Society: Volunteerism

Caplice Partners LP, Managing Director, Joins 'Clean &...

Caplice Partners LP, announced today, it's founder and Managing Director, David Caplice, will discuss trends and key developments in private equity funding for Clean-tech companies as a panel...

(PRWeb May 30, 2012)

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Blind Veterans Relay Call to the White House on Memorial Day a Proven...

89-year old blind WWII Veteran relays a call to the White House on behalf of a deaf American veteran today and proves premise that blind veterans can and should be making relay calls for deaf American...

(PRWeb May 30, 2012)

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US Service Members and International Wounded Warrior Cycling Teams To...

Jostens® and Team 4Mil celebrate 3rd year of partnership in support of wounded veterans

(PRWeb May 30, 2012)

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Stop Hunger Now Partners with Salesian Missions to Feed World’s...

Stop Hunger Now—an international relief organization that provides food and life‐saving aid to the world’s most vulnerable—has developed an ongoing partnership with Salesian Missions. This year, Stop...

(PRWeb May 30, 2012)

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Law Offices of Jubin Sharifi is Featured in Newsweek

Law Offices of Jubin Sharif is featured in Newsweek Magazine, as one of the Leading Trial Law Attorneys of 2012

(PRWeb May 30, 2012)

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Childrenandnature.org Gets Children and Youth Outside in Nature

The Children & Nature Network’s Natural Leaders Legacy Initiative has been awarded funding from the REI Foundation and The North Face to equip young community organizers with outdoor certification...

(PRWeb May 30, 2012)

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Songstan Travel Announces Road Trip on the Roof of the World

Songstan Travel, a locally-owned agency based in Lhasa, now offers an 8-Day overland tour along the Friendship Highway.

(PRWeb May 30, 2012)

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Citizen CPR Foundation Partners with Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association...

Three national nonprofit organizations announce a partnership designed to attract the largest gathering of sudden cardiac arrest survivors and rescuers ever attempted.

(PRWeb May 30, 2012)

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Integrity Roofing and Painting Donates Services for Quadriplegic Army...

Local Colorado Springs Roofing Company, Integrity Roofing and...

(PRWeb May 30, 2012)

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AmeriCorps and Camphill North America Celebrate Over 10 Years of...

Camphill Foundation funded a comprehensive project that aimed to attract and retain both short-term service volunteers and longer-term coworkers to Camphill. A key element of the project was...

(PRWeb May 30, 2012)

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Making Connections Around the Globe to End MS

On World MS Day, May 30, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society reports that people from more than 70 countries are joining together to raise awareness and unite in the MS Movement

(PRWeb May 30, 2012)

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Active South America Predicts Ecuador is the Next Hot Destination for...

Mainland Ecuador, Once Viewed Chiefly as a Gateway to the Galapagos Islands, is Poised to Be One of the Hottest Destinations in South America for Adventure Seekers, According to Small Group Adventure...

(PRWeb May 30, 2012)

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allAware: New Private Social Network for Nonprofits

allAware, a free app and web-based private social network for nonprofits, is introduced by Linxter, Inc. to help organizations increase donations and strengthen...

(PRWeb May 29, 2012)

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Michelle’s Angels Foundation Names Susan Almon-Pesch 2011 Volunteer of...

Susan Almon-Pesch of Market 4 Profit was named nonprofit organization Michelle’s Angels Foundation, 2011 Volunteer of the Year. Todd M. Zgoda, CPA was awarded the 2011 Michelle’s Angels Foundation...

(PRWeb May 29, 2012)

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Verified Clinical Trials Presents at MAGI Detailing Risks of Dual...

The discussion featured issues surrounding the professional research subject and how dual enrollment in clinical trials jeopardized the volunteers health and safety, and the data quality and...

(PRWeb May 29, 2012)

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Connect Your Home Cares Program Supports Local OC Animal Care Shelter...

Employees provide donations for shelter animals and look to pet adoption as an option.

(PRWeb May 29, 2012)

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Pinson Foundation Supports Metropolitan Ministries Homeless Shelter...

