The third annual Veuve Cliquot Polo Classic is Sunday, June 27 at Governors Island. It’s a fund-raiser for the American Friends of Sentebale, a charity founded by Britain’s Prince Harry and Lesotho’s Prince Seeiso to support at-risk children in the tiny African nation. Prince Harry attended the event and led his team to victory last year, [...]
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The 6th Annual Housing Works Open-Air Street Fair takes over Crosby Street between Houston and Prince in Soho on Saturday, June 5th, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Find thousands of $1 books, movies, records, and CDs. Plus food, beer, live music and more. Best deal is the $20 “all-you-can-stuff” bags of clothing and accessories from [...]
The clinic is the dream of Burundi native Deogratias Niyizonkiza, now an American citizen. Please read the next page for the inspiring story of Deo, the important health care clinic he built in Burundi, and how you can help. Who doesn’t like ice-cream? And we like it even more when it’s cheap and for a good cause. All Baskin-Robbins locations in The Big Apple – and nationwide — are offering 31 cent scoops to support the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and local firehouses. The 31 Cent Scoop Night is Wednesday, April 28, 2010, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. [...] The fashion industry charity group Fashion Delivers will be donating new clothes, blankets, and accessories to the Haiti effort. Fashion Delivers is asking for donations of new — not used – lightweight clothing suitable for the Caribbean climate of Haiti in all sizes, for children and adults. That means t-shirts, tops, shirts, jeans, shorts, slacks, sportswear, active wear, etc. [...]
The FBI warns about phony emails asking for money, which also could contain malicious virus programs or link to phishing websites. And I warn you to be careful of fake charities whose name sounds oh, so close to a legitimate one. Give only to well-known charities, or to your local religious group. If in doubt, check Charity Navigator, a non-profit watchdog site that rates charities for their honesty, reliability and perfomance. These charities are some of the ones which have received a four-star top rating from Charity Navigator – |
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