Jim Kirtner is a long time member of the forum and our friend although in recent times life has not been kind.
He has developed long term illnesses (heart and bone disease) so much so that it places a huge drain on resources. He and his family are also now in danger of being kicked out onto the...
'WHERE A kiss of love can kill you,' is just one of the new lines added to Sir Bob Geldof's charity anthem Do They Know It's Christmas to help raise funds to fight Ebola, and has caused widespread outrage across social media.
The former Boomtown Rats lead singer, has once again brought together...
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Lindsey Lodge Hospice is a local hospice which gives support and treatment to terminally ill patients and where I spend one day a week as one of a team of volunteer chaplains.
From Friday August 1st Lindsey Lodge is one of three different charities being put forward from the East Midlands for...
Nightclub owner Steve Stevens is nursing tired limbs after breaking a disco world record by dancing non-stop for more than five days.
Steve strained his right knee but managed to keep moving for 131 hours.
The 35-year-old set off on Tuesday last week and ended on Sunday at his club...
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Lady Gaga is using her stellar star power to raise money for the victims of the devastating tsunami in Japan, RadarOnline.com has learned.
The singer tweeted "I Designed a Japan Prayer Bracelet. Buy It/Donate here and ALL proceeds will go to Tsunami Relief...
From sci-fi cult film, to Twitter phenomenon to Detroit landmark-in-the-making.
Plans for a statue honoring RoboCop, the half-man, half-machine crime fighter of the 1987 movie, are moving ahead after a group of artists and entrepreneurs in Detroit, Michigan raised more than $50,000 via...
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REDMOND, Wash. – Jan. 14, 2011 – Microsoft employees made 2010 the largest year of giving in the company’s history, raising more than $96 million for 16,000-plus community organizations.
Giving was up across the board in 2010 – more employees participated...
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With 150-Foot Kites, Texas Man Raises Big Bucks for Charity
Want to do something to help people? Go fly a kite.
That's the advice of Texas retiree Barry Ogletree, who has been raising money for charity by raising massive kites in the air.
With the help of his wife and sometimes...
World's Longest Handshake Record Within Grasp
A good, firm handshake shouldn't last more than two or three seconds. Any longer and it starts to get a bit awkward. Unless, of course, you're trying to set a world record.
Last night, four teams of two from around the world congregated...
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