John has much experience working in the philanthropic world, and takes great interest in charitable goings on today.

January Programs For Cancer Patients, Caregivers and Friends – Part 1

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cancer1In January, The Morris Hospital Radiation Therapy Center will conduct a program for People taking Cancer Treatments.

The ’Look Good…Feel Better’ program for women will be held at the Morris Hospital Radiation Therapy Center in Morris IL. The program is free of charge and will be held on January 12, at 4pm. for 2 hours. This American Cancer Society program is designed to help deal with chemotherapy and radiation treatment side effects which affect the patient’s appearance. This program is conducted jointly with the American Cancer Society, the National Cosmetology Association, and the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association.

To help these women patients deal with hair loss and skin changes, volunteer professional cosmetologists will instruct them about how to use cosmetics. These cosmetic products will be donated by cosmetic companies. Participants will receive complimentary cosmetic kits. In addition, women will be taught how to cover disguise loss with wigs, scarves and other accessories.

The UK Government Encourages People To Donate When They Use The Cash Machine.

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Whenever English People take money from a cash machine they will be asked to donate to charity. This method was used successfully in Columbia and government ministers want to employ it in England.

Consumers can round up their bill in stores to the nearest pound, and the excess will go to help good causes.
Government ministers feel that most individuals won’t mind giving a few pennies to charity. When the whole nation participates much money can be collected.
In Colombia, an average of $22,000 (£14,300) was raised per month. Bank customers are requested to choose contributing 50 cents, $1, $7.50, or nothing. One dollar was the most popular contribution.

After deciding the amount to donate, contributors are asked to choose which charity to give to. The choices are: helping the homeless, a children’s heart foundation, or helping the sons and daughters of wounded and dead military personnel.

Jack In The Box Helps Big Brothers And Big Sisters

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antenna-ballThe Jack in the Box fast food restaurants are having their annual antenna ball fundraising event. They sell antenna balls with Jack’s image for $1 plus tax. 70 percent of every sale goes to Big Brother Big Sister organization which helps provide volunteer mentors for children between ages 6 to 18. The promotions conducted over the last 2 years raised over $700, 000 for this child mentoring organization. In 2009, more than $50,000 went to the Los Angeles branch of Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Most of the funds contributed from the 2010 antenna ball promotion will go to helping mentor children from military families with parents serving overseas.

“We are extremely grateful for and proud of Jack in the Box’s support of our Military Mentoring programs, particularly at a time when so many families and military personnel can benefit from these services,” said Karen J. Mathis, the President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. “Independent studies find when served by Big Brothers Big Sisters, children facing adversity are more likely than their peers to perform better in school, make healthier and safer choices, and have positive interactions with their parents and others.”

School Students Put On Pajamas To Help Heart Foundation

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The ICHF exports to developing countries the skills, technology and knowledge to treat and cure children with congenital heart diseases.

At Summit View, The Independence school’s last day before winter vacation was declared Polar Express Day. Students donated $1 to and wore pajamas to school. The income from Polar Express Day was given to the ICHF.

“The donation will not only help getting surgery, but it helps with buying supplies and equipment the hospital might need.” ICHF volunteer Lindsey Clark explained that “It costs about $2,500 per kid for surgery.”

The foundation’s goal is to teach local surgeons how to perform heart procedures on their own, said Taylor Grooms, ICHF volunteer. Grooms and Clark have recently gone to the Ukraine with the ICHF and expect to travel to the Dominican Republic in early 2011.

PricewaterhouseCoopers donates $500,000 To Feeding America

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Feeding-AmericaThe PricewaterhouseCoopers PwC Charitable Foundation has donated $500, 000 to help Feeding America. Their goal is to improve youth education by helping children not to fall behind in their studies due to malnutrition. The PwC Foundation has given more than $1 million for three years in a row.

The joint effort works throughout the United States in different ways to help the fourteen million children who live in poverty in the United States.

The programs include:
Afterschool Snack Program and Kids Cafe. Thes programs gave nutritious meals and snacks to over 124,000 children last year alone.
The School Pantry Program. This program operates at 12 food banks throughout the country and also operates the BackPack Program and the Summer Food Service Program which supplement the National School Lunch Program.

