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PR Web: Volunteer

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PR Web (The Free Wire Service) Volunteer News

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Big Picture Internships Work -- Project Propels Both Frankie Leigh to Top Ten and Student to Cinematography Career

Unique partnership between student filmmaker and singer-songwriter helps both see Big Picture -- quality internships make strong, equipped workers. Both students and businesses benefit from focus on practical education. (PRWeb Dec 3, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Best/Artist/prweb1675524.htm

Good News: What's Hot for Today's Teen Traveler Is Helping Others

An analysis of 6,000 applications for Family Travel Forum's 2008 Teen Travel Writing Scholarship reveals that at least 51% of American teens have traveled outside the U. S. by their 18th birthday, and that 15% more of these young travelers were involved in service projects compared with 2007 results. (PRWeb Dec 3, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1699504.htm

Dubai World Class Timeshare Advisory Group Teams with Cowboys to Help Kids

Dubai Timeshare consultants are doing more than mining profits for real estate developers in the GCC. Dubai based World Class Group joins in to celebrate eight years of the existence of time4sharing.org, a movement to share time with less fortunate kids. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1685584.htm

Mercy Ships Recognizes International Day of Disabled Persons

As the International Day of Disabled Persons is recognized on Dec. 3, Mercy Ships celebrates with the story of a young boy born with backwards pointing feet. After free surgeries onboard the Africa Mercy, a floating hospital docked in Liberia, Benedict's feet are corrected now and he can run and play with the other children his age. High resolution photos and video can be downloaded at www.mercyshipsnewsroom.org (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/mercy_ship/Africa_Mercy/prweb1692604.htm

Old Saybrook - The Official Stop in CT for "Wreaths Across America" East Coast Tour

Old Saybrook is the major official stop in Connecticut on "Wreaths Across America" journey to Arlington National Cemetery, where the group will place wreaths on the graves of thousands of fallen soldiers. The town turned out in force last year to honor the traveling caravan and its work to honor this nation's veterans, so the Maine-based group decided to make the shoreline town a major stop again this year. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1638604.htm

Christmas in the Northwest Now Recruiting Party Hosts to Help Raise Money for Northwest Children's Hospitals

Seattle-based Children’s Music Fund, Inc., which has produced the Christmas in the Northwest Holiday CDs since 1985 to benefit Children’s Hospitals across the Northwest, is introducing Christmas in the Northwest House Parties, presented by RBC Wealth Management and sponsored by Pemco Insurance as a means to raise even more money throughout the holidays for these great hospitals. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/house_parties/northwest_house/prweb1694444.htm

Medifecta's Award Winning Alzheimer's DVDs Provide Valuable Caregiver Training

Alzheimer's disease is challenging for caregivers. Two DVDs provide caregivers with tools to help them relate positively to those with the disease. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1665234.htm

Experts and Thought Leaders in Family Business and Family Wealth Fields Offer Timely Insights : Highlights from Keynote Addresses of World Thinkers and Strategists at Recent FFI International Conference in London

Top business leaders, advisors, educators and researchers in the family business and family wealth fields, along with social commentators and journalists, offered timely insights on strategies for global competitiveness amidst an evolving economic landscape when the Family Firm Institute (FFI) convened its annual international conference in London, October 29-31. Highlights from the keynotes include: (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/family_business/family_wealth/prweb1692124.htm

Safeguard Self Storage Partners with USstoragesearch.com this Holiday Season to Help Raise Money for Toys for Tots

Safeguard Self Storage is proud to announce they are partnering with USstoragesearch.com by donating one month of free storage to anyone who makes a donation of $20 or more, to Toys for Tots between now and December 31, 2008. The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is a not-for-profit public charity that is dedicated to providing a new toy for needy children during the holidays. (PRWeb Nov 28, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/toys-for-tots-foundation/safeguard-self-storage/prweb1674724.htm

Bloggers Unite For 20th Anniversary of World AIDS Day

BlogCatalog is partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of HIV/AIDS Policy's AIDS.gov (AIDS.gov) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) for "Bloggers Unite for World AIDS Day 2008" on Dec. 1. This event encourages bloggers from around the world to dedicate their blog posts on December 1, 2008 (World AIDS Day) to issues related to HIV/AIDS. The goal is to leverage the power of the blogosphere to remind people that HIV/AIDS is still a critical issue in the U.S. and around the world, and to promote HIV testing. (PRWeb Nov 27, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1667074.htm

High Tech Firm Secures Competitive Google Grant for imagine1day Charity

6S Marketing, a high tech firm, has secured a Google Grant in order to provide search engine marketing services such as search engine optimization, Google Analytics & Google AdWords services for the non profit charity, imagine1day.imagine1day provides quality primary education to children in Ethiopia and has a number of projects that are improving education opportunities for children in that country. Imagine1day was launched in 2007 by lululemon athletica founder Chip Wilson and his wife, Shannon Wilson. (PRWeb Nov 27, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/6SMarketing/SecuresGoogleGrant/prweb1675714.htm

