With Earth Day less than a month away and all the growing worries about global warming, Gift Cards For Trees has come up with a new and unique way to make the world more green; planting trees with gift cards. The simple patent pending process begins by caring individuals mailing unwanted, unused, or... - March 27, 2008 - Gift Cards For Trees

Third Annual Long Island Benefit—A Wing and A Heart with a new flight plan. - March 26, 2008 - Angel Flight NE

Bringing people together has never been as easy or simple. - March 26, 2008 - Imagine A Change

This year's Walk From Obesity - Walk on the Capitol is a history-making event designed to raise awareness of the rising epidemic of obesity. Joseph Nadglowski, Jr., executive director of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Foundation, discusses the details on "The New You" Internet Radio Show. - March 25, 2008 - The New You Radio Show

The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (www.thehamner.org) has announced new additions to its 2008 Board of Directors. New members include Dr. Enriqueta C. Bond, president of The Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Robert C. Eubanks, founder and president of Franklin Street Partners, and Dr. Garheng Kong, general... - March 20, 2008 - The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences

The Global Learning Foundation secures funding from the Yahoo! Employee Foundation. - March 17, 2008 - Global Learning Foundation

Following the disastrous 8.0 earthquake which greatly disrupted the livelihood of southern Peru, Humanity First deployed a first responder team to many villages, eventually bringing much needed food and medicinal care to victims. More than half a year later, the region is still struck with poverty, and... - March 13, 2008 - Humanity First, USA Inc.

Years of Rising Gas Prices caused by Peak Oil; Beginning of Rapid Long-Term Inflation and Recession; Energy and Climate Uncertainty Grow. - March 12, 2008 - Local Future

Ms. Richards is a Third Year Medical Student at Albany Medical College in Albany, New York. - March 11, 2008 - Engeye

The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (www.thehamner.org) has announced that b3bio, Inc. has joined The Hamner Accelerator for Translational Bioscience. The accelerator program provides an opportunity for leaders of emerging companies and academic institutions to access resources at The Hamner while... - March 11, 2008 - The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences

Kids for Kids’ Trustees Patricia Parker MBE and Alastair King-Smith arrived today in Khartoum after a week in North Darfur where they were able to deliver medical equipment to a remote rural hospital. Mellit is home to over 151,000 people, plus an emergency displaced camp of thousands, but whose... - March 11, 2008 - US Friends of Kids for Kids

Brian Casey, Patti Banner and Intern Ian of "Brian Casey and the Wake-Up Bunch" morning show on classic hits station KOLA 99.9 FM and the KOLA Prize Caravan will be at the Riverside Humane Society Pet Adoption Center’s 16th Annual Walk With The Animals fundraiser, March 22 at Fairmount Park, Riverside, CA. - March 09, 2008 - Riverside Humane Society Pet Adoption Center

The Pacific Life Foundation of the Pacific Life Insurance Company has recently bestowed a grant upon Boot Camp for New Dads, a non-profit orientation program for fathers-to-be, operating in more than 260 hospitals, clinics, schools and churches around the country. The grant will be used to develop tools... - March 07, 2008 - Boot Camps for Dads

Presidential contender says he has “worked to improve” the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA). - March 02, 2008 - Out4Immigration

New Hope Celebrates (NHC) hosts its 5th anniversary pride weekend May 16-18, 2008. This celebration of New Hope, Pennsylvania’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and allied (GLBTA) visitors, friends and neighbors is one of only a handful of pride festivals in the country with the principal... - March 02, 2008 - New Hope Celebrates

Restoring Hope for a Ugandan Child with Shattered Dreams - March 01, 2008 - Engeye

A massive 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Southern coast of Peru, taking the lives over 500 citizens with it. Over 1000 injuries have been accounted for, leaving tens of thousands of homes destroyed. Humanity First immediately deployed a First Response Team to alleviate the suffering victims with supplies... - February 29, 2008 - Humanity First, USA Inc.

