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April 29th World Wish Day® Corporate & Employee Engagement Opportunity
This month, Make-A-Wish is celebrating World Wish Day, the 35th anniversary of the wish that inspired its founding, by launching a worldwide “thank you” campaign on…
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Teaching Tolerance recognizes 104 schools for ‘Mix It Up at Lunch Day’ efforts
The SPLC’s Teaching Tolerance project today named 104 schools as Mix It Up Model Schools for their exemplary efforts to foster respect and understanding among students and…
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Your Employees Want to Support the Nepal Earthquake Relief Efforts. Help Them Do It Safely.
Apart from the amount of damage it leaves behind, one of the worst things about a natural disaster like the earthquake that struck Nepal over…
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Former Hunting Dog Now Brings Joy and Comfort to Both People and Pets
Ben Forman will never forget the story of how his dog Miracle came to Homeward Bound, an animal welfare group in London, Kentucky. In the…
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In Focus: No Place to Call Home
“You never get to feel safe. You never get to make friends. You are always anxious, because you never know when something is going to…
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Feeding 7 Billion: How Food Impacts Communities Around the World
Food connects us, and at the same time helps shape our identity. That’s the narrative Seattle-based photographer Michael Hanson tries to show in his ongoing series, Feeding 7…
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A worldwide “Thank You” day that celebrates all Make-A-Wish donors, volunteers, wish kids and families.
Make-A-Wish® grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. With the help of generous…
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Nepal Earthquake Relief
The powerful earthquake that hit Nepal over the weekend is the worst to impact the region in the past 80 years, killing more than 3,300…
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Alone We are Rare, Together We are Strong. Helping the 30 Million Americans Affected by Rare Diseases
Any disease affecting fewer than 200,000 Americans is considered rare, and there are nearly 7,000 such diseases affecting nearly 30 million Americans. The National Organization…
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Wisconsin State Employees Raise $2.5 Million for Charities Through ‘Partners in Giving” Campaign
Certainly one way to measure the importance of government workers is to visit your child’s classroom, or appreciate the graciousness of the park ranger who…
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DoSomething.org Campaign Pushes for Change Regarding Stories of Unfair School Punishment
Suspended For WHAT? A third grader was suspended when she shaved her head in support of a long-term friend and cancer patient. A 14-year-old boy…
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An Opportunity to Give Hope to More than 600 Children in the Mid-Atlantic Region
This year alone, 840 children who reside in the Mid-Atlantic region (Central and Southern Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland and Northern Virginia) are expected…
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