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America’s Charities Celebrates CureSearch Day 2012

September 16, 2012

Childhood Cancer:  These Words do not Belong Together September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and as a part of this national effort to raise…

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Florida Hospital Opens Dedicated Kids’ Bone Marrow Transplant Center

August 16, 2012

This week, Florida Hospital for Children is celebrating the opening of the Kids Beating Cancer Pediatric Transplant Center.  This means that children in Central Florida…

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Author writes book for deceased daughter, The Children’s Inn at NIH

July 2, 2012

Barbara Louise Clouse returned to The Children’s Inn at NIH on June 20th for the first time since her daughter’s death three years ago.  Diagnosed…

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Featured Charity: The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp

July 1, 2012

The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp is dedicated to providing “a different kind of healing” to seriously ill children and their families throughout the…

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Higher Achievement D.C. Metro Selected as 2012 Washington Post Charities $30,000 Grant Recipient

June 28, 2012

The Washington Post announced that through The Washington Post Charities, a McCormick Foundation Fund, $155,000 in grants will be awarded to six local nonprofit organizations…

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Golf and charity were the themes of the Travelers Championship opening ceremonies

June 21, 2012

Golf and charity were the themes of the opening ceremonies at the Travelers Championship golf tournament held on the first tee at the Tournament Players…

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Featured Charity: Caring for Children Foundation of Texas

June 21, 2012

Providing free services to children in nearly 90 counties throughout Texas, Caring for Children’s Care Van® Program has given nearly 972,000 immunizations since 1997. Thanks…

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Featured Charity: Share Our Strength

June 17, 2012

Since its inception in 1984, Share Our Strength has raised more than $315 million and supported more than 1,000 groups around the world working to…

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After Wishing For Death, Former Foster Youth Finds New Life

June 12, 2012

Originally Posted by Children’s Rights / 04 Jun 2012 Lerone Matthis was living life on the streets as another one of California’s homeless former foster…

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Featured Charity: New Hope for Kids

June 8, 2012

It is hard enough for adults to deal with the grief and pain associated with illness and death, imagine how it would be to cope as…

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New-member Recruitment Top Priority for New Boy Scouts CEO

May 23, 2012

This week, the Boy Scouts of America announced that Wayne Brock, its chief operating officer, will lead the 102-year-old organization.  In an interview with The…

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The Washington Nationals and the Children’s Inn at NIH Team-up to Strike Out Serious Illness

April 23, 2012

The Washington Nationals are off to a great start this season and one of the reasons for their success is due to the strength of…

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