Americans “Stand With Japan” in Support of Tsunami Survivors
More than 1,000 residents of and visitors to the Washington metropolitan area gathered among the city’s cherry trees March 24 to show support for the people of Japan in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
The event, called “Stand With Japan,” included a moment of silence followed by a walk around Washington’s Tidal [...]
Giving (Almost) All of It Away
The two richest men in the United States, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, are encouraging other billionaires, in the United States and abroad, to give away the bulk of their fortunes to philanthropic causes.
Gates, a co-founder of the software giant Microsoft Corporation, and Buffett, chairman of the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. investment company, launched their campaign, [...]
ACS Athens and the Marines “Toys for Tots” Foundation deliver a message of Hope through the Annual ACS Athens Holiday Bazaar
Save the date for the Annual ACS Athens Holiday Bazaar on December 3, 2010 that will take place at the ACS Athens Gymnasium from 3pm to 8pm. This year ACS Athens delivers the message of hope and unity to the world along with the support of the Marines “Toys for Tots” Foundation; all new, wrapped gifts [...]
Former Gang Member Says Art Is an Antidote to Violence
Erica Marrero
Author and activist Luis J. Rodríguez helps troubled youth in Mexico
By age 11, Luis J. Rodríguez was already a veteran of the gang wars in East Los Angeles. He escaped that world through poetry and literature, he says, and found success as an author and community activist. In his memoir, Always Running, La Vida [...]
Charity Bazaar
Meledoni foundation, in cooperation with the Cypriot Association in Greece and with the support of the Cypriot House, is organizing a charity bazaar on Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 10:00-18:00 at the Cypriot Association (Kekropos 3, Plaka).
We look forward to welcoming you for a cup of coffee, for your Easter shopping and to support people [...]
In Educating Girls, Oprah Winfrey Struggles “to Get It Right”
Nothing in Oprah Winfrey’s life has made her prouder than creating her school for girls in Henley-on-Klip, South Africa. And nothing, she says, has given her more headaches.
The scope of her vision is immense: to help students who grew up amid poverty, abuse and trauma not only to graduate from high school, but to go [...]
Mobile Phone Donations Break Records for Haiti Earthquake Relief
$31 million raised through American Red Cross text messaging
After a devastating earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, millions of Americans grabbed their mobiles, but instead of calling friends or family they hit a number that automatically donated $10 to the American Red Cross, resulting in an unprecedented $31 million raised for Haitian relief through mobile [...]
U.S. State Governors Echo Obama’s Call to Help Haiti
Chief executives pledge state resources, encourage citizens to give
Even as President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton are promising assistance from the U.S. federal government for the people of Haiti, their calls are being mirrored and amplified by similar messages from state governments.
More than 3 million people in Haiti are estimated to have [...]
International Stars and Singers Join in Global Concert for Haiti
More than a 100 of the world’s most celebrated actors and entertainers came together in a two-hour fundraising concert for Haiti that blanketed television stations in the United States and was carried by a number of global television networks.
The concert, broadcast January 22, was streamed online and carried by mobile phone networks as well. The [...]
Christmas…a time to share!
List of Organizations/Groups, where you could donate things you don’t need any more (instead of throwing them away)
The Foundation for the Homeless of the Municipality of Athens is in need of clothes, bed sheets, quilts. If you have clothes (for children, women, men) or any of the above that you do not need and use [...]
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