conjunction with their national Representaive Assembly, is giving Greg Mortenson (Nobel Peace Prize nominee and New York Times #1 best-selling author of the book Three Cups of Tea) a Human & Civil Rights Award to honor his work in education and equal opportunity for women and girls. - June 25, 2009 - Central Asia Institute
Non-Profit Organization, Herocare Supports MDA's Fire-Fighter Chili Cook-Off
Herocare San Diego was proud to support the local fire fighter heroes and the Muscular Dystrophy Association by sharing Ben & Jerry's ice-cream at a fundraiser held June 20th. - June 25, 2009 - Herocare, San Diego
Latina Style and Doctor.com Launch Latina Style “Find a Doctor”
Healthcare API launched to give users faster results when seeking a Doctor Latina Style Magazine, the premier magazine addressing the needs of established Latinas & Women entrepreneurs in the U.S has partnered with Doctor.com. In September of 2008, Latina Style Magazine in connection with... - June 25, 2009 - iWeev
North Carolina Businesses Support 2009 Education Ball
Linda Harrill, president and CEO of Communities In Schools of North Carolina (CISNC) (www.cisnc.org), a nonprofit that helps youths stay in school, has announced the 2009 North Carolina Education Ball sponsors. CISNC will host the event on Friday, June 26 from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the RBC... - June 25, 2009 - Communities In Schools Of North Carolina
Workshop for Families Affected by Breast Cancer
The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura presents Breast Cancer Connection: All in the Family with Jodi McIntosh, MFT July 10. - June 24, 2009 - The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura
IIMSAM’s Official Calls Upon Global Leaders to Support Spirulina for Humanity
Reacting on United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recent estimates that World hunger is estimated to reach an unprecedented high in 2009 with 1,020 million people going hungry every day, Dr. Naseer Homoud said that the estimate is alarming and an eye opener for all social and humanitarian organizations to know what actually are being done to stop annihilation of humanity. - June 24, 2009 - IIMSAM
ARISE Foundation’s Appeal for Stories About Gang Life Results in Hundreds of Submissions from Around the World
Fifty of the best stories will be featured in a remarkable upcoming book about gang prevention. - June 24, 2009 - ARISE Foundation
New Website Enables Local Food Pantries to Get Freshly Picked Produce from Local Backyard Gardener's Excess Harvest
Excess produce usually left to rot in gardens now being donated to neighborhood food pantries - June 24, 2009 - AmpleHarvest.org
Marketing Magician Joins Your Business Channel as Marketing Expert
UK based Stefan (Marketing Magician) Drew is about to start filming business marketing advice for web based TV channel yBC (your Business Channel) as a Marketing Expert. - June 23, 2009 - Stefan Drew Associates
ONEHOPE Wine Teams up with Fresh & Easy in Support of American Forests
Joint Campaign helps plant 8,540 trees with American Forests - June 22, 2009 - ONEHOPE
NAFA Announces Release of Fleet Maintenance Operations Guide
NAFA newest product is a comprehensive resource that examines and provides answers to the fleet maintenance issues every fleet manager has to deal with. - June 20, 2009 - NAFA Fleet Management Association
Priscilla’s “Wish on a Star” Comes True
A little girl with a life-threatening illness has the wish of her life with Kids Wish Network. - June 20, 2009 - Kids Wish Network
The Vision of Children Foundation Brings Together Foremost Experts on Genetic Vision Disorders at World Symposium
The Vision of Children Foundation (VOC), a non-profit organization focused on finding a cure for hereditary childhood blindness, today announced that renowned researchers from around the world gathered in San Diego at the Seventh World Symposium on Genetic Vision Disorders. Research results, new discoveries and a commitment for increasing collaboration were shared at the two-day event. - June 19, 2009 - Vision of Children Foundation
The Ohio River Valley Women’s Business Council Utilizes Greater Cincinnati’s Largest PR Firm’s Expertise
Eisen Marketing Group Begins Pro Bono Work With Operation: Outreach 2009 Grant Program Winner. The Ohio River Valley Women’s Business Council (ORV-WBC) will take advantage of Eisen Marketing Group’s (EMG) in-kind services after being selected as one of seven organizations to receive... - June 19, 2009 - Ohio River Valley Women's Business Council
Balance Gym Supports DC’s Bike to the Beach Century Ride for Autism Research
Balance Gym has signed on as official gym sponsor of Bike to the Beach (B2B), an annual 100-mile (century) bike ride and fundraiser for Autism Speaks. Founded by three local high school students, B2B has raised over $150,000 for autism research, advocacy and awareness. - June 18, 2009 - Autism Speaks National Capital Area
J.K.Yog Announces Yog Sessions & Discourses on 'The Science of the Soul, Path to Self Realization & God-Realization' by Swami Mukundananda in Boston, MA (June 21-27, '09)
Learn the Composite Yog through synthesis of ancient yoga systems such as Ashtanga yoga, Dhyan yoga, Samkhya yoga etc. Through simplified yogic techniques such as Subtle Body Relaxation (SBR), Creative-Meditation (Rup Dhyan), Di-Vibe Asanas-Pranayam and Enlightening Discourses from Swami Mukundananda, rejuvenate Body, Mind, and Soul. - June 18, 2009 - Jagadguru Kripalu Yog
The Hunger Site Celebrates 10 Years of "Click to Give - It's Free!"