Buildings Across The Country Join St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® For Fifth Annual Thanks And Giving® Campaign, Asking America To Help Save Children's Lives While Shopping For The Holidays

National campaign to support the lifesaving work being done at St. Jude to find cures for desperately ill children in communities across America (PRWeb Nov 27, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1669064.htm

Tenegar Town Celebrates Dedication Of New Clinic As Beacon Of Hope

President Johnson Sirleaf received a traditional gift of two roosters along with the keys to a new health clinic built with Mercy Ships funds and oversight. It was constructed by workers from 10 villages and has been handed over to the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The new clinic will serve the needs of the residents of Tenegar and surrounding villages for many years to come. Hi-resolution photos and video can be downloaded at www.mercyshipsnews.org. (PRWeb Nov 26, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/MercyShips/Clinic/prweb1671504.htm

ResortQuest Participates in the Spirit of Giving

ResortQuest presents the Red Cross with a check for $10,000 to help families still recovering from the devastation of the 2008 Hurricane Season. (PRWeb Nov 26, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/ResortQuest/RedCross/prweb1663664.htm

Green Living Website is an Immediate Success

Blue Planet Green Living takes a leading role in educating the public on how to use natural and organic products while maintaining their primary focus on using real world events to educate others how to become and live a more green lifestyle. (PRWeb Nov 26, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/blue-planet/green-living/prweb1669754.htm

M&I Bank Border Showdown Pep Rally Generates Significant Donations to Benefit Harvesters

University of Kansas and University of Missouri fans joined the fight against hunger last Thursday at M&I Bank on the Plaza and donated more than 17,000 pounds of food and more than $6,000 in monetary contributions at the M&I Bank Border Showdown Pep Rally to benefit Harvesters--The Community Food Network. (PRWeb Nov 26, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1670814.htm

Mandossian Leads Online Entrepreneurs in SmartStart Campaign for Economic Change

SmartStart Giving Co-founders Alex Mandossian and Linda M. Lopeke to award final 3 entrepreneurs a seat in the SmartStart campaign for home-grown economic change (PRWeb Nov 26, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/smartstart/mentoring/prweb1670914.htm

Clements International Celebrates The Season By Giving Back

Clements International turned a typical day at work into an opportunity to give back to the community yesterday, when over 40 staff members volunteered at So Others Might Eat (S.O.M.E.), a local non-profit providing food, clothing, and other services to the area's homeless. (PRWeb Nov 26, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1664564.htm

Business Solutions International Boston Supports "Operation Smile" Through Donation and Volunteering

Business Solutions International (BSI Boston), a leading outsourced sales and marketing company in the Boston area, recently organized a Bowl-A-Thon to raise money for "Operation Smile." The event, held at the Boston Bowl, raised a total of $7,200 for Operation Smile, a worldwide medical charity that helps needy children get life-altering surgeries to fix their facial deformities. (PRWeb Nov 25, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/BSI-Boston/Operation-Smile/prweb1661924.htm

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Announces Return Of Annual Fund Volunteer Team

Committee Modeled after Successful United Way Structure; Charged with $8.5 Million Fundraising Goal (PRWeb Nov 25, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Dallas_Symphony_Orchestra/Fundraising/prweb1669374.htm

This Thanksgiving, Valour-IT Thanks the Wounded

Non-profit Soldiers' Angels Project Valour-IT aims to provide wounded soldiers with a high-tech Thanksgiving with voice-controlled laptops and other technology that supports recovery. (PRWeb Nov 24, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/technology/wounded/prweb1652204.htm

Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC Employees Help Build Habitat for Humanity Home

Imperial Finance and Trading, LLC, a leader in premium finance for life insurance, life insurance sales and structured settlements, employees rolled up their sleeves over the weekend and helped South Palm Beach Habitat for Humanity. Their efforts joined with neighbors and other community groups will help the Green family achieve their dream of becoming homeowners. The Green’s home will be located in Delray Beach, Florida. (PRWeb Nov 24, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/imperial_finance/boca_raton/prweb1662544.htm

Citi Awards $50,000 to Chicago Nonprofit Counseling Organization for Foreclosure Prevention Programs : Grant to Spanish Coalition for Housing Supports Foreclosure Prevention Counseling Services

Citi’s Office of Homeownership Preservation today announced it has awarded the Spanish Coalition for Housing $50,000 to support foreclosure prevention counseling services. (PRWeb Nov 24, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/spanish_coalition/foreclosure_prevention/prweb1666664.htm

