charity news stories FEBRUARY
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Editorial Cartoonists' Group
Starts Online Donation System
Posted by E&P Staff on February 28, 2007The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists today put an online donation "button" on EditorialCartoonists.com
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Intermountain Healthcare
makes another donation
Posted by Jackie Fletcher -- Dixie Sun Lifestyles on February 28, 2007In support of the students of DSC, Intermountain Healthcare has agreed to give a total of $720,000 over the next three years for the development of new health education programs on campus.
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Warren Buffett,
Robert Redford team up for charity
Posted by AP February 28, 2007Redford, McGraw and Denton, will join the Oracle of Omaha and the winning bidder at a reception for 50 invitation-only guests at a reception at the Omaha home of Buffett's daughter Susan Buffett.
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Safety fears force last
major British charity to quit Iraq
Posted by Sara Gaines on February 28, 2007Save the Children UK has announced that - after 15 years in the country - it is to shut its office because it can no longer reach the Iraqi children it wants to help.
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Scarlett
Johansson Misses Oscars for Charity Work
Posted on February 28, 2007The 22-year-old actress was, instead, busy touring India and Sri Lanka as part of Oxfam projects. The Lost in Translation star is currently on a 10-day visit and visited an Oxfam-funded school in Uttar Pradesh.
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Sorry to India, Goody
to donate 'dirty money'
Posted by IANS on February 28, 2007British reality TV star Jade Goody, accused of making racist slurs against Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty last month, apologized to the Indian people during her visit here Tuesday and said she will donate all the 'dirty money' earned from the "Celebrity Big Brother" show.
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Empty Bowls: Craftsman donate
time, wares to help the hungry
Posted by LAURA MCCUTCHEON February 27, 2007The whole point of the Empty Bowls project is artists donate their time and creativity to make the bowls, other people donate their time and energy to cook the soup, and people come and donate their finances, and for their entry fee, fill the bowl with soup and eat.
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Realtors donate $1M
to Washington MLK memorial
Posted by BOB DART on February 27, 2007The National Association of Realtors donated $1 million to the foundation building the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial on Tuesday, bringing the project close to raising four-fifths of its $100 million goal.
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Norway to donate $2m to
Pakistan for electoral process
Posted on February 27, 2007Norway will donate $2 million to support Pakistan’s electoral process in the upcoming general elections.
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Microsoft To Donate
$1.7M To Gulf Region
Posted by Joe Lewis on February 27, 2007Microsoft announced today its intention to donate $1.7 million in cash, software and specialized curriculum to nonprofit partners in Louisiana and Texas.
