Saturday, September 6, 2008

Robert Henreich - RI company to fix problem with Mass. charity bins (Boston Globe)

RI company to fix problem with Mass. charity bins (Boston Globe)
A Cranston company that isn't registered as a charity in Massachusetts, even though it sells donated clothing it collects there, says it will fix the problem quickly.

US stars unite for cancer charity (BBC News)
US celebrity cancer survivors including actors Christina Applegate and Patrick Swayze take part in a live charity telethon.

Fire department aims to expand volunteer program (East Valley Tribune)
Mesa fire officials want to expand the city's volunteer program to help with nonemergency calls for service, leaving more firefighters available for serious incidents.

Glamour and charity: What's an It Girl to do? (Independent)
They have it all: wealth, looks, youth and hordes of A-list friends. All they need is something to do. In the past, the children of the super-wealthy would squander their inheritances on an idle life of jet-set partying. Now, increasingly, today's crop of heirs, and particularly heiresses, are devoting their lives to charity.

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