Run for charity almost gets short shrift
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Call it a case of getting too big for their britches. Or, more precisely, their Speedos.
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By Yolanda Putman, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Dec. 12--With less than three weeks left in the Salvation Army's kettle campaign, the Chattanooga organization is about $82,800 short its local goal of $207,000.
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Britain's biggest broadcasters are getting together to encourage people to give time and money to charities.
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Believers have raised funds and packed boxes while struggling to understand why disasters happen.
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Christmas may be the season for giving, but the Lancaster Salvation Army will not be receiving as much in donations as in past years.
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Hundreds of people have been helped in a temporary Christmas shelter, the charity Crisis says.
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By Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Dec. 19--Everywhere you look right now, you'll see some organization asking for assistance to help someone in need. You may even start to feel overwhelmed by all the requests.
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Here's a novel way to be a philanthropist.
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Charity giving in the UK jumps almost 9% to Â£11bn, driven by donations to international causes, a report says.
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When Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan announced he would leave half his fortune to his charity that helps young people, the news created barely a ripple in his home city.
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MEMBERS of a church are to debate the ethics of running raffles and tombolas at church fetes.   Some members of the United Reformed Church in Kelvedon, Essex, think that encouraging gambling sends out the wrong message.  (c) 2007 Evening Mail; Birmingham (UK).
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UK charities launch an appeal to save lives among the 4.5m people at risk in Darfur and neighbouring countries.
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One of the most popular ways young people are contributing to charity these days is growing their hair long and donating it for wigs. But a lot of that hair is unusable.
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As second quarter fundraising comes down to the wire, top candidates are trying to win the expectations game
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This one lacked the pathos of Sunday&#39;s marathon but it was another sad and bewildering early departure for Paula Radcliffe, who managed only 16Â½ circuits in the 25-lap women&#39;s 10,000 metres
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A furious attack on the rush for biofuels is launched by a charity that supports poor farmers.
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Too inexperienced or too old - candidates face dilemmas as they battle to capture centre ground