When officials from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley reached out to Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian with a request for a lead corporate gift of $25,000 as a matching donation for the Clubs’ annual “Greatness Amplified” fundraising campaign, Hoag leaders quickly doubled the amount to $50,000 to help the struggling club. Along with…
Decline of American Nuns Costs Charities Billions
A generation ago, about 181,000 Catholic women in religious orders provided Americans with affordable healthcare and effective private schools. Today, only 38,000 are left struggling to run charity organizations designed for nearly five times their number, leading schools and hospitals to close or privatize. In American history, nuns and sisters in religious orders have been…
Michigan 8-Year-Old Takes ’50 Yard Challenge’ to Mow Lawns for Elderly, Veterans, Disabled in Need
An 8-year-old boy in Muskegon County, Michigan, is on a mission to mow lawns for veterans, the elderly, single parents, and people with disabilities this summer for free. JR Achterhoff, who will soon be a third grader, decided to take the “50 Yard Challenge,” a nationwide charitable activity challenging kids to mow 50 lawns for…
There’s More Than Meets the Eye at a Demolition Derby
Commentary NEW ALEXANDRIA, Pennsylvania—The scent of funnel cakes, grilled hot dogs and an ever-so-faint whiff of diesel fuel fill the air. The odd combination somehow works, adding to the excitement and anticipation as thousands of families and gearheads fill the stands surrounding the track of the local Lions Club Demolition Derby here in Westmoreland County….
Eating Disorder Puts Wheels in Motion for New Charity
July 25, 2021
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Don Schoendorfer’s perspective and faith took a 180 degree turn when a family member was diagnosed with bulimia in 1994. An MIT-trained engineer by trade, he encountered a problem in his life that he couldn’t fix with his technical knowledge. Up until that point, Schoendorfer said, everything else—his job, finances, and relationships—was under control. He…
Southern California Charity Distributes Free Wheelchairs Across the World
July 25, 2021
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Don Schoendorfer’s perspective and faith took a 180-degree turn when a family member was diagnosed with bulimia in 1994. An MIT-trained engineer by trade, he had encountered a problem in his life that he couldn’t fix with his technical knowledge. Up until that point, everything else—his job, finances, and relationships—was under control, Schoendorfer said. He…
Bad Guys Doing Good: Star Wars Troop Supports Local Charities
July 11, 2021
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If you’ve taken a picture with a squad of Stormtroopers at Costco, or high-fived Darth Vader and a battalion of Clone troopers during a local parade, you may have encountered the 501st Legion. More than 60 Star Wars characters from the Orange County squad marched in front of a spaceship float during Tustin Meadow’s annual Fourth of July parade. “When I’m in a helmet, nobody sees that…
Creative Fundraising Helps Children’s Charities
May 31, 2021
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Mustaches for Kids Orange County is about to kick off its 2021 “growing season” as it continues its mission to raise funds, friends and awareness, for local children’s charities. Each year the nonprofit organization’s members and supporters commit to growing a mustache for 30 days to raise awareness and funds for the chosen charity. This…
Iraq Veteran Walks 4 Miles to Work Every Day—so Kansas Charity Gifts Him Refurbished Car
An Iraq war veteran who used to walk four miles everyday for lack of a vehicle was recently gifted a refurbished car by a charity organization. James Dilks, a father of two, served in the Army Reserves and was later deployed to Iraq between 2003 and 2004. The veteran, who now has a third child…
Why Does Fire Fighters’ ‘Fill the Boot’ Charity Fill the Union’s Coffers?
Thousands of “panhandlers” in oversized suspenders camp outside of town squares and churches and major intersections every Labor Day. Instead of fast food cups, they plead with passersby to donate what they can into large rubber galoshes, exhorting them to “Fill the boot!” Perhaps that is why they are so well-received by busy motorists. It…
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