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In sunny California a talented mechanical engineer with an environmental conscience is looking to both the past and to the future for renewable resources. Joerg Brand has the solution to the California drought and is planning a non-for profit demonstration project to show the US how water can be extracted from the desert air.

Lamar Hunt Jr., director of the Loretto Foundation, continues to support Catholic charities in the Kansas area through financial and physical contributions. The Loretto Foundation is an active booster of the Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas, which is hosting the 3rd Annual Gathering this September to benefit the Catholic Charities Foundation.

Bellago Homes, one of the Phoenix area's top home builders, announced a significant new partnership with the Save the Family Foundation of Arizona. Under the terms of the new agreement, Bellago Homes will donate a portion of the proceeds from each of the company's home sales to Save the Family. Bellago Homes will thereby provide a steady flow of much-needed financial support for Save the Family's important work aimed at helping families in the Valley of the Sun overcome homelessness and achieve long-term independence. As a family-owned business with deep ties to the Phoenix area, Bellago Homes understands and respects the importance of home and family and is proud to be able to contribute back to the community in this way.

For more than fifteen years, Mission Without Borders has run the Sarny Vocational Institute in the Ukraine.  This war-torn country in Eastern Europe has been experiencing serious problems and the Institute is now facing an uncertain future.  MWB has launched an IndieGoGo campaign to raise funds for the preservation of this Institute.

In light of the organization's international Mission of Mercy (M.O.M.) tour, the When In Need Foundation has been busy planning and preparing for their most anticipated event, the Restoring Hope Gala. Although the foundation has been hard at work assisting individuals in need with donated living necessities, they cannot accomplish their initiatives alone. That's why the group has dedicated the benefit solely to supporting children's causes around the world, including Africa, to raise educational grant assistance and other donations.

Hollywood Actor Supports The Love Can National Tour In The Fight Against Poverty. Over 17 million U.S. Children Live It Everyday.

Glen Fejdasz is man from the Chicago, Illinois area who after taking notice at how much food is being wasted and ending up in landfills decided to develop a solution by combining existing processes that will in many ways counter the issue of food wastage through a simple yet creative answer that involves producing high quality soil by using worms and the wasted food. The process will in turn also help to direct 'edible food' to local area Food Banks and provide an employment opportunity for many. Glen decided to launch a crowdfunding campaign titled: 40% Food Waste + Worms = Black Gold + Feeding others, to raise the funds required to put his plan in to action.

Ankle and Foot Centers of Georgia announced several of its doctors have returned home from a mission trip to El Salvador, during which they provided medical care to young people of the country who would have otherwise not been able to receive it.

"Help Children of Ukraine Foundation" steps forward to help win children's health and education in Ukraine.

Network34.com is running a special sale from 15th August until 15th September this year and will be donating half of the proceeds to provide quality food to rescued and homeless dogs, the website announced the company's activity in a press briefing today. Network34.com is a company that advertise puppies for sale and have some of the highest standards in the industry and the activity is in line with the company's social responsibility program to help abandoned canine achieve quality of life. The puppies and kittens offered for sale are not from the company itself, but from breeders who uses the platform to advertise the pets for sale. The site advertises almost all breeds of cats and dogs and specializes form puppies and kittens for sale from PA, Maryland, NJ , NY and DC areas.

One man will soon undertake an audacious first: swimming the length of the Pacific Ocean. He will be swimming from Tokyo, Japan to San Francisco, California.

Thor Halvorssen Mendoza, a renowned human rights activist and founder of the HRF or Human Rights Foundation, recently discussed the release of human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko and journalist Bheki Makhubu in Swaziland. The release of these two men came after they had been sentenced to two years in jail in July 2014 for contempt of court for writing articles that were critical of the country's judicial system. The HRF deemed them to be prisoners of conscience and called for their release. Maseko was, at the time, scheduled to speak at the 2014 Oslo Freedom Forum.

