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Give to The Children’s Inn at NIH on #GivingTuesday
This year, on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, The Children’s Inn at NIH is celebrating a day dedicated to giving – when charities, families, businesses, community…
UnitedHealthcare Supports the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation’s Uncommon Athlete Program
Nearly 100 UnitedHealthcare employees today took part in the Uncommon Athlete Day of Service at the Westport Boys & Girls Club. Volunteers helped paint, clean-up…
November is National Diabetes Month
Diabetes is one of the leading causes of disability and death in the United States. If it’s not controlled, diabetes can cause blindness, nerve damage,…
The Children’s Inn at NIH Announces New CEO
Kathy Russell will be retiring from her role as CEO of The Children’s Inn on January 8, 2015. Kathy has been dedicated to The Children’s…
‘Hope for Baby Easton’ meet a 12-year old with the same skin disease
By Michael Benny Many of you have been following the story of Easton Friedel of Weedsport since he was born two summers ago. Easton lives with a rare,…
BNSF Provides Make-A-Wish Train Ride for Sixth Year in North Texas
Children and families members gathered at the Fort Worth Stockyards Station earlier this month to climb aboard for the 6th annual BNSF Railway Make-A-Wish train…
The Way to Fight Breast Cancer Is With a Vaccine — Not Another Pink Product
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Â But there is more to fighting breast cancer than selling pink products or wearing pink. Â Fran Visco, President of…
Changing Children’s Lives by Teaching Financial Literacy
Young students from a suburban Chicago elementary school drew pictures of their morning with a special classroom visitor. On each page they commented on the…
Behind the Scenes at Make-A-Wish America with Justin Schmid
Make-A-Wish® believes that granting the one true wish of all eligible children can help them feel better – and possibly even get better. Wish kids,…
Helping Kids Feel Better Through Wish Experiences
It’s taken less than 35 years for Make-A-Wish® to become one of the most-recognized charities in the world. From our first official wish in 1980…
Happy Birthday to our Member, A Wider Circle!
Message from A Wider Circle Founder & Executive Director, Mark Bergel: Thirteen years ago, to this day, A Wider Circle was born. I remember clearly…
How The Children’s Inn at NIH Changed Gabriella
Here is an example of the “human impact” your donation can have, conveyed by this very sweet note from a Mom who stayed at The…