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How Your Frequent Flier Miles Can Help Grant the Wishes of Children With Life-threatening Illnesses

April 1, 2014

Source: The New York Times Airlines don’t always make it easy to use their frequent flier miles to pay for travel. But one charity offers…

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Survey Shows Importance of No Alcohol Message to Teens

April 1, 2014

Source: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) New data from a national MADD/Nationwide survey of high school students shows that teens who receive a message from their…

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Future Therapies On The Horizon For Advanced Melanoma

March 31, 2014

Source: Healio.com At the American Academy of Dematology annual meeting, Delphine J. Lee, MD, PhD, FAAD discussed current therapies and future therapies for advanced melanoma.…

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Inmates Volunteer With Canine Partners for Life to Train Puppies to Help People Who Have Physical Disabilities

March 31, 2014

Source: Observer-Reporter.com The puppies arrived early Wednesday afternoon at the State Correctional Institution at Greene. The five, yellow Labrador retrievers were brought to the maximum…

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Grandmother Lobbies Congress for Continued Financial Support for Tuberous Sclerosis Research

March 31, 2014

Source: Vernon Hills Review Derrick Brown is a 4-year-old boy from Vernon Hills who always wears a smile despite living with a disease that can…

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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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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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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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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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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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Study Finds Hormone Problems in Group of Retired NFL Players

March 12, 2014

Source: Los Angeles Times By Nathan Fenno Repeated head injuries among professional football players can lead to hormonal dysfunction and decreased quality of life, according…

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