Give…and get married.
July 30, 2007
Raise $ for your favorite charity when you say “I DO.”
Find out how at I Do Foundation.org
First Things First
July 27, 2007
“Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman.” —George Soros, creator of Open Society Institute
How I Eat Without Wheat…
July 26, 2007
…is a new & entertaining picture book for kids who can’t eat gluten & wheat. Author Karen Fine uses rhyming text & illustrations in her story of a boy who regains his health by changing his diet.
For info on celiac disease (travel tips, free camps, how to help, etc.) go to www.celiac.org. The site has a new section called Gluten-Free Friendly Restaurants. The first restaurant list is for the Los Angeles area; more cities will be added soon.
Why Billionaire Bad Boys Go Benevolent
July 25, 2007
“Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones.”
—Benjamin Franklin
Give Where You Wanna Give
July 24, 2007
Teachers Ask. You Choose. Students Learn. At DonorsChoose.org, you get to fund the classroom project of your choice. Give what you want where you want.
Andre Agassi Still Serving
July 23, 2007
“I have been very blessed and had many opportunities available to me. Children today face so many obstacles. If I can make a positive impact on at least one child’s life, then it has all been worthwhile.” —Andre Agassi, founder of the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation.
The AACF has supported more than 20 organizations (including the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy) & raised more than $60 million to provide recreational, educational & career opportunities for at-risk children in the Las Vegas area. Every dollar raised is used for the kids as all operating costs are underwritten.
The 12th Annual Grand Slam for Children, which benefits the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation, will be held on October 6th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Scheduled to appear: Matchbox Twenty, Carlos Santana, Jerry Seinfeld & George Wallace. For ticket info, call (702)227-5700 or e-mail info@agassi.net.
Casa Herbalife
July 22, 2007
The Herbalife Family Foundation‘s new Casa Herbalife program is working with charitable organizations to make sure children are being fed healthy & nutritious meals.
Casa Herbalife, named after an orphanage the foundation built in Rio de Janeiro in 1998, is working its way around the world in cities including: Los Angeles, Atlanta, Budapest, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bogota, Buenos Aires, Guadalajara, Kobe, Bangkok, Athens, Rome, Madrid, London and Tokyo.
Bed Net Beckham’s L.A. Debut
July 21, 2007
Malaria No More spokesman David Beckham made his public debut with the L.A. Galaxy this evening, where he was wildly cheered for tying his shoelaces–and for playing soccer for 15 glorious minutes (in spite of a nasty ankle injury).
Malaria No More‘s goal is is to end deaths caused by malaria, which claims more than a million lives a year and is the #1 killer of kids under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa. Find out how to bed net it like Becks and help at www.malarianomore.org.
Buy a bed net for ten bucks & save somebody’s life!
Bill’s New Book
July 18, 2007
“We cannot build our own future without helping others to build theirs.”
—Bill Clinton, author of Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World , due out September 4th.
Beyond Violet Eyes
July 17, 2007
“It is bad enough that people are dying of AIDS, but no one should die of ignorance.”
—Elizabeth Taylor, who started the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) with Dr. Mathilde Krim and the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF). Taylor became an AIDS awareness & fundraising force when Rock Hudson, her friend and Giant costar, was dying of AIDS.
“I am not happy that I am sick. I am not happy that I have AIDS. But if that is helping others, I can at least know that my own misfortune has had some positive worth.” —Rock Hudson, who gave amfAR its first major grant (1/4 million dollars) before he died in 1985.
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