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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.
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.
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.