For Each word you Get right they donate 20 grains of rice to the UN

If anyone has time to waste (haha) or better yet, wants to improve their vocabulary, this website allows you to learn vocabulary and as you lpay, they donate rice to hungry people. The site owners say they make no money from this. It is done by advertisements on the bottom...

Bill and Hills Pardons paying off

Do we want 4 to 8 more years of this Clinton thing? Can one imagine everyday one story after another about these two? Will we have the Lincoln bedroom for sale again? and Bill stalking interns? Chinese hangin all...

Give one, Get one Started: OLPC XO Laptop Is Available in the US

"The non-profit organization One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) acted to its promise and the OLPC XO laptop has been available for purchase in the United States through the “Give One Get One” program Since the 12 of November. This program will continue till November 26th in the...

Goodrich to support Singapore Airlines` A380 charity flight

"These organizations include: Singapore's Community Chest, Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, The Children's Hospital at Westmead (Sydney) and Doctors Without Borders. In August, Singapore Airlines announced its plan to auction seats on the historic first flight, which will...

Save Second Base

Two girls, Haley and Jessica, had a great idea. They figured out a way to raise thousands of dollars for breast cancer charities. They were getting orders for their t-shirts from all over the country and were well...

Fugitive fundraiser Hsu captured in Colorado

One of the Democrats favorite contibutors captured in Colorado. Hillary money man going to jail with no bail. "(09-06) 20:52 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Fugitive political fundraiser Norman Hsu, who skipped out on San...

600 Pounds From Grace

On December 5th 1971, he was born nine pounds, eleven ounces.  Normal newborns loose weight after birth, but not him.  One week later, when he left the hospital he was 14 pounds. Within his first 4...

Canada boosts Darfur aid

"Canada boosts Darfur aid GLORIA GALLOWAY Globe and Mail Update August 2, 2007 at 8:32 AM EDT CHARLOTTETOWN — Canada has increased the amount of aid it will send to the warn-torn Darfur region of Sudan, an announcement that comes on the heels of a UN decision to send 26,000...

A Really Smart Way to Raise Funds for Your Organization

The Linux Foundation reintroduced their Visa credit card today. The concept is simple: each time a Linux Foundation card holder uses their card, a donation is made to The Linux Fund by the card issuer, U.S. Bank. Think of it as reward points going where they are needed......

Pupils donate uniforms to African children

"Pupils have been handing in their old uniforms as their school prepares to donate nearly all its contents to youngsters in Africa. The Duston School in Duston, Northampton, England, is moving to a new building in September but rather than throwing away all its old furniture...

Tycoon to donate £1bn to charity

"Sir Tom Hunter, Scotland's richest man, is pledging to give away at least £1bn to charity, the BBC has learned. The donation is thought to be the single most generous philanthropic commitment made by a Briton. The former owner of the Sports Division sports chain said it...

3rd Graders Helping to Stop Childhood Hunger

This is a novel idea which helps feed the 12 million hungry children in America. "Baking cookies and selling brownies don't seem like solutions that could end childhood hunger, yet, thanks to the Great American...

Gee, Thanks: Donations with a Stolen Credit Card

A thief who nicks your card may dash right out and make a donation  to a popular charity... if only to make sure that the card is still active. Even amongst identity-theft circles, verification and trust...

Mountain Fund Staffer Featured on Yahoo's Hot Zone

Jul 04, 2007 Christine Egger read a story about a boy trapped in a troubled life. Then she did something remarkable. She helped set him free. More Than TalkAfter reading our story (Hot Zone's) about Yubaraj...

The Mountain Fund's Programs

What does The Mountain Fund do? Our work is always being refined, however, it boils down to three key things: Education Facilitation Collaboration Education. Our primary function, from which all other work flows, is to educate the public about the work being...

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