Once again it is that time of the year when the holiday season is in full swing. As everyone starts to look back on the 2011 year that is now coming to a close, we start to remember all of the wonderful times that we have had with family and ...
As the 2011 holiday season gets into full swing, it is time once again to start thinking of the perfect gifts for family and friends. While shopping around for the perfect holiday gift there is always the question of what would make a great stocking stuffer. As people think of ...
Blue Water Spa, a Raleigh laser hair removal center, donates $108,000 to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Wake County. Kile Law, president and founder of Blue Water Spa in Raleigh, NC attributes the donations to the loyalty and generosity of the clients and staff at Blue Water Spa.
"The Boys and Girls ...
Its beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, and for a couple of families of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®, one of the world’s premier pediatric cancer research centers, this season they have a little more to celebrate about. On December 13, 2011 veteran WR Michael Clayton, CB Corey Webster, ...
Macmillan Cancer Support has revealed that nearly half of the nation (46%) admit they don't like to talk about death at all and feel uncomfortable talking about their will. Two thirds (65%) say they haven't even discussed the subject with close friends or family.
The survey of 2,000 people also revealed ...
National Trust members gathered in Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall for the Annual General Meeting. Cliodhna Giltinan and Frank Allais, along with their daughters Bo (aged six) and Eve (aged eight), were welcomed by Director-General Fiona Reynolds and Chairman Simon Jenkins and received life membership, in celebration of becoming the four ...
Established in 1990, the Macmillan Cancer Support's ‘Coffee Morning' event quickly grew in popularity and soon became known as the ‘world's largest coffee morning'. Last year alone saw 43,000 people get involved in this great cause helping to raise over eight million pounds.
Cancer is still a huge health risk for ...
npower's nationwide tour of its No Power Hour road show was kicked off at Sunderland's Seaburn Recreation Park. The family football fun day was hosted by former England manager and North East legend, Kevin Keegan.
npower has joined forces with Keegan to blow the whistle on plugged-in power, and score a ...
Npower employee Steven Jones and his friend Rob Smart, both 26 years old and from Stourbridge, have eschewed the idea of a local bike ride for charity; instead, they have entered the London to Paris bike ride in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. They will be covering 300 miles - ...
The National Trust has, for the first time, given fictional characters keys to all of its 300 homes and access to the 617,500 acres of land it cares for. 'The Beano' team of illustrators and comic whizzes have had full creative control as characters from Dennis the Menace to Billy ...
Research Now Ltd has announced that together with Valued Opinions panellists from across the globe, it has raised £12,400 for the Jap anise Tsunami/Earthquake relief effort.
In March 2011, Japan was hit by a shattering, magnitude 9.0 earthquake. The tremor, which occurred 20 miles underwater, triggered a huge tsunami that swept ...
In response to the ongoing and lingering negative effects impacting the victims of Japan’s devastating Earthquake and Tsunami, world renowned Japanese soprano Seiko Lee (soloist with the New York City Symphony) and Japanese/Hollywood actor Shin Koyamada (co-star of Tom Cruise’s epic The Last Samurai) have united their relief efforts for ...
The National Trust is asking the local community surrounding its Gibside Estate in Tyne & Wear to help decide the future of 150 acres of farmland it has purchased adjoining the 600 acre property.
The charity has invested over half a million pounds to save the pasture and arable land from ...
What is Amazing Forest
Yes, the Amazon rainforest is being cut down as you read this. 17% is already gone. The world's lungs - as it's referred to - is decreasing in size. Yes, everyone knows this. But what can we really do about it? The Amazing Forest is a ...
With funding from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, First Nations Development Institute announces the release of a new research report that examines the passage of consumer protection and anti-predatory lending legislation by tribal governments. Previous research has demonstrated that predatory lending is stripping money from low-income tribal citizens, especially those ...
Fashion Kicks raised over a million pounds with a star studded evening attended by 900 lucky guests.
Super model Lily Cole opened the evening's entertainment with a stunning catwalk fashion show hosted by Selfridges. The best of this summer’s high fashion was on show, from some of the biggest design brands
The ...
Between February 1 and April 18, 2011, First Nations Development Institute conducted 12 "mystery shopper” tests of paid tax preparers in New Mexico. These mystery shopper tests were conducted in communities with a high Native American population and close to Indian reservations. First Nations visited tax preparer sites in Gallup, ...
The National Trust is offering visitors an exciting new way to explore its great outdoor places by partnering with GPS experts Garmin this summer.
Geocaching, a family friendly 'digital' treasure hunt, will be taking place at over 40 National Trust places across the country*. Visitors will be able to borrow a ...
Wellspring Academies, home of the Style Network television series Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back, is hosting “Jog for Japan : A Race for Relief,” a fundraiser to assist the youngest victims of Japan's recent earthquake and tsunami disasters. The fundraising event is set to take place on Saturday, April 23 ...
Individuals from carpet cleaners, upholstery cleaning and damage restoration business Chem-Dry® have raised in excess of £8,000 following a successful climb to the summit of Kilimanjaro, the world’s tallest freestanding mountain, in aid of the Chem-Dry’s Charity of the Year - Asthma UK.
The group of 15, made up of employees, franchisees ...
