Posts Tagged ‘Giving Back’
The Power of Half
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
!--paging_filter--pHow would you react if your teenager wanted you to sell your house and donate half the money to charity? Kevin Salwen of Atlanta, Georgia, said he was in shock when his 14-year-old Hannah suggested just that, and then wouldnrsquo;t let it go./p
pIt all started in 2006 when they were in the car together one morning. Hannah noticed a man driving a Mercedes on one side of the street and another man holding a sign asking for money for food on the other. It really bothered her; she knew what she was seeing just wasnrsquo;t right and something stirred in her head, heart and soul./p
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Girls Inspired by Mission Trip
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
!--paging_filter--pTwo high school seniors were inspired to start a fundraiser to help an impoverished teen in Belize go to high school after they heard the story of how her mother was forced to drop out of school, get married and have children at the age of 14./p
pAnnie Stoddard and Kayla Shelly had traveled to Punta Gorda, Belize, last summer as part of a mission trip with their high school, Chaminade Julienne in Dayton, Ohio. /p
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Hoops for Haiti Brings in $1M
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
!--paging_filter--pThe University of Kentucky's Wildcats Basketball team recently held a Hoops for Haiti telethon that raised more than $1 million for the thousands of people affected by the earthquake in Haiti./p
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Help Somebody Who Needs Help
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
!--paging_filter--pemTo do more for the world than the world does for youmdash;that is success.mdash;Henry Ford/em/p
pTry helping someone else. Itrsquo;s called ldquo;altruism,rdquo; and it not only benefits those you help but is a proven way to reduce your own stress and anxiety./p
pHelping someone else is guaranteed to help you feel better about life in general, and it will get you involved in something that is bigger than yourself./p
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Healthy Resolutions That Help Others
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
!--paging_filter--pemThis story was first published by /ema href=http://www.divinecaroline.com target=_blankemDivine Caroline/em/aem./em/p
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pOn January 1, everyone in the world has something in common: resolutions. Itrsquo;s that very special day each year where we, as a collective human race, join together to try to remake ourselves, hoping to be better versions in the coming year./p
pLose weight. Stop smoking. Work out. Wersquo;ve tried them all. And, by late March or early April, wersquo;ve long forgotten them, settling back into our usual patterns./p
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Kevin Bacon Recognized for Charity Website
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
!--paging_filter--pAlthough actor Kevin Bacon is frequently recognized for his acting abilities, garnering nominations for both Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as Golden Globes, he will be receiving the Joel Siegel Award at the Critic's Choice Movie Awards./p
pThe award, which is given to inspiring people in the entertainment industry for their charitable efforts, will be presented to Bacon by Meryl Streep for all of his philanthropic work./p
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Website Donates Gift Cards
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
!--paging_filter--pThree years ago, Jeff and Andre Shinabarger decided to test out a theory at a weddingmdash;that many people would have unused gift cards in their wallet. /p
pWhat started as an experiment turned into the development of a nonprofit organization that donates gift cards to those in need. /p
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30 Rock Star Gives Back
Friday, December 18th, 2009
!--paging_filter--pIn an effort to pay back an institution that perhaps helped him become one of the most prominent stars in movies and television today, Alec Baldwin recently announced a $1 million donation to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, according to emNew York Magazine/em./p
pThe em30 Rock/em star graduated from the institution in 1994, after he had already begun to make a name for himself in movies. /p
pThe money will be used towards the Alec Baldwin Drama Scholarship Fund, which will help students afford tuition who are interested in the arts./p
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Community Helps the Homeless
Friday, December 18th, 2009
!--paging_filter--pHomeless people in Wentzville, Missouri, have been noticing a high level of community support recently, according to a href=http://Stltoday.com target=_blankStltoday.com/a./p
pWhen a story broke in one of the county's newspapers about a growing number of people who are left to live in motels because they can't afford anywhere else to go, several inspiring people looked to do what they could to help./p
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NFL Player Pays It Forward
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
!--paging_filter--pNew Orleans Saints defensive tackle Anthony Hargrove knew what it was like to grow up in dire straits. /p
pWhich is perhaps why he didn't have a second thought when Ben Aucoin asked him for help in a Walmart parking lot, according to WWLTV.com./p
pAucoin approached Hargrove for some spare change to help pay for diapers. However he was facing more problems. Aucoin had lost his job three weeks before, the family car had broken down, he had four kids to support and the family's electricity was scheduled to be turned off because they couldn't pay the bill./p
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