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HSBCAMPS to Bring Southern Idaho Youth Face-to-Face with Basketball Pros
HSBCAMPS Chooses Local Twin Falls High School as the Newest 2011 Idaho Youth Basketball Camp Location - May 26, 2011 - HSBCAMPS
HSBCAMPS & Basketball Pros Return to Boise June 2011
Capital High School to Host Summer Basketball Camp Geared Towards “Giving Back.” - May 26, 2011 - HSBCAMPS
3/5 Marine to Claim Victory Motorcyle
Operation Gratitude's 600,000th care package recipient, a 3/5 "Dark Horse Battalion" infantryman, has recently returned from Afghanistan and will receive his Victory Motorcyle at a special presentation on June 5. - May 26, 2011 - Operation Gratitude
Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce's Annual Event Raises More Than $46,000 for Its Endowed Scholarship at the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management
The Grand Wine & Food Affair Scholarship Endowment provides critical financial support to students pursuing careers in hospitality management, culinary arts, and spirituous beverage management and marketing. - May 26, 2011 - Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce
Come Train One-on-One with Basketball Pros in East Dallas
America’s Fastest Growing Program to Host Forney & Rockwall Youth Basketball Camps Geared Towards “Giving Back.” - May 26, 2011 - HSBCAMPS
Metro NY Chapter of the National Black MBA Association Looking to Raise $16,000 for HBCU Tour
25 Outstanding Students from Chapter's High School Mentoring Program to Attend Annual Historically Black Colleges & Universities Tour in October. - May 25, 2011 - Metro NY Chapter of the National Black MBA Association
HSBCAMPS and Eastbay Renew Partnership for Better Sports Communities
Eastbay to Outfit Youth with Apparel, Shoes and Camp Scholarships - May 25, 2011 - HSBCAMPS
HSBCAMPS Welcomes Eleven New Faces to All-Star Coaching Staff Line-Up
Professional Players & Coaches Join HSBCAMPS to Mentor, Train, & Develop Aspiring Young Athletes. - May 25, 2011 - HSBCAMPS
Rockets Forward Mike Harris & HSBCAMPS Gear Up for Woodlands Youth Basketball Camp
Coaches, Players, & Pros Unite to Mentor & Train Local Youth. - May 25, 2011 - HSBCAMPS
Fit Night Out™ Returns to DC: an Evening of Fitness and Fun, Designed Just for Ladies
Sunshine Social Consulting announced today that Fit Night Out™ - the ultimate evening of fitness, fellowship and fun, designed especially for women – will return to Washington, D.C. this Wednesday, May 25, 2011, from 7:00p.m. to 11:00p.m., at Love the Club, 1350 Okie Street, N.E. in... - May 24, 2011 - Fit Night Out™
AmpleHarvest.org Campaign Marks Its Two Year Anniversary
Only two years old, AmpleHarvest.org now helping nearly 4,000 food pantries across all 50 states become “visible” to local growers with excess garden produce. - May 22, 2011 - AmpleHarvest.org
U.S. Dream Academy to Honor Surgeon General Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, Robert Townsend and More at the 10th Annual Power of a Dream Gala on May 25th
Grammy Award Winning Icon Patti Labelle to Perform. “Power of A Dream” Gala to be Held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, DC. - May 21, 2011 - U.S. Dream Academy
Rice University Basketball Stars Team Up with HSBCAMPS
Former Collegiate Standouts Join HSBCAMPS Team to Mentor Houston Area Youths & Build Stronger Basketball Communities. - May 18, 2011 - HSBCAMPS
Bishop Rick Wallace Launches New Youth Initiatives in Conjunction with the Release of His New Book: the Invisible Father: Reversing the Curse of a Fatherless Generation
Bishop Rick Wallace has created two youth programs targeted at at-risk youth. These programs have been developed to respond to what Bishop Wallace calls IFS (The Invisible Father Syndrome) and correlate with the Release of his new book: The Invisible Father: Reversing the Curse of a Fatherless Generation. - May 14, 2011 - Rick Wallace Ministries
HSB Alliance: Baden Sports, Swire Coca-Cola, and BodyBuilding.com Continue Their Sponsorship of HSBCAMPS and Better Basketball Communities
Major US Corporations Sign on for Another Year of Sponsorship of America's Fastest Growing Youth Basketball Program - May 13, 2011 - HSBCAMPS
Melissa M. Beck Honored with the New York City Bar’s McDonald Award
