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GOI, RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA - OCTOBER 15: A woman fans away oil on the water's surface as she and her son wade through a mangrove swamp covered with crude oil October 15, 2004 in Goi, Nigeria. The oil came from a 24-inch Shell pipeline that spilled crude oil earlier in the week, which Shell alleged was a result of sabotage. (Photo by Jacob Silberberg/Getty Images)


 

Website recycles phones into charity
     Tucked away in drawers, closets and storage bins is a resource worth millions to electronics recyclers and, by extension, to charities and individuals.


William and Kate set up royal wedding charity fund March 18, 2011
     Prince William and bride-to-be Kate Middleton have set up a gift fund to allow well-wishers who want to give them a wedding gift to donate money to charities they care about instead, royal officials said on Wednesday.


Va. Beach charity distributes rice, water in Japan March 18, 2011
     Volunteers from Operation Blessing International, a Virginia Beach-based humanitarian aid organization, are continuing their relief efforts in Japan, providing rice and water to more than 1,500 people this week.


Cherry Blossom Festival seeks donations for Japan March 17, 2011
     Organizers of the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington are urging people to donate to the American Red Cross for earthquake relief efforts in Japan ahead of the festival that honors U.S.-Japanese relations.


Apple’s helping people donate iPads to the Teach For America program March 16, 2011
     Apple has just announced that they’ve set up a donation program that lets iPad 1 owners donate their current iPads to the Teach For America program.


Lake County volunteers help feed the hungry March 14, 2011
     For more than seven hours on Saturday, business people, church groups, and Boy and Girl Scout troops worked in sync to provide 100,000 meals to malnourished children throughout the world.


Some spend spring break helping others March 14, 2011
     Instead of hitting the books, dozens of north country college students will be hitting nails in the next few weeks.


Woman off to help pachyderms, people coexist March 14, 2011
     Michelle Judy, 39, of Mount Penn, is spending two weeks in Namibia helping protect African elephants.


Student helps others dress for success March 11, 2011
     Sarah Koon's passion for helping others led to her starting a club and collecting clothes to help people.


Leicester City Council urges residents to use phone app to tackle litterbugs March 10, 2011
     Hundreds of people are helping to fight litterbugs – using their mobile phones.


JARC helping people with disabilities March 10, 2011
     Virginia Greene loves to play the piano. You hum a song and she can play it for you. She also works at the JARC gourmet cafe.


Bark-A-Thon raises about $3,700 for charity March 9, 2011
     An 11-year-old boy who decided to raise money to fight canine cancer after losing his own German Shepherd raised nearly four times his goal at a Sunday "Bark-A-Thon" in Newport Beach.


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