The Hunger Site celebrates its tenth anniversary beginning in June 2009. Since its inception as the world’s first “Click to Give” website, millions of people have clicked on the yellow button at www.thehungersite.com or shopped at The Hunger Site’s store. The result has been... - June 17, 2009 - GreaterGood
Dentist Donates His Time to Brighten Smiles
Dr. Craig Longenecker, a Baltimore dentist, is donating his time and materials to whiten smiles - and by doing so, he is also helping two children's charities - the Casey Cares Foundation and the Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids Foundation. - June 17, 2009 - Casey Cares Foundation
Ernie Els' Wife Lisa to Run in July 4th Autism Speaks Potomac 5K
Autism Speaks National Capital Area, the DC chapter of the nation’s largest autism advocacy organization, today announced that Liezl Els, wife of PGA golfer Ernie Els, will run in this year’s Ninth Annual Autism Speaks July 4th Potomac 5K. All event proceeds will benefit Autism Speaks. What: Ninth Annual Autism Speaks July 4th Potomac 5K. When: Saturday July 4, 2009. Where: Potomac, MD. 8:05 am Race start. - June 17, 2009 - Autism Speaks National Capital Area
Money Habitudes Wins Smart Marriages Impact Award
Money Habitudes, the popular deck of conversation-starter cards to help couples talk about money are recognized as an important and unique tool in combating divorce and fostering healthy marriages. - June 16, 2009 - LifeWise
The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura Collecting Used Books to Raise Funds for Cancer Support Programs
To raise funds for its free programs of support and education for people with cancer and their families, The Wellness Community is collecting new and used books. - June 15, 2009 - The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura
Nicole Gets “Connected” with Kids Wish Network
A girl with a life-threatening illness gets the computer of her dreams with a little help from Kids Wish Network. - June 14, 2009 - Kids Wish Network
Communities in Schools of North Carolina Hosts Sustainability Summit
Linda Harrill, president and CEO of Communities In Schools of North Carolina (CISNC) (www.cisnc.org), a nonprofit that helps youths stay in school, has announced that the organization will host a two-day Sustainability Summit in the Triangle on Tuesday, June 16 and Wednesday, June 17. The goal of... - June 14, 2009 - Communities In Schools Of North Carolina
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Implements Agilon's Donor Management and Outreach Solution
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Foundation has chosen Agilon as its next generation business systems provider. The new ONE donor management system includes the Donor Outreach and Business Financials solutions. - June 13, 2009 - Agilon, LLC.
Lankenau Institute for Medical Research Investigator Receives March of Dimes Grant: Research Focused on Congenital Defects of the Eye in Newborns Using a Stem Cell Model
Dr. Mindy George-Weinstein, Professor at the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research (LIMR), in collaboration with Dr. Sue Menko, Professor at Thomas Jefferson University, received a three-year grant in the amount of $264,410 from the March of Dimes to study the development of eye defects that may lead to cataracts, glaucoma, increased sensitivity to light, squinting or blindness in newborns. - June 13, 2009 - Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
HARC Cries “Foul” Over Florida Cuts to Funding for Adults with Disabilities
Service cuts in Florida decrease daily care for many adults with disabilities, many of whom are at risk of harm if left alone. Families endure even greater financial hardships. - June 13, 2009 - Hillsborough Achievement and Resource Centers
Make-a-Wish Foundation Celebrates 2,500th Wish at Walk for Wishes
The Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Greater Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana, Indiana Region is well on its way to reach the goal of raising $100,000 for the 4th Annual Walk for Wishes®. The Walk is Saturday, June 20 at 11 a.m. at Fishers Town Hall One Municipal Drive in Fishers. Currently, 46 teams... - June 12, 2009 - Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana
4th Annual Indiana Walk for Wishes® to Feature Indy Wish Child
The Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Greater Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana, Indiana Region is well on its way to reach the goal of raising $100,000 for the 4th Annual Walk for Wishes®. The Walk is Saturday, June 20 at 11 a.m. at Fishers Town Hall One Municipal Drive in Fishers. Currently, 46 teams... - June 12, 2009 - Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana
Noted Author and Humanitarian Greg Mortenson to Reach Out to San Diego's Military Community on July 1st
Nobel Peace Prize nominee and New York Times best-selling author of "Three Cups of Tea" Greg Mortenson is coming to San Diego to talk about building relationships as a part of an overall strategic plan in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Event will be held on the U.S.S. Midway Museum. - June 12, 2009 - Central Asia Institute