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Give Kids The World Celebrates Monumental Achievement

April 18, 2012

America’s Charities member, Give Kids The World Village (GKTW), recently reached a rare milestone—2 million volunteer hours completed at a single location—that’s equivalent to 228 years,…

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Make-A-Wish® Celebrates World Wish Day® on 29 April

April 17, 2012

Make-A-Wish will observe the second annual World Wish Day, a global day of wish granting, on April 29, 2011 with 1000s of people participating from…

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LCAC Recognizes Local School Teacher with Founder’s Award

March 29, 2012

Longtime Lorton resident and Fairfax County school teacher, Barbara Rizer, was recognized by the Lorton Community Action Center (LCAC) for her tireless dedication to helping…

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Featured Charity: United Cerebral Palsy (UCP)

March 9, 2012

Did you know more than 65% of people served by UCP have disabilities OTHER than Cerebral Palsy? From disabilities evidenced from birth to traumatic brain…

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Pet Therapy: How Children’s Inn at NIH is Using Animals And Humans to Heal Each Other

March 5, 2012

Those of us who own pets know they make us happy. But a growing body of scientific research is showing that our pets can also…

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Putting a Helping Hand on Black Friday

November 28, 2011

Shopping is not the only thing at the top of our lists this season.  Black Friday put on a helping hand at Macy’s and many…

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Reading is Fundamental (unless it’s too expensive)

November 3, 2011

Today Reading is Fundamental, the nation’s largest children’s literacy nonprofit, celebrates its 45th anniversary with a party and story time for public school students at…

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NASCAR Announces New Nationwide Series Race: “Feed The Children 300”

April 11, 2011

Kentucky Speedway’s inaugural NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend will evolve into an awareness platform for Feed The Children when the non-profit relief organization serves as…

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CureSearch for Children’s Cancer and Jeff Gordon Team up to Support Children’s Cancer Research

January 6, 2011

CureSearch for Children’s Cancer is proud to team up with Jeff Gordon, four-time NASCAR Champion, to support children’s cancer research through a national multi-media public…

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Teach for America seeks foothold in Seattle area

November 3, 2010

Teach for America, the high-profile organization that steers recent college graduates into teaching, hopes to place 50 of its recruits into Puget Sound schools next…

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