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Meals on Wheels Radio Debuts
Meals on Wheels (MOW) Radio is dedicated to sharing positive information about Meals On Wheels programs nationwide. Their debut half-hour show, “Wheels in Motion,” is hosted by Meals on Wheels Association of America President and CEO Enid Borden. You can listen here to the latest conversations about the great work their MOW programs do every…
Read MoreCureSearch for Children’s Cancer and Jeff Gordon Team up to Support Children’s Cancer Research
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 service advertising (PSA) campaign that launched in September which was National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. CureSearch unites the world’s largest childhood cancer research organizations, the Children’s Oncology Group, and the…
Read MoreTeach For America and the Amgen Foundation Renew Partnership to Improve Math and Science Education
Teach For America and the Amgen Foundation today announced the renewal of their partnership to advance math and science education in America’s underserved public schools. Under this partnership, the Amgen Foundation pledged $1.8 million to increase the number of outstanding math and science graduates who join Teach For America’s teaching corps by 2013. This new…
Read MorePledgeFirst Gives Employers Branded, Customized Workplace Giving Campaigns
Workplace giving campaigns are a great way to engage employees and help the community. And, there are many ways for a company to present a workplace giving campaign. The important thing to remember: It’s your campaign – the company’s and its employees. And you should have control over the look and feel, content, and charities…
Read MoreWounded Warriors remind me football is not real life
This Saturday we are sporting different jerseys for the Missouri game in honor of the wounded men and women of the armed forces. This is for an organization called the Wounded Warrior Project. The jerseys will be auctioned off after the game. The more I have thought about what The Wounded Warrior Project means, the…
Read MoreTeach for America seeks foothold in Seattle area
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 fall — the organization’s first foray into Washington state since the mid-1990s. The Federal Way School District has agreed to hire four to 10 Teach for America corps members —…
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