Business Owner Michael Pinson Speaks out to Help those in Need in Tampa Bay

(PRWeb May 29, 2012)

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charity: water Founder Featured in New Book on Effective Storytelling...

Scott Harrison, founder and CEO of charity: water, shares his transformational personal story to inspire others to join his cause—and does it extremely well,...

(PRWeb May 29, 2012)

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Dog Breeder in RI Awarded BBB Accreditation

Royal Flush Havanese Earns the Honor of Being the Only BBB Accredited Dog Breeder in Rhode Island.

(PRWeb May 29, 2012)

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Tibet Travel Restrictions and Permit Guidelines

For foreign travelers (non-Chinese) independent travel in Tibet is impossible. It’s important for travelers to know what restrictions apply, to obtain the correct permits, and to keep informed of the...

(PRWeb May 29, 2012)

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Woovite and the SportsPlex at Fairfield Team Up for Charity and Family...

Woovite and the SportsPlex at Fairfield are teaming up to combine the power of local businesses with the drive to support popular local charities in Fairfield County, CT.

(PRWeb May 29, 2012)

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Memorial Day "Project 20/20," Helping Blind and Deaf...

The Veterans Workshop, a national veterans charity announced its 20/20 project, working with veterans who are blind.

(PRWeb May 28, 2012)

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Scientology Volunteer Minister Teams up with Archangel Airborne to...

Scientology Volunteer Minister Ayal Lindeman is carrying out his 6th humanitarian mission to Haiti since the January 2010 earthquake.

(PRWeb May 28, 2012)

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Songtsan Travel Launches Website to Promote Local Tibet Tourism and...

Songtsan Travel, a Tibetan-run tour organization, launched a new website to help clients arrange Tibet tours. The site highlights the organization’s focus on promoting local Tibetan businesses,...

(PRWeb May 28, 2012)

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MyWay Mobile Storage Sponsors American Diabetes Association's...

The American Diabetes Association’s Tour de Cure bike ride event took place on May 5, 2012 at the Gary J. Arthur Community Center. Bike riders from ages 13 and up participated as individuals or...

(PRWeb May 25, 2012)

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Press Availability: Veterans Relay Service Offering Blind and Deaf...

Veterans Workshop, the national charity behind the Veterans Relay Service, teaching blind veterans how to make phone calls for deaf veterans is making principles available for comment prior to calls...

(PRWeb May 25, 2012)

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Will Obama and Romney Answer the Phone when a Blind and Deaf Veteran...

The Veterans Workshop, a national veterans charity, has trained blind veterans to make phone calls for deaf veterans. Will Obama and Romney answer the calls on Memorial Day from this tandem who are...

(PRWeb May 25, 2012)

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ECO SWIM BY AQUA GREEN to Host Second Annual Delaware River Cleanup

One Swimwear Company Gives New Meaning to the Term “Going Green”: AQUA GREEN Hosts Their Second Annual Delaware River Cleanup

(PRWeb May 25, 2012)

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Tibetan Village Project Helps Family Recover after Devastating Yushu...

Non-profit organization Tibetan Village Project (TVP) has helped a Tibetan family rebuild their lives after the Yushu earthquake devastated their family and destroyed their business.

(PRWeb May 25, 2012)

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Hiking New Zealand has Never Tasted Better with Active New Zealand’s...

Active New Zealand, a Leading Small Group Adventure Tour Operator, Launches Custom-Built Cuisine Software that Enables Them to Consistently Serve Restaurant Quality Meals to Clients in New Zealand’s...

(PRWeb May 25, 2012)

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Pinson Foundation Donates Over 1,600 PSAT, SAT, GMAT and Scholarship...

Business owner Michael Pinson helps local children towards Higher Education.

(PRWeb May 25, 2012)

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Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys and Lerner and Rowe Law Group Offices...

The Phoenix Rescue Mission’s “Summer Heat Relief Water Drive” is a yearly donation drive that the nonprofit charitable organization Lerner and Rowe Gives Back supports to help increase heat relief...

(PRWeb May 25, 2012)

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Ace Canopy Teams Up With Tarps Plus And Will Attend Tarp Donation At...

Tarps and canopy companies team up to donate time and products for the Los Angeles homeless this Thanksgiving.

