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Obama has supported the Expansion of Programs for Service and volunteer programs focused on education.
If you're thinking about supporting SOS Outreach's youth development programs then now is the time, their fundraiser ends on April first! They are very close to their goal. Your donation will help put them on track to support 5,000 kids at over 40 ski resorts nationwide this year.Obama has supported the Expansion of Programs for Service and volunteer programs... more
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This looks like an awesome cause for this time of year...
"SOS Outreach was founded in 1993 in Colorado’s Vail Valley. As a not-for-profit organization, their programs build character and self-esteem in youth through snowsports and the SOS curriculum."
http://www.sosoutreach.org/This looks like an awesome cause for this time of year...
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These nine charities have been hit particularly hard by the Wall Street crisis. Here are a few of them, and included on the link is what we can do to help:
1. Food Bank
Why they’re hurting: Washington Mutual and Lehman Brothers used to hold corporate volunteering days at the Food Bank’s 90,000-square-foot warehouse in Hunts Point. “Now we’ve lost that entire network,” says spokeswoman Carol Schneider. Meanwhile, the number of people who need the Food Bank’s services is rapidly rising. “I just got an e-mail from the Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger,” says Schneider. “They’ve seen 1,200 people in the last two days. At least 50 of the families are completely new.”
2. Citymeals on Wheels
Why they’re hurting: The fall of Bear Stearns and several generous hedge-fund donors has taken a huge toll. “Altogether, we’ve lost $1.286 million this year. That’s about 200,000 meals,” says executive director Marcia Stein. While volunteers are always needed, what the charity really could use is more cash. “We need to make up losses in a time when food costs are rising by more than 7 percent.”
3. United Way
Why they’re hurting: The organization has long-standing relationships with Fortune 500 companies like Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase, but many have cut back on their annual giving. “Our revenues are down, but our needs are up,” says Steve Kaufman, senior director of community affairs. “For every job lost on Wall Street, an additional 3.3 jobs are lost throughout the state’s economy,” a state of affairs that will undoubtedly affect the low-income communities his group serves.
4. Big Brothers, Big Sisters
Why they’re hurting: Bear Stearns was involved in the charity’s workplace-mentoring program, which brought teenagers into an office twice a month throughout the school year to learn about the professional world. “We have 47 corporations that have managed to stay with us,” says Michael Corriero, director of the New York office. “But if one leaves, that’s ten, fifteen, twenty kids left without a place to go.”
5. Habitat for Humanity
Why they’re hurting: Volunteers (including many former Bear staffers) are still willing to wield a hammer to build affordable-housing units for Habitat, but it’s the high cost of construction materials that will likely restrain projects. Since 2002, construction costs have shot up $112 per square foot. “It’s so crucial that we get donations,” says executive director Josh Lockwood. “We have a project in Brownsville where there are 8,000 requests for 41 condominiums.”
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Tis' the season, as they say.These nine charities have been hit particularly hard by the Wall Street crisis. Here... more
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It was a celebration of Palestinian culture -- a night of music, dancing and a dash of politics. Local Arab Americans were bidding farewell to Rashid Khalidi, an internationally known scholar, critic of Israel and advocate for Palestinian rights, who was leaving town for a job in New York.
A special tribute came from Khalidi's friend and frequent dinner companion, the young state Sen. Barack Obama. Speaking to the crowd, Obama reminisced about meals prepared by Khalidi's wife, Mona, and conversations that had challenged his thinking.
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The Los Angeles Times is refusing to release a videotape that it says shows Barack Obama praising a Chicago professor who was an alleged mouthpiece for the Palestine Liberation Organization while it was a designated terrorist group in the 1970s and '80s.
According an LA Times article written by Peter Wallsten in April, Obama was a "friend and frequent dinner companion" of Rashid Khalidi, who from 1976 to1982 was reportedly a director of the official Palestinian press agency, WAFA, which was operating in exile from Beirut with the PLO.The Los Angeles Times is refusing to release a videotape that it says shows Barack... more
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Obama calls increasing taxes and giving them to the needy a matter of "neighborliness." Vice presidential running mate Joe Biden calls it a matter of "patriotism."
Yet when it comes to charitable giving, neither Obama (until recently) nor Biden feels sufficiently neighborly or patriotic to donate as much as does the average American household: 2 percent of their adjusted gross income.
In 2007, President George W. Bush and his wife had an adjusted gross income of $923,807. They paid $221,635 in taxes, and donated $165,660 to charity — or 18 percent of their income. Vice President and Mrs. Cheney, in 2007, had a taxable income of $3.04 million. And they paid $602,651 in taxes, and donated $166,547 to charity — or 5.5 percent of their income.
Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, earned between $200,000 and $300,000 a year between 2000 and 2004, and they donated less than 1 percent to charity. When their income soared to $4.2 million in 2007, their charitable contributions went up to 5 percent.
