Sonny Bono Foundation Prevents At-Risk Youths From Skiing Into Trees
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA—As the organization marks its 15th anniversary Friday, representatives for the Sonny Bono Foundation told reporters that they continue to devote ...
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African Children Given 30,000 Unused 'Save Darfur' T-Shirts
SAN FRANCISCO—Citing poor U.S. sales, San Francisco-based Me Tees T-shirts announced Tuesday that nearly 30,000 of their cream-colored,...
Proud Cystic-Fibrosis Foundation Doesn't Need Your Charity
AITKIN, MN—A Dream To Breathe Foundation reasserted its status as a "non-profit organization" and expressed embarrassment at unnecessary "handouts."
Home Depot Criticized For Pledging $10 Billion To American Cancer Society For Every Padres Home Run
SAN DIEGO—Home Depot has come under fire from cancer patients, baseball fans, and Padres players for the company's recent "heartless and...
Habitrail For Humanity Under Fire
PAYNEVILLE, KY—Habitrail For Humanity, the faith-based, non-profit group that builds networks of affordable, transparent-tube housing for needy families, has come under intense criticism for ...
John D. And Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Goes On Wild Endowment Binge
CHICAGO—The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation went on a wild endowment binge last weekend, recklessly giving away more than $170 million in ...
National Board Of Steve Jaskoviak Requests $10 Billion Bailout
ROCHESTER, MN—Steve Jaskoviak, president of the National Board of Steve Jaskoviak, lobbied Congress for an unprecedented $10 billion bailout package Monday. "In order to ...
All Proceeds No Longer Going To Charity
NEW YORK— Nearly three months after the Sept. 11 disaster, traditional capitalism is reasserting itself, as profits are once again being kept by the corporations ...
6,000 Runners Fail To Discover Cure For Breast Cancer
ATLANTA—Despite their diligent, dedicated running, the 6,000-plus participants in Sunday's 5K Race For The Cure did not find a cure for breast ...
70 Percent Of World's Population Could Use All-Star Benefit Concert
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND—According to a study released Monday by the United Nations Economic and Social Council, 4.2 billion people—a full 70 percent of ...
Richard Grieco's Star Power Inadvertently Donated To Goodwill
LOS ANGELES–Former 21 Jump Street and Booker star Richard Grieco accidentally gave his star power to charity Monday, when a truck collecting for Goodwill ...
Woman Wonders Whatever Happened To Those Rainforests She Gave $5 To Save That One Time
NORTHGATE, CO–Audra Smoller, 39, who donated $5 to the Save The Rainforests organization in 1997, was struck with curiosity Monday about the fate of ...
Russia Acquires Amway Distributorship
MOSCOW–The struggling nation of Russia took a major step toward getting out of debt and achieving financial independence Monday, when it became an official ...
Gatorade Pledges $240 Million In Thirst Aid To Underquenched Nations
UNITED NATIONS—Gatorade's donation will mark the largest humanitarian electrolyte-replenishment effort in decades.