Melissa M. Beck, Chief Executive Officer of Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT), received the New York City Bar Association's 2011 Kathryn A. McDonald Award for Excellence in Service to Family Court on May 11, 2011. LIFT is the only nonprofit organization in New York City dedicated to empowering Family Court litigants to successfully self-advocate in Court. With the recent cuts to the State Court’s budget, Beck’s leadership and LIFT's services are needed more than ever. - May 12, 2011 - Legal Information for Families Today
Battalion Buddies: Supporting the Children of Deploying Troops
Military support charity Operation Gratitude will begin providing special stuffed toys – known as Battalion Buddies – to the sons and daughters of U.S. military personnel as their units prepare to deploy. - May 11, 2011 - Operation Gratitude
$100 for 1000 Trees Helps Defend Remaining 7 Percent of Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest
Planeterra hopes to help stabilize the remaining 7% of rainforests, which just a few hundred years ago spanned hundreds of miles north-to-south along Brazil’s Atlantic shore, reaching west to the Amazon jungle. - May 10, 2011 - Planeterra Foundation
International Voluntourism Guidelines Research Launched
Planeterra and The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) Bring Industry Leaders Together to Collaborate on Global Voluntourism Initiative to Transform Good Intentions Into Best Practice. The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) and Planeterra, a leading non-profit foundation dedicated to... - May 09, 2011 - Planeterra Foundation
HSBCAMPS & Basketball Pros Return to San Diego August 2011
Youth Basketball Clinic Kicks Off Weekend Fundraising Events for Local Non-Profits - May 09, 2011 - HSBCAMPS
AmpleHarvest.org Campaign Announces Special Outreach in Tornado Ravaged Alabama
All efforts for the immediate future are being focused on helping the Alabama and surrounding area food pantries meet expected increase in need for food. - May 07, 2011 - AmpleHarvest.org
Harvardwood Congratulates Its "Most Staffable TV Writers" for Spring 2011
Carlton Cuse, Neal Baer, Sam Baum, Mark Goffman, and Nell Scovell are among the A-listers pitching in to mentor new voices from the Harvardwood TV program this spring. - May 06, 2011 - Harvardwood
Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Rogers Hosts Property Tax Appeal Seminars in Thornton Township for Over 600 Residents
Commissioner Rogers hosted two property tax appeal seminars in Thornton Township. Both seminars allowed hundreds of taxpayers to receive information on how to appeal their property taxes. - May 05, 2011 - Cook County Board of Review
Public Speaking Club Launches New Member Drive
ADP Toastmasters, a public speaking training club is launching a drive to introduce more people to the many benefits of involvement in Toastmasters. - May 04, 2011 - ADP Toastmasters
Birmingham International Center is Taking Donations for Tornado Relief Efforts via Cell Phone Micro Donations
Financial donations are needed to support disaster relief efforts. The Birmingham International Center asks those who want to help please text “BIC” to 41010 to donate $10 through their cell phone or call 1-205-252-7652. Donations more than $10 can be made online at... - May 02, 2011 - Birmingham International Center
Couples for Equality™ Global Launch at Miami Beach Pride Festival 2011 Showcases Legacy Couples
Couples for Equality™ Showcases “Love Above All.” - May 02, 2011 - Couples for Equality
Bishop Rick Wallace Releases His New Book: The Invisible Father: Reversing the Curse of a Fatherless Generation
Bishop Wallace addresses the epidemic of absentee fathers in America from a biblical perspective. He offers practical, but powerful advice on how to confront this devastating plague that has come down on an entire Generation. - May 01, 2011 - Rick Wallace Ministries
Tennessee Stakeholders Tackle Offshoring of STEM Workforce: White House Meets Tennessee’s Industry & Education Leaders
Science and technology is at core of national security and economic vitality. The White House called for an all-hands-on-deck approach by creative public-private partnerships - such as the local initiative started in Tennessee. The representative for major U.S. corporations' CEOs cited a “misalignment” between the knowledge and skills required for workforce demands, while local business leaders cited STEM as a shared community value needed to spur the economy by developing local STEM talent. - April 30, 2011 - STEMdiversity, LLC
Pace Theater Spring Production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” Premieres New “GiveBack” Program for Pace Academy to Benefit MS Society
