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Imperative Partners With Force & University of South Florida Researchers to Promote Patient Centered Outcomes Research

June 6, 2014

Tampa, FL – Black Women’s Health Imperative, a national organization dedicated to advancing the health and wellness of the 20 million Black women and girls…

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RMHC DC Proud to be part of Billie’s Story

June 5, 2014

“Let the life that I live speak for me.” That’s the mission of the non-profit group Billie’s Story.  Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Washington, DC…

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Hunger Free Summer: How Watching This Video Will Support Feeding America

June 5, 2014

When school is out, nearly 90 percent of children who rely on free or reduced-price meals via their schools lose that access. ConAgra Foods is raising…

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Rabies & Microchip Clinic on June 7th

June 5, 2014

SPCA of Luzerne County, PA is holding a Rabies and Microchip Clinic on Saturday, June 7 from 1:30-3:30 PM.  All dogs must be leashed and…

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Watch This Service Dog’s Touching Reunion With Family That Trained Him

June 3, 2014

For 25 years, Canine Partners for Life (CPL) has been training service dogs to assist individuals with a wide range of disabilities. Families who foster and…

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Trained canine can even predict seizures: Volunteers, service dogs, help make life ‘Wynnderful’

June 3, 2014

by Sue Ann Rybak Before Alison Brady received her first seizure alert dog in 2004 from Canine Partners for Life, she felt as if she…

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The Power of a Mother’s Unconditional Love

June 3, 2014

When Kathy Ramey found out she was expecting triplets in 2009, the love for her three daughters grew with each day of her pregnancy. She…

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Wish Experience Makes the World Huge Again

June 3, 2014

Sometimes, sitting in my bed for hours on end, I felt quite diminutive and trapped; hidden away from the world like a prisoner in a…

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Laurie and Reneshia Share Inspiring Story of How House of Ruth Gave Them a Safe Home and Life Free of Domestic Abuse

June 3, 2014

Laurie and Reneshia Gaskins talked about their experience at House of Ruth at A Night for the Children, a gala fundraiser held to benefit House…

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Breaking the Cycle of Poverty Through Global Youth Education, Community Development, and Emergency Relief

June 2, 2014

Good Neighbors USA is an international humanitarian non-profit focusing on children’s education, community development, and emergency relief in more than 30 countries around the world.…

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CMN Hospitals Funds Pay for 7 Week-old Jackson’s Open-heart Surgery

May 27, 2014

Two days after Jackson was born, an on-call pediatrician noticed his heart didn’t sound normal. Follow-ups with cardiologists confirmed he had ventricular septal defect (VSD),…

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How Not to Train a Dragon

May 27, 2014

I like to think that I am a patient man, but sometimes my patience gets pushed to its limit. That is the situation when it…

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