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| Susan G. Komen Breast
Cancer Research |
For more than
20 years, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has
been a global leader in the fight against breast cancer
through its support of innovative
research and community-based outreach programs.
Working through a network of U.S. and international
Affiliates and events like the Komen Race
for the Cure®, the Komen Foundation is fighting to eradicate
breast cancer as a life-threatening disease by funding
research grants and supporting education, screening
and treatment projects in communities around the world.
www.komen.org
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| GIVE.ORG |
The BBB Wise Giving
Alliance (the Alliance) helps donors make informed giving decisions
and advances high standards of conduct among organizations
that solicit contributions from the public. The Alliance was formed
in 2001 through the merger of the National Charities Information
Bureau with the Council of Better Business Bureaus’ Foundation
(which housed the Philanthropic Advisory Service.)
www.give.org
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| THE
PEACE CORPS |
 The Peace Corps traces
its roots and mission to 1960, when then-Senator
John F. Kennedy challenged
students at the University of Michigan to
serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working
in developing countries. From that inspiration grew an agency of
the federal government devoted to world peace and friendship.
www.peacecorps.gov
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| GLOBAL WARMING |
We exist on this planet because the earth naturally traps just
enough heat in the atmosphere to keep the temperature within
a very narrow range - which creates the conditions that give
us breathable air, clean water, and weather we can survive. Human beings have begun to tip that balance. We've overloaded the atmosphere with heat-trapping gasses from our cars and factories and power plants. If we don't start fixing the problem - right now - there will be devastating changes to our environment.
We will experience extreme temperatures, rises in sea levels,
and storms of unimaginable destructive fury.
www.stopglobalwarming.org
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- Goodness is the only investment that
never
fails.
Henry David Thoreau
- I know of no more encouraging fact
than the
unquestioned ability of a man
to elevate his
life by conscious endeavor.
Henry David Thoreau
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| LUPUS
FOUNDATION OF AMERICA |
• Based on the results of several nationwide
telephone surveys, the Lupus Foundation
of America estimates that approximately 1,500,000 Americans
have a form of the disease.
• Despite the fact that lupus can affect men and women
of all ages, lupus occurs 10 to 15 times
more frequently among adult females than adult males.
www.lupus.org
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| GLOBALAIDSALLIANCE.ORG |
Global AIDS Alliance is
a non-profit organization dedicated to organizing aggressive
campaigns that speed the pace of the global
response to AIDS, and is the fiscal sponsor for Keep A Child
Alive. Since its founding in 2001, Global AIDS Alliance
has achieved much success in increasing funding and
influencing AIDS policy. In 2003, they helped triple
congressional funding for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
TB and Malaria.
www.globalaidsalliance.org
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| SAVE ENERGY |
ENERGY STAR is a government-backed program helping
business and individuals protect the environment
through superior energy efficiency.
www.energystar.gov
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| SAVE
THE FORESTS |
American Forests works to protect,
restore and enhance the natural capital
of trees and forests. Healthy forests filter water, remove air
pollution, sequester carbon, and provide homes for wildlife. Help plant trees to restore areas damaged by wildfire, where critical wildlife habitat has been lost, and to clean our air and water.
www.americanforests.org
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