Team Church Zumba Dance in the Fight Against Domestic Violence Dania Mazier Tschirhart, Certified Zumba Instructor for Team Church, located in Matthews, North Carolina led Cinco de Mayo Zumba class outdoors to support the victims of domestic violence for Turning Point. Everyone wore purple in solidarity. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Team Church Zumba Supports Turning Point [...]
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27 Apr
Greater Charlotte Boys & Girls Club Are a Part of World Book Night 2012
On Monday evening, April 23, 2012 the first World Book Night celebration was held in cities across the United States of America. Kym Gordon Moore, one of the 2012 World Book Night Givers in North Carolina and co-founder of Favorite Things for a CAUSE, shared copies of “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” by [...]
25 Apr
Leave a Comment and You Could Win $500 for the Environment
Patch.com is running a contest for the rest of the week that allows readers to nominate an environmental non-profit and will randomly pick the winning organization on April 30th to receive a $500 donation. There is an allowance for one commenter nominating the environmental organization, but will receive more comments for that organization which increases [...]
10 Apr
Mattress Recycling Avoids Landfill Eyesores
After a few years, your mattress loses the spring in its step and you are ready to purchase a new set. Belmont students started a company called Spring Back whose goal is to keep mattresses from clogging up landfills. There is an estimated 300 mattresses tossed in landfills every day and are extremely difficult to [...]
22 Mar
Saluting Derreck Kayongo: Saving Lives with a Bar of Soap!
What do you do with that tiny bit of soap that has melted away with each shower or bath? Have you thought about donating it? Yes, donating your used soap! Derreck Kayongo, a top ten 2011 CNN Hero, has an Atlanta-based Global Soap Project that collects used hotel soap from across the United States. The [...]
13 Mar
Saluting Kathy Eldon, Creative Visions Foundation Founder
Kathy Eldon is the founder of Creative Visions Foundation, which supports creative artists and sponsors projects that have touched the lives of millions. This filmmaker, activist, author and CEO created the foundation partly because she wanted to honor her son Dan, a photojournalist who was killed in Somalia in 1993. Kathy believes that in a [...]
4 Dec
Chuckie Goodnight Foundation: Shaping Earth Stewards
The Chuckie Goodnight Foundation for the Environment is a not for profit 501-C4 corporation that was founded in February 2001 by Cherie Ingraham. This organization is committed to educating children on how to be good Earth Stewards. They are dedicated to the acquisition, restoration and preservation of green spaces in order to create environmental learning centers [...]
30 Nov
Great Falls Flower Growers Raise Funds Through Holiday Tea Event
This story goes to show you that anyone can do something to make a difference in their communities. This story caught our attention about the Great Falls Flower Growers Club in Great Falls, Montana raising money for community projects and scholarships through their annual Holiday Tea event. We love the way they take something like [...]