Pace Theater Produces Broadway Favorite "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" April 28, 29 and 30 - Tickets are on sale at the Box Office and at Pace Academy. 10% of the Ticket Sales will go to support the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. - April 27, 2011 - Pace Academy Theater
Norwalk Exchange Club Antique Auto Show
The 43rd Annual Gateway Antique Auto Club Auto Show will be held Sunday, April 3rd at Taylor Farm on Beach Road in Norwalk, Connecticut. Gates open at 8:00 a.m. and prizes are awarded at 3:00 p.m.. Rain date for the event is Sunday, May 7th. First organized in 1974 as an Antique Auto Meet, the... - April 26, 2011 - Norwalk Exchange Club
Iconic Television Producers Honored by Child Actors
Current child actors are too young to have caught The Brady Bunch in the first primetime run of the show. But that doesn't stop them from loving the retro-cool, iconic TV series. This month the producers of that show, Lloyd and Sherwood Schwartz, will be honored alongside 150 current child actors at the CARE (Child Actor Recognition Event) Awards. - April 25, 2011 - BizParentz Foundation
CARE Awards to Honor Child Star Erin Murphy
Audiences remember her as the adorable daughter and nose-twitching witch, Tabitha Stevens, from the 1970s television series Bewitched. This month Erin Murphy will be honored alongside 150 current child actors at the CARE (Child Actor Recognition Event) Awards. The event will be held on April 30th at Universal Studios Hollywood. - April 25, 2011 - BizParentz Foundation
Non-Profit Responds to Michelle Obama’s Challenge; 1,000 iPAD2 Giveaway Program Targets Solutions for Jobless Veterans and Families
Non-profit Patriot Enterprise Project, Inc., (PEP) announced the opening of its national military veteran’s business ownership initiatives with a 1,000 iPAD2s Giveaway. The innovative non-profit donation program will accelerate legislation and veteran advocacy initiatives to help quickly establish self-sustaining careers for more than 100,000 Gulf War veterans. - April 25, 2011 - Patriot Enterprise Project
Consulate of Israel in Los Angeles First Government Office to Embrace Tablets and E-Readers for Public Diplomacy
The Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles, an official diplomatic office of the government of Israel, has launched a new public diplomacy initiative to utilize tablet and e-reader devices to streamline the distribution of books and official documents. Dillon Hosier, the consulate’s political... - April 25, 2011 - Consulate General of Israel, Los Angeles
The First Step is the Hardest – Glee Star Lends Her Name to 33-Story Rappel for Kids Included Together (KIT)
Lauren Potter joins "Over the Edge for KIT" - A spectacular charity event benefiting San Diego youth. - April 22, 2011 - Kids Included Together
Curtin Clan Surname Gathering in Chicago
The Curtin Clan Inc. will hold its seventh Clan Gathering in Chicago, June 24th-26th, 2011. Previous Gatherings have been in Massachusetts, New York, Ontario in Canada and every other year in Ireland. The conference will cover Curtin genealogy, Irish heritage, local speakers and attendees can meet Margaret Curtain of Australia, world’s foremost authority on the Curtins of Ireland. The Gathering will be held at the Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago, IL. Go to http://curtinorg for info. - April 21, 2011 - The Curtin Clan Association
Four Local Women Receive Prestigious Award from Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore
Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore honored Nina Anuario, Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, Teri O'Connor and Carol Stillwell with its prestigious Women of Distinction Award. - April 21, 2011 - Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore
Wall Street Economists Question Nouriel Roubini's Predictions and Investment Advice
Wall Street Economists published the results of an academic research project on the financial crisis of 2007-2008. The research posed several questions related to the crisis, including who are the experts who predicted the crisis? How do they compare to each other? How accurate are their predictions? And can they be relied on for investment decisions? - April 20, 2011 - Wall Street Economists Magazine
Wall Street Economists Publish Economic Predictions Research Results
