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I Have a Dream Foundation will launch fourth Dreamer class in April

March 26, 2014

By Whitney Bryen As one class of Longmont “Dreamers” prepares to graduate this spring, another is just getting started. Boulder County’s I Have a Dream…

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Record-Breaking $6.8 Million Raised by Rite Aid for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals

March 25, 2014

Source: Press Release Point CAMP HILL, Pa. (March 24, 2014) – Rite Aid announced today that through its year-long fundraising efforts, the Company raised $6.8…

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From the Teachers’ Lounge to Capitol Hill

March 25, 2014

Source: TeacherPop Like any large-scale education reform, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are bound to have both benefits and drawbacks—so using blanket statements like…

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Sense of Smell & Training Make Service Dogs Life-saving Best Friends

March 25, 2014

>> Watch the Video Above Terri Lubaroff wishes she had a dramatic story to tell about her unusual service dog, Jackson, such as an incident…

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Finance Park Provides Students Experience of Making Real Life Financial Management Decisions

March 21, 2014

With over 1.5 million nonprofit organizations in the United States, who should you support and why?  The purpose of this blog is to help you discover…

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A “Win, Win, Win” Relationship for Hope Connections and Business Partners American Odyssey Relay (AOR) and Specialties Inc.

March 18, 2014

Facing cancer is scary enough, but thanks to Hope Connections for Cancer Support (Hope Connections) and their free programs, no one is prevented from getting…

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Proof in the Importance of a Wish

March 18, 2014

Source: Make-A-Wish® America When I accepted the position at Make-A-Wish Maine, I knew I found the right place for me. Since college, I’ve worked in development…

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Register for the March 29th National Conference on Ending Poverty

March 18, 2014

Source: A Wider Circle 50 YEARS after declaring a war on poverty, 50 million children and adults in our country are still mired in poverty. Another 60 million live below…

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800 Families to Receive Food and Essentials

March 18, 2014

Source: Feed The Children WICHITA, Kan. (Mar. 17, 2014) On Friday, March 21, Feed The Children will deliver two semi tractor-trailers full of food and…

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Stand Out, Speak Up and Seize Control Against Big Tobacco on Kick Butts Day 2014

March 18, 2014

Organized by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and sponsored by the United Health Foundation, March 19, 2014 is Kick Butts Day – a national day…

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Helping Children Succeed in School with “SchoolTools”

March 14, 2014

Source: Charities@Work By Natasha Hjelm, Global Impact For children everywhere, education is the best hope for breaking free from poverty. Yet even school supplies are…

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Register Now! Fairfax CASA 4th Annual Run for the Children 8K Race & 3K Run/Walk

March 11, 2014

What:  4th Annual Fairfax CASA Run for the Children 8K Race & 3K Run/Walk Where:  In historic Fairfax City, starting and ending at the Fairfax…

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