Live Your Dream Art Contest Open for Children K-High School

Soroptimist, an international volunteer organization for business and professional women whose mission is to improve the lives of women and girls in local communities and throughout the world, invites schools around the world to participate in its Live Your Dream Art Contest by encouraging their students to paint or draw a woman who inspires them. (PRWeb Nov 24, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1652364.htm

Rainy Day Memories to Help The Orphan Foundation

Birth announcements, holiday cards and calendars will help rescue orphans and displaced children around the world. (PRWeb Nov 22, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1650674.htm

Celebrate Family, Community and the Spirit of Service on Family Volunteer Day

On Nov. 22, families throughout the world will unite in service as part of Family Volunteer Day, a signature program of HandsOn Network, sponsored by The Walt Disney Company. Observed annually on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, Family Volunteer Day demonstrates the power of families who choose to give back in support of the communities where they live. (PRWeb Nov 21, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1648234.htm

TDS to Employees: Volunteer, Invest in our Communities and Get Paid

Nationwide -- thousands of employees encouraged to give back, get involved locally. (PRWeb Nov 21, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1652714.htm

Life-Saving Airman, Leukemia Patient Meet for First Time

A US Airman, fresh from basic training and now serving overseas, meets the young Korean leukemia patient whose life he saved by donating his rare blood type. (PRWeb Nov 21, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/United_States_Air_Force/Kunsan_Air_Base/prweb1654514.htm

Gilda's Club NYC Offers Affinity Credit Card to Help New Yorkers Living with Cancer

Roseanne Roseannadana would. So would Emily Litella and Baba Wawa. Now New Yorkers living with cancer, and those who support them, can help fund operations at Gilda’s Club New York City by paying for everyday purchases with the new Gilda’s Club NYC Visa Platinum card. (PRWeb Nov 21, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/club_nyc/credit_card/prweb1651814.htm

The Help Group & Right Start Launch National In-Store Holiday Toy Drive For Children With Autism And Other Special Needs

Hundreds of toys will be distributed to underserved families throughout the United States. (PRWeb Nov 20, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/HelpGroup/RightStart/prweb1643074.htm

Give a Care Package to an Orphan This Holiday Season

This holiday season, consider giving a care package to an orphan who has aged out of the foster care system and is going to college without a family to provide emotional or financial support. Three times a year, the Orphan Foundation of America (OFA) sends care packages to thousands of foster students at colleges and training programs nationwide. Each care package is filled with school supplies, snacks, gift cards from major retailers, daily necessities and fun things that college students appreciate. (PRWeb Nov 20, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/care_package/holiday_season/prweb1645834.htm

HOE Ministries Gives New Hope to Orphans in Ethiopia : Hope For Orphans of Ethiopia Organization to Build Greater Awareness and Solutions to the Soaring Poverty Catastrophe Afflicting Orphaned and Innocent Children in Prison

HOE Ministries, Inc. (Hope for Orphans of Ethiopia), www.hoeministries.org, is a non profit Christian organization founded in January 2007, committed to reaching out to the impoverished orphan children of Ethiopia. (PRWeb Nov 20, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/hoe_ministries/addis_ababa/prweb1647404.htm

U.S. Attorney Richard Lehman Announces Panama Supreme Court Overturns Illegal Arrest Warrant in Dispute over Food Aid to Poor Kids

An illegal Panamanian arrest warrant against U.S. attorney Richard Lehman has been overturned by that country’s Supreme Court in a recent ruling that highlights the growing tensions between American interests and the country’s alleged corruption-plagued lower courts, Lehman announces. (PRWeb Nov 20, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/supreme_court/wilson_lucom/prweb1650864.htm

How a Bumper Sticker Lead to a $12,436 Donation to a Veteran Military Soldier's Charity

United States Concealed Carry Association founder Tim Schmidt announced that the United States Concealed Carry Association raised $12,436 for The Fisher House, a charity which helps wounded or ill soldiers recover by providing their family with a home near the military hospital in which to stay. Incredibly, this all came about from a chance encounter with a car bumper sticker. Mr Schmidt saw a bumper sticker that read "If you can read this, thank a teacher...If you are reading this in English, thank a U.S. Solider." (PRWeb Nov 20, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1635064.htm

Calling all South Florida Students - Make a Difference in Your Community by Participating in Global Youth Services Day which is being Held on January 19, 2009

The Opp-Guide is seeking volunteers to help us serve our community for GYSD. Youth simply need to perform community service on that day, complete one of our reviews (which is available on our website: www.opp-guide.com), and submit their reviews to us. We will then provide an additional one hour of service credit to each student completing and submitting their review. (PRWeb Nov 20, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1637574.htm

Parkson Corporation Goes Beyond Caring for the Environment

Parkson Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Axel Johnson Inc., takes its role as an environmental company a step further and is launching a "Giving Campaign" amongst its employees. (PRWeb Nov 20, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1638134.htm

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