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How You Can Help Georgia Student Battling Flesh-Eating Bacteria

Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Video, The Sunnyside Cafe, Aimee Copeland Flesh Eating Bacteria, Flesh Eating Bacteria, The Blue Steakhouse, Aimee Copeland Fundraiser, David Mccrum, Aimee Copeland, Cory Durkin, Fundraiser, Andy Copeland, Bradley Rapson, Impact News

The Georgia graduate student who is battling a vicious flesh-eating infection continues to astound doctors with her progress and her supporters are jo...

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WATCH: Penguin Paints For Charity

Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Art by the Animals, Video, Makena Penguin, Idaho Falls Zoo, Penguin Artist, Charity, Zoo Fundraiser, Penguin, Tautphaus Park Zoological Society, Tautphaus Park Zoo, Fundraiser, Penguin Paints, Impact News

A penguin at an Idaho zoo has rolled up her tuxedo sleeves to get dirty for a great cause. Makena the penguin is working dutifully at crafting work...

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Marine Vet Runs 100 Miles In Army Boots To Raise Money For Fallen Soldier

Macomb Patch | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Always Brothers, Captain Tyler B. Swisher, Greatest-Person-of-the-Day, Washington DC, Marine Core Marathon, Fundraising, Fundraiser, Marine, Veterans, Dean Allen Smith, Impact News

Dean Allen Smith runs with his boots on. A nod to his days as a Marine, Smith’s boots have trod the streets of Washington, D.C., the trails of St...

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WATCH: Fundraiser For Model Severely Injured In Airplane Accident Brings In $10,000

Posted 12.30.2011

Read More: Texas, Lauren Scruggs, Video, Charity, Lauren Scruggs Fundraiser, Airplane Injury, Fundraiser, Model Airplane Injury, Plano, Impact News

Lauren Scruggs has spent every day in excruciating pain since a freak airplane accident disfigured her face, but the young model is feeling hopeful wi...

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EXCLUSIVE: GOP Candidate Tries To Hide Top Secret Donor Party (PHOTOS)

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Elections 2012, Slide Georgetown, GOP Candidates, Video, Newt Gingrich 2012, 2012 Election, Cafe Milano, Gop, Political Fundraising, Slideshow, Callista Gingrich, Society, Newt Gingrich, Fundraiser, Republican Party, Republicans, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Newt Gingrich learned his lesson last week, after holding a fundraiser in a glass atrium downtown and drawing scores of protesters from ...

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Tagg Team? Romney's Son To Party With Young GOP Donors While Dad Hits Up Wall Street

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Video, Newt Gingrich 2012, Tagg Romney, Wall Street, Lobbyists, Gop 2012, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney, Gop, Newt Gingrich, Fundraiser, K Street, Republicans, GOP Candidates, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Located less than a block from K Street, the aptly-named Lincoln Restaurant will host more than 30 Republican lawmakers and scores of th...

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Johnson's Glass House illuminates The Four Seasons

Alexander Adler | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Photography, Phillip Johnson, Four Seasons Restaurant, Art, Charity, Contemporary Art, Glass House, Fundraiser, Arts News

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Guess Which Post50 Politician Said He's Aging In 'Dog Years'

Washington Times | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Obama Fundraiser, Obama, President Obama, Fundraiser, Los Angeles, Obama Aging, Barack Obama, How Old Is Obama, Obama Gray Hair, Fifty News

President Obama says that he's aging rapidly in "dog years" but that he still has enough energy for a second term....

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Blues Legend Inspires Unusual Audience

Zack Isaacs | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Michael Frank, Education, Johnny Drummer, Tribute, Hip Hop, Lynn Orman Weiss, Chicago Blues, Earwig Records, Buddy Guy's Legends, Honeyboy Edwards, Scholarship, Fundraiser, Music, Foc, Black Voices News

There is a musician whose work might be missing from your iPods: David "Honeyboy" Edwards. He was a blues icon who passed away in August at the age of 95, but his friends are working tirelessly to preserve his legacy.

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Embattled Fannie Mae Walks Away From Homeless Fundraising Walk On National Mall

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Virginia, Charity, Homelessness, Volunteering, Walkathons, Corporate Sponsorship, National Mall, Homeless, Nonprofits, Fannie Mae, Washington DC, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Help the Homeless, Fundraising, Fundraiser, Maryland, Impact News

WASHINGTON -- Fannie Mae, the troubled mortgage giant at the center of the housing foreclosure crisis, is walking away from its annual Help the Homele...

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Leukemia Patient Dies Day Before His Fundraiser

dnainfo.com | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Leukemia, Cowgirl Restaurant, Ny News, New York Restaurants, NY Restaurants, West Village, New York News, Fundraiser, New York News

MIDTOWN -- A fundraiser by a West Village restaurant had an unfortunate change of focus Sunday when the intended beneficiary, a leukemia patient, pass...

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Sport-Themed Fundraisers: Popular, Yet Costly

The Chronicle of Philanthropy | Posted 08.18.2011

Read More: Raising Money, Athletic Events, Sporting Event Fundraising, Charity, Charity Events, Walkathons, Sporting Events, Fun Run, Walk a Thon, Fundraising, Fundraiser, Fundraisers, Impact News

As "fun runs," walkathons, and other athletic fundraising events proliferate, The Wall Street Journal notes that such efforts are among the most expe...