Wall Street Economists announced the publishing of Economic Predictions Website - an academic not-for-profit research project. The results of the research are published for free public access and comments. The goal of the project is to promote the knowledge, development and accuracy of economic research and financial journalism. - April 20, 2011 - Wall Street Economists Magazine
Norwalk Exchange Club to Hold Certified Barbeque Judging Class in Norwalk, CT
Kansas City Barbeque Society Certified Judging Class offered in Norwalk, CT. - April 20, 2011 - Norwalk Exchange Club
Norwalk Exchange Club Strengthens America Through Volunteer Award
The Exchange Club of Norwalk will meet at 7p.m. on Wednesday (05/18/11) at the Norwalk Inn and Conference Center on East Avenue. Now is the time to celebrate the unsung heroes in our community who often go unrecognized. The Exchange Club of Norwalk is honoring a Norwalk resident with the Book of... - April 20, 2011 - Norwalk Exchange Club
America’s Family Pet Expo Donates 134 Booth Spaces to Pet Adoption and Rescue Organizations
The Oldest Nonprofit Organization in the Pet Industry Positively Impacts Community by Supporting Adoption Efforts for All Kinds of Animals - April 15, 2011 - World Pet Association
AmpleHarvest.org Campaign Announces Android App for AmpleHarvest.org
Anyone with extra garden produce or store bought items is now able to donate to a local food pantry using their Android phone. - April 14, 2011 - AmpleHarvest.org
Autohaus Import Service Named "Diamond Sponsor" of Women Helping Women Business Expo 2011 in Raleigh
AutoHaus Import Service, one of a handful of female friendly auto repair and service shops in Raleigh, takes major sponsorship role in the Women’s Power Networking annual Women Helping Women Business Expo. The event is June 9th at the Cardinal Club. - April 14, 2011 - Women's Power Networking
Children of New York Honor Their Mentors for National Volunteer Appreciation Week
Across New York State Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies gathered letters from youth who wanted to show appreciation and gratitude to their volunteer mentors during National Volunteer Appreciation Week, April 10-16th. - April 10, 2011 - Big Brothers Big Sisters - New York's CHildren of Promise
"Girlfriendology Guides" Launches to Share "Women’s Wisdom" / Girlfriendology.com Becomes Publisher of eBooks Sharing Information by Women, for Women
Girlfriendology, the online community for women based on inspiration, appreciation, and celebration of female friendship, is advancing the women-to-women sharing of pertinent information by launching "Girlfriendology Guides" – a line of eBooks, audio books and webinars by women, for women, on topics that will benefit women. - April 07, 2011 - Girlfriendology LLC
Junior League of Long Island Hosts Fourth Annual First Step Program: LI Women Receive New Business Apparel as They Prepare to Re-Enter the Workforce and Gain Independence
The Junior League of Long Island (JLLI), a nonprofit organization of women volunteers, hosted its Fourth Annual First Step Program on Sunday, April 3, and Monday, April 4, at its Roslyn Village headquarters. Over 40 Long Island women who are transitioning back into the workforce received... - April 06, 2011 - The Junior League of Long Island
Lonely No More: Club Goes National to be the Solution Seeking to Inspire, Empower, and Enrich the Lives of Women Nationwide
Girlfriends Meet | Up’s nationwide expansion is the solution to the problem many women face daily: Loneliness. It is the answer women have been seeking that will give them the chance to experience the joys of life. The company’s goal is to help facilitate friendships and enhance the... - April 04, 2011 - Girlfriends Meet | Up, LLC
Remember to Vote in Morton Grove’s Election on April 5th
Now that early voting has officially ended, the Morton Grove Action Party wishes to remind all Morton Grove residents who have not yet cast their ballots to vote this Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Polling places are open from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. Residents can locate their polling places by visiting the... - April 03, 2011 - Action Party of Morton Grove
The Nursery School at Temple Beth Am Names New Director
The Nursery School at Temple Beth Am (TBA) today announced the appointment of Amy Salinger to the position of director. As director of the Metrowest preschool. Ms. Salinger is responsible for enrollment, recruitment, programming and marketing for the preschool. The Nursery School at TBA engages... - April 03, 2011 - The Nursery School at Temple Beth Am