Joe and Jill Biden, by contrast, made $319,853 and gave $995 to charity in 2007, or 0.3 percent of their income. And that was during the year Biden was running for president. Over the past 10 years, the Bidens earned $2,450,042 and gave $3,690 to charity — or 0.1 percent of their income.
Liberal families earn about 6 percent more than conservative families, yet conservative households donate about 30 percent more to charity than do liberal households. And conservatives give more than just to their own churches and other houses of worship. Conservatives, especially religious conservatives, give far more money and donate more of their time to nonreligious charitable causes than do liberals — especially secular liberals.
So let's sum up. The "compassionate" liberals — at least based on charitable giving — show less compassion than "hardhearted" conservatives. The rich pay more in income taxes than people think. Voters, clueless about the facts, want the rich to pay still more.
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The 6th annual International Student Film Festival Hollywood (ISFFH) will take place November 7 – 9, 2008 at Beverly Garland’s Holiday Inn in the NoHo Arts District of North Hollywood. 78 films from 9 countries were accepted into this year’s festival. Films have come from Turkey, Sweden, Italy, Israel, Germany, Denmark, Columbia, Canada and the USA. Film students range from elementary to graduate school.
The films will be screened throughout the festival culminating with the awards ceremony on November 9th where student awards will be announced. Mike Medavoy, Chairman & COO of Phoenix Pictures will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his role in the success of some of America’s best films over the past 25 years.
After each screening segment, student filmmakers engage in discussion with the audience, facilitated by industry professionals. During the festival a silent auction will take place along with celebrity autographs. This year Fun Little Movies will present the winner of Best Comedy with a paid distribution deal.
Founded by Robin Saban, the ISFFH, a 501(c) nonprofit corporation, offers student filmmakers from around the world a unique opportunity to share their talent and gain the recognition of film industry leaders, creating career development opportunities. Since 2003, the ISFFH has helped to place more than 20 graduate film students into production and post-production job positions.
To purchase tickets or to sponsor this important event, visit www.isffhollywood.org or call 818-203-4179.
The ISFFH is sponsored by American Building Supply, Wells Fargo, CRA/LA, CISCorp, Saban Enterprises, A Matter of Pixels, Production Hub, Discmakers, Turkla.com, Fun Little Movies, and NoHoArtsDistrict.com.
The 6th annual International Student Film Festival Hollywood (ISFFH) will take place... more
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A penny a pixel! Filming Pixels is selling ad space by the pixel in support of the next generation of filmmakers! Filming Pixels is a unique advertising campaign to raise money for the International Student Film Festival Hollywood (ISFFH); all proceeds go directly to the ISFFH. Your logo will stay online until May 31, 2011; you only pay one time for your advertising space until then - an excellent value for your advertising dollars!
You can reach a worldwide audience for as little as $20.00 for 2000 pixels…how can you miss? Buy your piece of internet real estate and put your name out there for the world to see while supporting the next generation of filmmakers! You must visit www.filmingpixels.com
Hollywood is the capital city of the entertainment world. The International Student Film Festival Hollywood is the only film festival that embraces all ages from around the world, offering students the unique opportunity to gain the recognition of film industry leaders creating career development opportunities in their home countries as well as the United States.
The opportunities provided by the ISFFH not only benefit the students, but the world community by bringing together people of diverse cultures and differing viewpoints.
After years of work in film and theater and passionate about the opportunity to offer student filmmakers well-deserved recognition for their talents, entertainment industry veteran, Robin Saban founded the International Student Film Festival Hollywood, focused solely on students in September of 2003.
ISFFH is a Nonprofit Corporation with State and Federal tax-exempt status under IRS code section 501 (C) 3 Tax ID Number: 03-0383978.
For more information about the ISFFH visit website: www.isffhollywood.org or email us at info@isffhollywood.org
Visit Filming Pixels at www.filmingpixels.com
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Ice Cream Man's mission is to travel the country, eventually the world, giving away FREE ice cream.
Our growing team combines the minds, hearts, skills and resources of adventurous individuals who refuse to adhere to the old business paradigm. We fund this venture through advertising, sponsors, promotions and merchandising, building win-win-win relationships between everyone involved. To date, Ice Cream Man has given away over 125,000 treats. With the goal of giving away half a million ice creams, we’ve still got a long way to go.Ice Cream Man's mission is to travel the country, eventually the world, giving... more
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Host a screening, charge admission, take donations and give it all to charity. We'll make the films available FREE (While we can afford it).
*Given all the real tragedies right now, from U.S. floods, to Burma, to China's quake, Joe and I are offering our films from The Tibetan Photo Project for free for screenings for Charity fundraisers.*
Our films are produced on DVD and *will project to theater size screens. If you have a legitimate charity effort, (while we can afford it) we are offering our films on DVD at no charge for screening fund raising efforts. We have two features and a couple shorts available.
