By David Weiss, President and CEO, Global Communities The urgency of Earth Day has changed. Sanitation is a major challenge facing urban populations, especially in slum communities. In 1970, when America celebrated its first Earth Day, hybrid cars and eco-friendly light bulbs weren’t even a blip on the radar screen. Now is a far different ti...
Source: OxFam America Tjarda Miller When Laura Chávez was 16, she got pregnant for the first time. Her parents and the parents of the father of her child, forced them to marry, even though Chávez begged to remain single. The consequences were severe. Chávez suffered harsh physical and psychological abuse from her husband. The police ...
Two Baltimore Orioles’ players are taking the mound and stepping up to the plate for a cause this season. Pitcher Darren O’Day and first baseman Chris Davis will make performance-based donations throughout the 2013 MLB season to Luke’s Wings. Luke’s Wings is a non-profit Wounded Warrior Transportation Assistance Program (W.W.T.A.P.) fou...
May 14, 2013 (Fayettveille, NC) — The Carolina Panthers, including new addition and military support himself, Drayton Florence, traveled to Fort Bragg in partnership with Lenovo and the USO of North Carolina to host a Play 60 football camp for children on-base, a culture change forum and spend time with our troops today. In addition ...
By Gil Aegerter and Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, Staff Writers, NBC News Angelina Jolie says she has undergone a preventive double mastectomy after being told that she had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer, along with a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer. In an article published in the opinion section of Tuesday’s New York ...
