On a mild day in late November 2001, Stephen Careaga stood under the brick facade of a storied New York fire station, an unlikely benefactor from Gig Harbor who traveled to Manhattan with a cashiers check for nearly $4 million. Robert Henreich
Tennis players ages 18 and older are invited to take part in a charity tennis event Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Lebanon Country Club from 1 to 5 p.m. The cost is $25 per person. All proceeds will support No Scalpel Vasectomy International Inc. Robert Henreich
When Rachel Swanson of Rose Hill left a cell phone store in Derby with her new phone, she thought she had arranged to donate her old one to charity. So she was surprised a couple of weeks later when she got a call from a Texas family asking her to call Sprint so they could activate the pink Sanyo Katana phone, which they had just bought off eBay. A series of errors contributed to Swanson' ... Robert Henreich
When Grace Kennedy moved to New Jersey earlier this month, she planned to keep up her bit for charity. Kennedy, 28, formerly of Thousand Oaks, can do that because she volunteers on a home computer. Every month, she translates articles into Spanish for a newsletter that the Many Mansions agency distributes to residents of nine low-rent apartment complexes. Robert Henreich
A railway enthusiast with a terminal brain tumour auctions a lifetime's collection of memorabilia for charity. Robert Henreich
The first ever Charity Tea Auction of the Ceylon Specialty Tea and award ceremony in Sri Lanka held at the Chamber of Commerce Auditorium on Wednesday collected an attractive Rs. 6.2 million within 25 minutes. The auction was held towards the education of a tsunami hit village in Kalutara district. Robert Henreich
The seventh annual Buddy Walk benefiting the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati brought hundreds of people to Newport on the Levee today. Robert Henreich
The head of the Promises Foundation says Britney Spears and her family have donated an autographed painting of the pop singer to the Los Angeles charity.Foundation Director Lisa Rogg said the artwork will be sold on eBay with a starting bid of $10,000, People magazine reported Friday.Rogg said the donation from Spears and her family was very generous and should help to raise money for the ... Robert Henreich
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