Auto racing notes: Schrader wins charity race (Everett Herald)
Ken Schrader wowed the crowd at Dixie Speedway last Saturday night, holding off fellow NASCAR stars Tony Stewart and Davey Blaney for a victory in a 25-lap celebrity race for charity at the inaugural Bill Elliott 50 Red Dirt Dash.
Niger Union Calls For French Aid Charity To Resume Work (Nasdaq)
In July the government in Niamey suspended the activities of the Medecins sans Frontieres, or MSF, charity in the south central region of Maradi on the grounds that it was refusing to work with public services and sustaining "endemic malnutrition" of children.
NIGER UNION CALLS FOR FRENCH AID CHARITY TO RESUME WORK (The Tocqueville Connection)
NIAMEY, Oct 29, 2008 (AFP) - A leading trade union body in the poverty-stricken west African state of Niger called Wednesday for a ban on the work of a French medical charity to be lifted, In July the government in Niamey suspended the activities of the Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF - Doctors without Borders) charity in the south central region of Maradi on the grounds that it was refusing to ...
FIRC needs Community Events Volunteer (Summit Daily News)
The Family & intercultural Resource Center is looking for a volunteer to represent FIRC at community events and health screenings to provide information and literature on health services, particularly CHP+ insurance for children.
Volunteer opportunities (Green Bay Press-Gazette)
LI The St. Vincent de Paul Society assists low-income families and individuals with rent, utilities, education scholarships, clothing and household items. Volunteer to help at its thrift store by sorting general merchandise into categories. Contact Walt Hobbs or Pat Maufort at (920) 435-4040.
Lions to hold Second Annual Charity Poker Tournament (Medfield Press)
A fun evening is planned for the Medfield Lions Annual Charity Poker Tournament. The event will be held Nov. 7, at 7 p.m., sharp, at American Legion Hall, 110 Kristoff Way, Medfield. Registration starts at 6 p.m.
Harlem charity adapts as drug epidemic wanes (The Charlotte Observer)
(By KAREN MATTHEWS, Associated Press Writer) The toddler-sized beds are empty now at Hale House, the charity launched when cracked-addicted moms routinely abandoned their newborns in Harlem. Founded by "Mother" Clara Hale in 1969 to house babies with few options, Hale House drew a generation of celebrities and politicians who posed for photos dandling children on their knees. But like the ...
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