The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (www.thehamner.org), has announced that Dr. Darol E. Dodd, a senior research toxicologist at CIIT and director of toxicology and preclinical studies at The Hamner, has received a $655,367 contract from the Navy Health Research Center – Environmental Health... - February 28, 2008 - The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences

Riverside Humane Society Pet Adoption Center presents its 16th Annual Walk With The Animals fundraiser on March 22, Fairmount Park, Riverside, CA, with Mayor Ron Loveridge as Grand Marshal. Classic rock station KOLA 99.9 FM with Patti Banner will broadcast live from the event. - February 25, 2008 - Riverside Humane Society Pet Adoption Center

Registration is now open online for The Ophelia Project’s third national conference, “The Bullying Crisis: Exploring Dimensions of Relational Aggression” to be held October 16-17, 2008 at Hotel Orrington in Evanston, Illinois, just minutes from downtown Chicago. This innovative conference... - February 20, 2008 - The Ophelia Project

Valentine's Day sucks if you're single, but New Yorkers are being shown a little extra love this year. ExtendLove.org will be giving out roses at Union Square on Valentine's Day to demonstrate that love should be extended to everyone. ExtendLove.org is a new website that tracks and consolidates information... - February 12, 2008 - ExtendLove.org

Hal Colston, founder of two successful anti-poverty programs, Good News Garage and Neighborkeepers, is profiled in the current issue (dated February 11, 2008) of People Magazine in their “Heroes Among Us” column. - February 11, 2008 - Good News Garage

Notes that Inequality in Federal Marriage Law Denies Same-Sex Binational Couples Basic Rights. - February 10, 2008 - Out4Immigration

Parental Alienation Awareness Organization (PAAO) is beginning the New Year by launching its campaign to organize events for April 25th-Parental Alienation Awareness Day. - February 09, 2008 - Parental Alienation Awareness Organization

One week ago, nonprofit green machine, One Buck for the Planet, announced the launch of its new social networking site (onebuckfortheplanet.org) and “Ripple Software.” Accepting donations of only one dollar (US$1) per member, the organization supports a select group of front line environmental... - February 09, 2008 - One Buck for the Planet .org

Tens of thousands of children coming together for the very first time in Hyderabad India, with the World largest peace banner of a hundred and 91 kilometers by the time it is finished which will be signed by millions of children of all nations and will be delivered on September 11, 2008 to the United... - February 08, 2008 - Global Peace Initiative - Featured Press Release

The GrassRoots Steering Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce the pre-launch of its 2008 VOTE THE POWER!™ Campaign. - February 01, 2008 - The GrassRoots Steering Foundation, Inc.

The Different Travel Company – a UK based volunteer travel company - have today claimed that properly managed volunteer travel is one of the best ways to ensure tourism assists poverty reduction. Pointing to a number of the projects to which Different Travel take their volunteer tourists, the... - January 30, 2008 - Different Travel

The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences has announced that Dr. Yin Chen, an assistant investigator in the Division of Translational Biology at The Hamner, has been awarded a $2.1 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases / National Institutes of Health (NIH). The... - January 29, 2008 - The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences

Wave Foundation of Kentucky’s Newport Aquarium has awarded $6,200 to Operation Whale Shark, a study conducted by the Shark Research Institute (SRI). The Wave grant, together with funds from the World Wildlife Fund, is helping SRI scientists identify the size, structure, and habits of the population... - January 23, 2008 - Shark Research Institute

Several hundred folks from all walks of life have decided to come together to do something about the environment. Mountain biking, hiking, motorcycle, 4wheeling and shooting clubs are going to cooperate to clean up the Four Peaks, AZ area just north east of Phoenix. - January 19, 2008 - Four Peaks Pickup

The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (www.thehamner.org), has announced that the organization will host a tour stop for the 2008 North Carolina Science Blogging Conference on Friday, Jan. 18 from 2-4 p.m. The Hamner tour stop will feature a demonstration by Dr. Russell Thomas, director of the Center... - January 11, 2008 - The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences

Aid workers warn the humanitarian situation is likely to get worse. - January 10, 2008 - World Vision US

UandItrade.com formally announced today the official launch of their national e-trading site geared towards parents with growing families. The purpose of the site is to trade anything and everything relating to children including clothing, toys, nursery items etc. Though UandItrade.com can be likened... - January 10, 2008 - UandITrade

On March 21, 2006, J.T. Fielder, the oldest child and only son of Colorado’s beloved nature photographer John Fielder took his life on top of a windy 13,000 foot peak. Two years later, John Fielder is honoring his son’s life by being the spokesperson for a unique program that examines the... - January 08, 2008 - Carson J Spencer Foundation