Email us here at Current or contact us through our Website at http://www.tibetanphotoproject.com
Please, this is very limited , we don't have a bunch of moneybut we do have the films and we hope we can offer a little bit of help.Host a screening, charge admission, take donations and give it all to charity.... more
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While we can afford it, we are offering our feature DVDs for free for Charity fundraiser screenings contact via our Website at http://www.tibetanphotoproject.com
Weather its for China's earthquake victims, Iowa floods or any legit charity of your choice. We would like to offer the opportunity. While we can afford it, we are offering our feature DVDs for free for Charity... more
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Host a screening, charge admission, take donations and give it all to charity. We'll make the films available FREE (While we can afford it).
*Given all the real tragedies right now, from U.S. floods, to Burma, to China's quake, Joe and I are offering our films from The Tibetan Photo Project for free for screenings for Charity fundraisers.*
Our films are produced on DVD and *will project to theater size screens. If you have a legitimate charity effort, (while we can afford it) we are offering our films on DVD at no charge for screening fund raising efforts. We have two features and a couple shorts available.
Email us here at Current or contact us through our Website at http://www.tibetanphotoproject.com
Please, this is very limited , we don't have a bunch of moneybut we do have the films and we hope we can offer a little bit of help.Host a screening, charge admission, take donations and give it all to charity.... more
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Host a screening, charge admission, take donations and give it all to charity. We'll make the films available FREE (While we can afford it).
*Given all the real tragedies right now, from U.S. floods, to Burma, to China's quake, Joe and I are offering our films from The Tibetan Photo Project for free for screenings for Charity fundraisers.*
Our films are produced on DVD and *will project to theater size screens. If you have a legitimate charity effort, (while we can afford it) we are offering our films on DVD at no charge for screening fund raising efforts. We have two features and a couple shorts available.
Email us here on on current or contact us through our Website at http://www.tibetanphotoproject.com Direct email is thetibetanphotoproject@yahoo.com
Please, this is very limited , we don't have a bunch of money but we do have the films and we hope we can offer a little bit of help.Host a screening, charge admission, take donations and give it all to charity.... more
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Delicious "tomallis" not confusing with "tomalleys" that is a type of sea food. Tomallis or Tomalis comes from Tomatos. A typical dish from Mexico. In Italian we call that "polenta."
You can find these at Trader Joe's. Delicious "tomallis" not confusing with "tomalleys" that is a type... more
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A man gets confronted by a teen with a knife, and in response gives the teen his wallet and his coat, then treats him to dinner. A little kindness can go a long way.A man gets confronted by a teen with a knife, and in response gives the teen his... more
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"Young cancer patients took in a free screening of 'Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who' at Park Place Stadium Cinemas. The cinema hosted the event, opening the theater only to the patients and their families. An invitation only party is a way to let the youngsters enjoy a movie without being exposed to something that could trigger a serious problem. These parents say enjoying a 'normal' day when they are usually few and far between is nice change of pace from treatments and hospital visits. The hospital has arranged several other outings for patients and their families.""Young cancer patients took in a free screening of 'Dr. Seuss' Horton... more
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Giving away money? According to the article spending as little as $5 on someone else can create a surge of happiness.
What do you think?
Giving away money? According to the article spending as little as $5 on someone else... more
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ScienceNOW Daily News
20 March 2008
Think you'd be happier if you won the lottery or just had a few extra bucks in your pocket? Think again. Overturning classic economic wisdom, new research shows that it's not how much you have that matters, it's how you spend it. People who donate their dollars to charities or splurge on gifts for others are more content than those who squander all the dough on themselves.
Money does seem to buy some happiness--studies show that rich folks are a little more upbeat than the poor (ScienceNOW, 15 August 2005). But the wealth-happiness connection is weak, and economists struggle to explain why, for example, the U.S. population has not become happier as it has become more affluent. One possibility is that people simply don't spend their extra money in ways that lead to lasting cheer.
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Speaking on my own personal experiences, I can corroborate the findings of this study. ;-).ScienceNOW Daily News
20 March 2008
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by Nicole
Gifts From Causes offer the perfect presents for avid Facebookers with too much worldly stuff. The program allows you to buy a virtual gift icon, which the recipient can proudly display on their Facebook profile, and make a charitable donation to a cool cause. All proceeds (minus a credit card transaction fee) will go to your chosen non-profit.
A $10 soccer ball icon sends funds to love.futbol, a non-profit that makes soccer fields for children in impoverished communities worldwide, and is the perfect gift for a soccer-mad Facebooker. A $15 super-cute teddy bear icon provides a real life cuddly companion to comfort a sick child at the Children's National Medical Center. $20 buys a flock of chicks to help a family in the developing world via the Heifer Project. A $50 virtual puppy will pay for the Humane Society to rescue a dog, and $200 will buy an OLPC laptop computer to educate a child in the developing world.by Nicole
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