Charity News

Volunteers at disability arts charity First Movement are celebrating a successful appeal thanks to local businesses and national retailers based in the area.

Bales of used clothing are seen at Mac Recycling near Baltimore. Textile recycling is a huge international business, and a small facility like Mac ships about 80 tons of clothes each week to buyers around the world.

A Ravenna Township teen has received a special gift that encourages him to fight cancer with his own two feet.

Major donors are motivated both by the excitement of giving and the satisfaction that their money has been put to good use, finds Andrew Derrington on a recent fundraising study trip By learning from the mistakes made in Canada, the UK has the ability to raise A 5-A 10m per year from philanthropy, says Andrew Derrington.

The charity is asking people if they can help make a difference to the lives of people with terminal illness.

As one of the wealthiest people in Hip Hop music, placing within the top five rap earners from Forbes list earlier this year, knowing Birdman can prove valuable for one's fundraising efforts.

HUNDREDS of people took a night time stroll around Salisbury at the weekend in the fifth annual Salisbury Hospice and Journal Midnight Walk.

Fund-raiser Bill Honeywell reckons he is reaching the height of madness for his latest stunt - abseiling 200 feet from the top of "The Big One" rollercoaster at Blackpool.

On Saturday, May 15, Mission BBQ hosted " Lunch with the Heroes " at its Perry Hall location .

Question: A very Orthodox man came to our door collecting for a school which helps special needs children in Israel.

It helps more than 100,000 older people live independently and about 6,000 of its 40,000 volunteers are men.

The Distinguished Service Award, the most prestigious honor given by the Fredonia College Foundation, was presented to three honorees at a special dinner/dance recently at the Williams Center at the State University at Fredonia.

Superstorm Sandy recovery in Toms River received some out of state help this week when an Ohio-based charity came to town with a trailer full of donations.

Horror Realm presents a special screening of the 1978 horror film "Martin", written and directed by George Romero.

CHARITY shop staff and volunteers raised a glass to toast their revamped store, which has reopened after being closed for almost a month.

Southampton Lions Club has provided tens of thousands of pounds to organisations for more than 50 years, but that lifeline for the charities looks to be vanishing unless volunteers can be found.

Three Bergen County women will be honored at a May 29 gala for their contributions in support of CarePlus NJ, an advocate and provider of mental health services.. The 15th annual Courage Awards, to be held at the Venetian in Garfield, will honor former Care Plus Foundation chairperson Mary Ann Uzzi of Paramus along with Nancy Schuring, owner of ... (more)

A charity has smashed its fundraising target and collected more than 120,000 to support homeless young women in Cambridge.

A local gym is helping two yoga teachers raise some money for Living Beyond Breast Cancer , a charity that supports breast cancer patients.

Yesterday at the May 16-20 Holiday Rambler RV Club's 49th International Rally, which attracted about 300 member units to the Elkhart County Fairgrounds in Goshen, Ind., attendees enjoyed the spectacle of a spontaneous and unusual sacrifice in the name of charity.