Posts Tagged ‘families in need’

Bank Fees vs. Payday Loans: How Predatory Practices Really Compare

Many banks and consumer groups have been giving payday loans a bad name; however, studies show that this service prevents many from using resources that are more expensive and have greater long-term financial consequences.  
MINNEAPOLIS, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Government and consume…

5 Months Later: NY Hurricane Sandy Victims Receive “Easter Surprise” from Liquid Church Volunteers in NJ

MORRISTOWN, N.J., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – This Easter, hundreds of Superstorm Sandy victims in Staten Island will receive an “Easter surprise” to help with their ongoing recovery.  Liquid Church of New Jersey is sending hundreds of volunteers to help struggling homeown…

Lyoness Management Americas Honored with “Key to the County” Recognizing Business Growth in South Florida

MIAMI, Jan. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez today presented Lyoness Management Americas CEO Mario Hoffmann with a “Key to the County.”
Companies honored at the Beacon Council’s Key Ceremony—held this year at the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens—r…

YouTube Video World Record Holder Danny Kastner Holds New Year’s Day Video Song Wishathon to Benefit Boys and Girls Clubs Families

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Calling all 2013 New Year’s Well Wishers! After setting a world record for recording 100 parody video songs in 18 hours for charity this past Christmas, musician/entrepreneur Danny Kastner is holding a marathon Video Song Wishathon on New Yea…

Company Behind the Michelangelo Lite, the iPad App That Allows Home Remodelers the Chance to Visualize the Finished Project, Allocates $50,000 for Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund

Michelangelo Stone Evolution Corp., Makers of the App With a Heart, Joins Forces With Local Businesses in Long Island, Queens and Brooklyn to Help Hurricane Sandy Victims
Rebuild Their Homes
LONG ISLAND, N.Y., Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Michelangelo Lite, an iPad app, has allocated $50,000 to…

MetroStar Home Health Medical Equipment Steps Up Its Recovery Efforts to Aid Victims of Hurricane Sandy

Company collaborates with local council member to increase donations and distribution and offers text service for donation pickup from individuals unable to leave their homes
BROOKLYN, N.Y., Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – In an effort to assist New Yorkers recover from Hurricane Sandy, MetroS…

Feeding South Florida Reaches Out to Individuals, Corporations with Donation Campaign to Help Feed South Floridians Who Are Hungry

Economic Downturn, Recent Events Present Need to Raise $1 Million in Six Weeks
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla., April 12, 2012 — In an effort to meet the needs of the nearly 1 million residents of Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe and Palm Beach Counties who are food insecure, Feeding South Florida™  (formerly D…

Dad Blog Declares War on Hunger and Boredom, Launches Giving For Good Campaign

NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Nov. 17, 2011 — Every family should have food and fun this holiday season. That has become the rallying call of DadDoes.Com, and today they announce their “Dad Does Giving For Good Giveaway,” a very special campaign to help families in need have food and toys for th…

Corporate Housing by Owner Kicks Off ‘CHBO Gives Back’ Campaign by Raising Awareness for Clinica Verde

DENVER, Sept. 1, 2011 — CorporateHousingbyOwner.com, a website connecting thousands of individual property owners offering short-term furnished and unfurnished rentals with potential renters across North America, today kicks off its “CHBO Gives Back” campaign. For every ne…

FuzziBunz® Launches ‘Light It Up Blue’ Cloth Diaper to Support Families Impacted by Autism

LAFAYETTE, La., June 1, 2011 — FuzziBunz® modern cloth diapers is helping raise awareness and funds for Autism Speaks™, a national advocacy organization dedicated to funding autism-related research and helping families impacted by autism, by launching its “Light It Up Blue”…

Atomic Tattoos ‘Toys for Tats’ Holiday Season Toy Drive to Benefit Local Families

TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 17, 2010 — For the eighth consecutive year, Atomic Tattoos is hosting their “Toys for Tats” toy drive benefiting the local U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program. The goal of the program is to collect as many new unwrapped toys for needy children of all ages so…

Florida Church Backpack Drive Will Help Louisiana Families Affected by Oil Spill

LONGWOOD, Fla., July 28, 2010 — This weekend, Northland, A Church Distributed will host a backpack drive to collect school supplies for families in need in Central Florida, as well as those affected by the oil spill in Houma, La.
Northland’s connection to Houma is a virtual one. The church is…

Annie’s Fun and Hirai Farms Recognized for Helping Feed Those in Need in the Pacific Northwest

SEATTLE, June 7, 2010 — At a recent forum in Seattle, Washington, Blaine Hirai of Annie’s Fun and Hirai Farms was recognized by Sodexo (http://www.sodexo.com) for his support of Sodexo’s Stop Hunger Initiative (http://www.sodexofoundation.org) and for his work to help provide f…

Bistro MD and Dr. Phil Team Up to Fight Childhood Obesity

NAPLES, Fla., Dec. 17, 2009 — Bistro MD once again partnered with Dr. Phil to provide help for families in need. In 2008, Dr. Phil asked Bistro MD’s bariatric physician, Dr. Caroline Cederquist, to offer advice and assistance to a severely obese man featured on his talk show. Dr. Phil called B…