Volunteer fire departments must raise own funds (Gainesville Daily Register)

Volunteer fire departments must raise own funds (Gainesville Daily Register)
Protecting the lives and property of a community is not an easy job.Besides supplying manpower to fight fires and help with medical emergencies, volunteer fire departments must also pay expenses which include fuel, equipment, vehicle maintenance and insurance.Cooke County’s volunteer fire departments get funding from a number of sources.The county is one source.County Judge Bill Freeman said the ...

Legal threat over golf charity event (The Age)
A Melbourne real estate firm that claimed to have raised $76,070 from a charity golf day, but donated only a quarter to the Murdoch Children's Research Institute could face legal action from the research centre.

Charity car show set for Oct. 4 in Delta (York Daily Record)
There will be a Delta car show for charity in October. The LBCMS Auto Fest 2008 will be held Oct.

UAE CHARITY FOUNDATION REACHES OUT TO PALESTINE, IRAQ DURING RAMADAN (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
DUBAI, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- Muslims in Palestine and Iraq will benefit from the intensification of charity programmes organised by United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Charity Foundation during the fasting month of Ramadan, state media reported.

Charity takes over agenda for GOP (The Washington Times)
Politics gave way to charity out of respect to those suffering from Hurricane Gustav when the Republican National Convention gaveled open Monday, but outside the Xcel Energy Center the parties rolled on.

Inmate charity makes bid to run private jails (Times Online)
A charity that opposes plans to build huge new "Titan" jails and has campaigned for the better rehabilitation of offenders today launched a surprise bid to run two new prisons.

Cricket star's new charity walk (BBC News)
Sir Ian Botham is to begin his latest charity walk in Taunton, it is announced.

Volunteer Opportunities (Winnipeg Free Press)
The following is a list of volunteer opportunities advertised in the Winnipeg area. For more information about these listings, please contact the person/organization directly; you may call Volunteer Manitoba at 477-5180, ext. 225, e-mail vmreferral@mts.net or www.volunteermanitoba.ca.