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Janet Jackson Performs At The Louvre

AP | By JENNY BARCHFIELD | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Becca Cason Thrash, Louvre, Charity, France, Janet Jackson, Museums, I.M. Pei, Prince Albert, Music, Diane Kruger, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Louis XIV, Performance, Arts News

PARIS -- It's a safe bet that the Louvre Museum, that hallowed sanctum that houses the Venus de Milo, the Mona Lisa and countless other priceless arti...

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The Truth Behind The Organic Garden Greeting Michelle Obama In Berkeley

Anneli Rufus | Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: Josh Thomsen, Michelle Obama, Breakfast, Resort, Claremont, Restaurants, Alice Waters, Meritage, Fundraiser, Barack Obama, Food News

I knew that those vegetable gardens were a project -- a year in the making -- of Josh Thomsen, executive chef of the Claremont's Meritage restaurant. Thomsen first told me about his plans last year.

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Elizabeth Taylor: Good Manners Never Go Out of Style

Denise Vivaldo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elizabeth Taylor, Fundraiser, Catering, Aids, Entertainment News

When you are feeding celebrities, or working with them, you almost never speak to them directly. You speak to their people. But I wanted to wait on Miss Taylor.

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Colorado Taiko Groups Drumming Up Support for Japan Relief Effort

Gil Asakawa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Japan, Fundraiser, Japan Relief, Taiko, Denver Impact, Denver News

Three local taiko drum groups, Denver Taiko, Mirai Daiko and Taiko with Toni, are hosting "Heartbeat for Japan: A Taiko Benefit," a concert to raise funds for relief efforts in Japan.

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Bar To Create World's Largest Irish Coffee

Thrillist | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Irish Coffee, World's Largest Irish Coffee, Fundraiser, Ohsu, World's Largest, St. Patrick's Day, Guinness World Records, Food News

Look closer at unfortunate Irish stereotypes and you'll find fighting is borne of a battle against enslavement, kissing is linked to a passionate Celt...

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What's The Best Local Food Story In America?

Daniel Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, Daniel Klein, Local Food, Cooking Show, Sustainable Food, Kickstarter, Road Trip, Documentary, Perennial Plate, Fundraiser, Stories, Food News

The Perennial Plate has been creating weekly videos about Real Food in Minnesota for the past year. Today we released our 52nd video: a trailer for o...

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Literary Stars Throw Fundraiser For Wife Of Author Charles Bock

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charles Bock, Leukemia, Ny News, Books, Diana Colbert, Ny Impact, NY Around Town, Literary Rent Party, Cancer, Fundraiser, Beautiful Children, New York News

NEW YORK — No one was worrying about football at Public School 122 in Manhattan. "I'm delighted not to be watching the Super Bowl," author Wesley...

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The Upper Lip Albatross: Growing a Mustache For Movember is Tougher Than a Marathon

David Sax | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charity, Prostate, Mustache, Marathon, Movember, Moustache, Cancer, Fundraiser, November, Facial Hair, Impact News

Charity fundraisers are nothing new to me. But after enduring several weeks of Movember, I can confidently state that these athletic fundraisers are a cake walk.

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The Four Billion Dollars in Job Creation that Could Be Discouraging Voters: Electing Politicians

Rev. Romal J. Tune | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Electoral Reform, Campaign Fundraising, Politicians, Voter Turnout, Election Day, Jobs, Gop Fundraising, Fundraising, Fundraiser, Job Creation, Campaign Finance Decision, Campaign Finance, Politics News

For the past couple of weeks leading into the mid-term elections we have seen reports in the media on how much campaigns are spending to elect our nat...

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Marc Jacobs Stops in Savannah: Fans Descend

Meredith Barnett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brian Bowen Smith, Robert Duffy, Marc Jacobs, Savannah, The Inside Source, Breast Cancer, Book Tours, Fundraiser, Style News

After word got out that Marc Jacobs was going to be at the store signing t-shirts that the company had designed for a fundraiser to benefit a local skate park, fans descended.

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The Secrets To Throwing A World-Class Fundraiser

Annie Vranizan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Event-Planning, Vivanista, Slidepollajax, Events, Fundraiser, Small Business America, Business News

I have yet to meet a small business owner or entrepreneur who didn't have money woes. A great majority of, if not all, small businesses and entreprene...

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On Arts Patronage, Corporate America Should Take a Hint From Hint Mint

Mat Gleason | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shag, Corporate Philanthropy, Candy, Art, Pink Ribbons, Gary Baseman, Collectibles, Andy Warhol, Marketing, Breast Cancer, Fundraiser, Mint, Arts News

Today's patronage is tomorrow's art history, be it the church and royalty in the Middle Ages, the railroad tycoons in the late nineteenth century or socially responsible confectioners today.

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Beyond Eden: A Feast for the Eyes Saturday and Sunday, Oct 9-10 Barnsdall Park

Lisa Derrick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Frank Lloyd Wright, Los Angeles Municpal Art Gallery, Art, Beyond Eden, Pop Surrealism, Barnsdall, Contemporary Art, Fundraiser, Art Education, Los Angeles, Slidepollajax, Los Angeles News

This weekend Angelenos can frolic freely in idyllic Barnsdall Park while experiencing the visual bounty of over a half dozen local art galleries and 80 artists at the second annual Beyond Eden Art Fair.

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