According to Mary Ann Cloyd, president of the PwC Charitable Foundation, The PwC Charitable Foundation has been there for PwC families in times of need. Through these donations to Feeding America, we are expanding our scope to help thousands of children by providing them with healthy, nutritious meals to fight youth hunger, Mary Ann Cloyd explained.

Shopping for Gifts that Give

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The ChildFund gift catalog gives you great gift-contributions for the person that has everything

ChildFund International has developed an annual gift catalog with items that have been urgently requested by ChildFund workers in developing countries across the world to help fulfill real needs. Givers support impoverished families while at the same time honoring a friend or relative with a contribution-purchase in their name.

What are this year’s most popular gifts? In addition to female goats for families from the Caribbean Islands to Egypt ($38-105), the hottest gifts include blankets for children in Mozambique ($12 apiece) and fruit trees for families in Mozambique (six for $20). Gifts start at $6 for head scarfs for Afghan girls and go up to $2,144 for a water reservoir for Honduras communities. There are many more interesting gift ideas in ChildFund’s gift catalog.

Saks Fashion Sale To Benefit Save The Children

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Saks Fifth Avenue participated in the charitable holiday spirit with a fashion event to support the international charity Save the Children. Saks manager, Billie Messina, welcomed the standing room only audience. She said that“We’re so proud to host this benefit for Save the Children for the second year in a row.”

Event co-chair, Shonu Pande, described Save the Children’s “Survive to Five” program, which the event was initiated to benefit. She told the packed audience “One dollar will buy an antibiotic course for a week for a child with pneumonia.” “So what you do here tonight will make a very real difference in the lives of children across the globe.” There was a festive mood and guests were inspired to buy by Saks’ promise to donate ten percent of the sales to Save the Children.
Model Deanna Bastianich and Luz Agrest modeled beautifully . “This is my second year modeling for this event,” said Deanna.

Luz Agrest said “It’s just wonderful to see so many people here to support the work of Save the Children,” Luz said. “And it’s fun to wear these beautiful clothes. This Gucci dress is gorgeous.”

Kroger Pharmacy Donates Flu Shots

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Flu-ShotThe Kroger Co. announced that they, together with The Salvation Army and Feeding America will supply free flu shots to thousands of eligible people.
People who want a voucher for the free flu shot should go to The Salvation Army or a Feeding America food bank location near their homes. Uninsured or under-insured people near a Kroger pharmacy can participate in this campaign.

Every year over 200, 000 individuals are hospitalized due to the flu; and about 36, 000 individuals die from the flu or its complications.

Maura Daly, Senior Vice President for the Feeding America food bank network said “Hunger is a public health issue at the end of the day, and we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to partner with Kroger on this effort.”

American Cancer Society Services To Be Offered In Mount Airy, North Carolina Part 3

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The new resource center could also house the “Look Good, Feel Better” program.. In this an American Cancer Society program, trained cosmetologists talk to cancer patients and give active treatment how to apply makeup and how to best to treat skin changes and hair loss. Each patient also receives a makeup kit valued at $250. Bottomley said that “It’s a huge boost for their morale.” The program could take place there once a month.

Donna Rudy, the fund-raising chair for Relay for Life, said that she believes the center is very much required in this locality. “Every person you talk to has had a friend with cancer or been there.” A friend of Donna Rudy’s just passed away because of cancer. She said the “Look Good, Feel Better” program would have really helped her friend. “It would’ve made her feel good, because when you go through chemo you feel rotten,” Rudy remarked. She discussed hair loss and why a wig closet is so important: “Hair is an identity for some people.”

After a building is secured, the American Cancer Society will recruit volunteers to run the center. Each volunteer will be taught about an American Cancer Society programs and trained how to deal with customers. In the future, they hope that the center will be able to serve people for several hours every day.

American Cancer Society Services To Be Offered In Mount Airy Part 2

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Lisa Bottomley, a local community manager for the American Cancer Society in North Carolina said that the new resource center in Mount Airy will serve as more than a wig closet and location for cancer information. The building can be used to provide several additional services. They will try to have Internet access so that patients could read the ACS Web site and find information about the disease. There can also be a section with self help books. In Addition supplements and other items would be available to patients. Unfortunately, most people cannot afford the supplements that are needed.

She emphasized that the services would be free for cancer patients. The center will serve all cancer patients, women, men and children.