(PRWeb May 25, 2012)

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Active for Troops and Walk for Troops Launch Today. Groups to Donate...

New organizations created to fill the need to support troops and their families

(PRWeb May 25, 2012)

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United By Blue Removes its 100,000th Pound of Trash with the Help of...

United By Blue, the ocean-friendly brand of apparel that removes 1 pound of trash for every product sold, removed its 100,000th pound of trash at a cleanup with Subaru on the Cooper River in Camden,...

(PRWeb May 24, 2012)

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Michael Pinson, Founder of Pinson Foundation Details Philanthropic...

Michael Pinson speaks out to help others in Need.

(PRWeb May 24, 2012)

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WWF Statement on Senate Hearing on African Poaching Crisis

Today, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the growing poaching crisis in Africa. Witnesses, including renowned elephant expert, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, and John Scanlon,...

(PRWeb May 24, 2012)

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Tibetan Village Project Responds to Yushu Earthquake

Non-profit organization Tibetan Village Project (TVP) has established multiple projects to help Tibetans in Yushu recover and rebuild after a devastating earthquake.

(PRWeb May 24, 2012)

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AngelRide Cyclists Cross Connecticut for Paul Newman’s Camp

More than 350 Cyclists Ride to Raise Funds for the Camp’s Hospital Outreach Program for Seriously Ill Children in Hospitals across the Northeast

(PRWeb May 24, 2012)

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Water@Work To Install Three Water Purification Systems in the...

Three Water@Work lead team members from Atlanta plus a number of local volunteers will install three state-of-the-art water purification systems in the Dominican Republic. Water@Work is a faith-based...

(PRWeb May 24, 2012)

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PowerNet Global Wins Cincinnati Chamber Business Excellence and...

Award recognizes PowerNet Global as finalist for business excellence and community involvement.

(PRWeb May 24, 2012)

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A Big Project: Call to Action; Four Questions to Clarify a Path to...

A Big Project is building on the momentum for change being seen throughout the world by uniting people from every country around four questions to explore a global vision for a new way forward. They...

(PRWeb May 24, 2012)

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Travel Insurance Comparison Site Squaremouth.com Named “Cool Office...

When you think about travel insurance, beer kegs, glass walls, and pool tables probably don’t come to mind. However, travel insurance comparison site Squaremouth.com incorporates all of these...

(PRWeb May 24, 2012)

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The San Francisco SPCA Presents “The Whole Enchihuahua” Event on June...

Join the San Francisco SPCA and 7x7 magazine at Dolores Park on June 2 for The Whole Enchihuahua, an event complete with a live doggie runway costume contest (open to all breeds and sizes), Ask a Vet,...

(PRWeb May 24, 2012)

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Military Family Lifestyle Survey Reveals High Civic Engagement of...

Leading into Memorial Day, a national survey reveals military families volunteer at higher rate than the general public, with 81 percent volunteering in the past year, compared to a general population...

(PRWeb May 24, 2012)

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Luzerne County Head Start Program Honors Benco Dental

Benco Dental and the Cohen Family Charitable Trust were honored by Luzerne County Head Start as the recipients of the Head Start Hero Award.

(PRWeb May 24, 2012)

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DoGoodBuyUs Welcomes Additional New York-Based Charitable...

Online Marketplace Offers Unique Platform for Non-profits to Raise Funds and Awareness

(PRWeb May 24, 2012)

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ETF Portfolio Management Launches InvestableBenchmarks.com

Firm is First Financial Advisor to Offer Strategic Core Portfolios with No Advisory Fee

(PRWeb May 23, 2012)

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Unsung Heroes Recognized by Local Celebrities, the Children Whose...

Speak Up! For Kids of Palm Beach County Pledged $70,000 at the Guardian ad Litem Volunteer Recognition Luncheon while Local Celebrity, Executives, Non-Profit Leaders, and a Judge all roared in...

(PRWeb May 23, 2012)

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Memorial Day Parade with a Pride of LIONS

Many of the Lions in the parade are veterans who have served their country honorably and are today still committed to serving their communities through volunteerism, service and education especially...

(PRWeb May 23, 2012)

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