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Athlete Heart Shield, Inc., a non-profit dedicated to raising awareness and screening for the conditions that lead to sudden cardiac arrest and death in children and student athletes, has partnered with Radnor Family Practice in Wayne, PA. This partnership will establish the areas first full-time screening center for young athletes. At Radnor Family Practice, students and families can conveniently schedule for a heart screening, and receive the specialized care formerly not available.

Employers Association Forum (EAF) recently released the 2015-2016 Florida Employee Benefits survey. This survey covers a variety of topics important to Florida employees, including health and wellness benefits, pay practices, paid time off and more. With the publication of the survey results, employers learn that 75 to 80 percent of health care premiums are covered by companies and the average number of sick days currently provided is nine. In addition, 24 percent of employers allow their exempt employees the opportunity to telecommute. Companies find this information helpful when developing or updating their benefit packages for their staff.

A private philanthropist has donated a beautiful diamond and emerald broach for the commencement of an ASF fundraiser, with the goal of obtaining a million dollars (or real estate donation) to obtain a new ASF Communication Center for their international auto safety work. The illustrious broach, over a hundred years old, has been passed through many family generations and is rumored to have an historic royal background (if any experts identify it from the photos please contact ASF). ASF is gifting this rare broach (resembling a peacock) as an award (or in a quid pro quo arrangement) to the donor that can donate the most worthwhile donation toward the new ASF Center.

BusiNeighbor, Inc. has launched a fundraising campaign to raise money for a Veterans Recreation Center in Stone Mountain, GA. The center will provide activities and much needed relief for those struggling with mental illness.

The NHTSA states,"driver distraction is recognized as one of the most common causes of traffic crashes," said Secretary LaHood.

Benediktas Gylys is part of a new breed of socially conscious entrepreneurs who has, perhaps because of the important evolution of the personal brand in the 21st century, undertaken to make as much of a contribution to the world as he has to developing his own fiscal success. He has pledged to focus on taking care of the world and its people, giving it equal focus to his commercial success. His foundation has so far financed a medical mission for 10 doctors to the Euromaidan riots in Kiev, Ukraine and supported the live animal's containers network built across Lithuania. Now, they are embarking on an ambitious worldwide creative project called Five Years From Now.

The nonprofit organization, When In Need Foundation, is pleased to announce that they are hosting their Restoring Hope Gala Event on September 24, from 6pm to 11pm, at the Antun's Banquet Hall in Queens Village, NYC. The event is being held in light of the foundation's global Mission of Mercy Tour, which is a program that aims to assist individuals in need with living necessities. The benefit is solely dedicated to supporting children's causes globally by providing them with donations, preventative health education in Africa, support and grants.

Palmer Trinity School (PTS) students just returned from volunteering on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation through Simply Smiles, a not-for-profit that helps provide a brighter future for impoverished families and their communities, on its summer service trip.

Sheltered By Grace is a homeless shelter based in Logan, Brisbane. Run and managed by a team of people who are passionate about the transformation of lives, through their supported accommodation with 24-hour onsite support and a full case management program. The Sheltered by Grace Website features informative articles on the subject of homelessness, donation to charities, and more, recently the website featured an informative article about volunteering.

Active in seven states at both non-religious and religious universities and colleges, St. Paul's Outreach (SPO) enables young people to gain knowledge, grow their independence and pursue a career while simultaneously trying to combat the number of young people leaving the Catholic Church.

One West Bank joins national effort with Baron Jay Foundation, President Barack Obama and SAG-AFTRA in A Call to Arts The One Million Mentor Hours Pledge to Mentor Young People pursuing careers in the Cinematic Arts.

Can you surf, do yoga, stay in a beautiful location in Nicaragua, support the environment and simultaneously know that you're supporting a local community with schools and clean water? Yes you can, and you will learn all about it by listening to Earl Cahill, co-owner of El Coco Loco, to be interviewed by Beth Green, host of InsideOut: The Inner Revolution on Thursday, July 23, 3-4 pm Pacific time.