The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (www.thehamner.org) has announced that BioMedomics has joined The Hamner Accelerator for Translational Bioscience. The accelerator program provides an opportunity for leaders of emerging companies to access resources at The Hamner while also partnering on research... - January 07, 2008 - The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences

CTC Volunteers Currently on the Ground in Maai Mahiu Distributing Food and Aid to Refugees Displaced by the Violence. - January 06, 2008 - CTC International

The San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center’s Transgender Empowerment Advocacy and Mentorship (SF TEAM), in collaboration with the Transgender Economic Empowerment Initiative (TEEI), the San Francisco Department of Public Health – HIV Prevention Section and Assemblyman... - December 27, 2007 - San Francisco Transgender Empowerment Advocacy and Mentorship

The Riverside (CA) Humane Society Pet Adoption Center on Dec. 19 set an all-time record in adoptions for one year with its 1000th adoption for 2007, smashing the previous record of 640 set in 2006. - December 24, 2007 - Riverside Humane Society Pet Adoption Center

World Vision enters final stages of multi-country response; agency to continue development work in affected communities. More than 11,000 homes constructed at three-year mark - December 20, 2007 - World Vision US

On Saturday, December 8, 2007, Enable America held its second VetConnect Mentor Training Session. The meeting focused on Traumatic Brain Injury. Wounded warrior mentors and family members heard from a variety of speakers including experts from Naval Medical Center San Diego and Quality Living, Inc. - December 19, 2007 - Enable America

The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (www.thehamner.org), an independent, nonprofit organization that offers an open, collaborative and cross-disciplinary approach to translational biomedical research, has announced that Dr. Charles Hamner, chairman of the board of directors at The Hamner, has been... - December 18, 2007 - The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences

AcquaPro Worldwide, Inc., developer of the world's first full-scale, fully engineered barge-mounted desalination system, has teamed with Emares Ltd. of the UK, an international industrial supply and procurement firm. The team will pursue a water supply contract to provide up to 5 million gallons per day (75,000 cubic meters) to the Saudi Arabian utility company Marafiq at the Jubail and Yanbu industrial zone on Saudi Arabia's Persian Gulf Coast. - December 12, 2007 - AcquaPro Worldwide, Inc.

Love Our Children USA announced today that during the holiday season as toy sales skyrocket and teens spend more time online, it’s important to watch for the dangers and keep children safe. - December 07, 2007 - Love Our Children USA

What is the best gift mom and baby could receive? An involved dad. Mom, now is your chance to give your baby’s dad the tools he needs to succeed at fatherhood and become indispensable to both you and baby. - December 06, 2007 - Boot Camps for Dads

As villages in Bangladesh continue to recover from the horrific Cyclone Sidr that landed in the country two weeks ago, aid continues to flow from nations around the world – but there is still much action needed. Humanity First has been assigned to provide a range of services to the devastated and... - December 05, 2007 - Humanity First, USA Inc.

The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (www.thehamner.org), an independent, nonprofit organization that offers an open, collaborative and cross-disciplinary approach to translational biomedical research, announced that Rick Williams has joined the organization as chief business officer. As a member... - December 03, 2007 - The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences

The Disability Rights North Carolina board of directors announces the appointment of Vicki Smith as executive director of the state’s Protection and Advocacy agency (P&A), effective November 26, 2007. As the state’s P&A agency, Disability Rights North Carolina protects the legal rights of people with disabilities through individual and systems advocacy. - November 30, 2007 - Disability Rights North Carolina

Dr. William F. Greenlee, president and CEO of The Hamner Institutes For Health Sciences, an independent, nonprofit organization that offers an open, collaborative and cross-disciplinary approach to translational research to enhance the value of the investment in biomedical sciences, has announced that... - November 28, 2007 - The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences

Boot Camp for New Dads (headquartered in Irvine, CA), a non-profit fatherhood orientation program typically operating in more than 260 hospitals, clinics, schools and churches throughout nation has recently been adopted by the City of Zanesville Fire Department in Ohio. It is the first Boot Camp for... - November 28, 2007 - Boot Camps for Dads