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The Smoke Free Alternatives Trade Association (SFATA), the largest trade association for the electronic cigarette (e-cig) industry, today announced its annual Spring 2014 Conference, the premier event for the e-cig and vaping community. The all-day conference will be held on May 5 in Chicago. It will feature the first industry-wide discussion focused on establishing uniform product standards for vaporizing products like e-cigarettes, as well as a host of other topics.

The Universal Life Church World Headquarters announced via their Facebook page and Google+ page, that after nearly twenty years they are discontinuing their famous Universal Life Church ball point pen. The reason given for this change is that the supplier has discontinued offering the respective product. After consultation with Industries for the Blind of Milwaukee, WI., the Universal Life Church World Headquarters has found a Sister company thereof, its newest partner in producing their imprinted pens of the future.

When the average person imagines someone who might be hungry, it’s safe to say that a college student wouldn’t be the first person they would picture. However as the volunteers at Carlisa Inc. know, college students are the forgotten victims of a countrywide hunger epidemic.

People rushing to work and on daily errands aren’t usually aware of the number of homeless people there are in Scotland today.The reality is that last year almost 40,000 people were declared homeless. Lettingweb provides a connection between those looking for a place to stay, landlords and letting agents. They are also very concerned about the huge numbers of homeless and have established the Lettingweb Foundation in an effort to reduce that total. Details on what the Foundation is doing can be viewed on www.lettingweb.com.

Project Transition USA, the only 501(c)(3) nonprofit that specializes in teaching transitioning military veterans and their families how to fully utilize the powerful business networking site LinkedIN, is pleased to announce their newest LinkedIN Job Search Workshop Sponsor.

Giving participants every reason to show some skin, Strip on the Strip celebrates the wild success of their Las Vegas charity run to benefit homeless vets. Taking the term, “run for a cause” to new heights the organization launched its inaugural event with a promise. They promised to give every item of clothing taken off by runners at each 1K marker to the 2014 Veterans Stand Down. The Veterans Stand Down, hosted regionally by U.S. Vets Las Vegas, is a community based intervention program designed to help the nation’s estimated 67,000 homeless veterans nationwide.

The global antimicrobial coatings market is expected to reach USD 4,520.3 million by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research Inc. Growing demand for medical device coatings is expected to remain a key market driver over the next six years. In addition increasing market penetration of indoor air quality products, mainly in the U.S. is also expected to have a positive impact on the market over the forecast period.

The Hip Hop Head Foundation Inc is a Non-Profit organization formed in 2013 that promotes literacy and education in the country. As part of the foundation’s The “Do School!” campaignthey are raising awareness about the importance of attending school and acquiring an education. To this effort they have released a music project that contains songs by 28 of the most incredible unsigned hip-hop artists from around the country. The artists have come together in support of the foundation's efforts of advocating literacy and education.

Spurs Sports & Entertainment’s non-profit, Silver & Black Give Back, last fall announced the 20 semifinalist projects in their “Team Up Challenge” which encourages young people to get involved in helping to improve the quality of life in our local community. Each team’s school received $2,500 to begin their projects.

CASA for Kids of Columbia County is hosting their annual fundraiser breakfast on Tuesday, April 29th. The event will take place from 7:30 to 8:30 am at Meriweather Place, 1070 Columbia Boulevard, St. Helens, OR. This important fundraiser helps raise awareness and money to help abused and neglected children in Columbia County.

On April 25, 2014, an extraordinary group of 19 leading actors will perform sonnets, readings and songs to celebrate the Bard’s 450th birthday at the Moss Theater in Santa Monica. “The cast are some of the best actors for tragedy, comedy, history, pastoral, pastoral–comical, tragical–comical–historical–pastoral and scene invisible’ as Shakespeare himself would say,” noted Louis Fantasia, Shakespeare director and scholar.

Responding to Typhoon Yolanda, South Australian charity Off Grid Aid launches its “Philippines Eco Housing Project” , ambitiously aiming to empower Filipinos to build cost-effective, typhoon resistant housing using local materials. Commencing April 22nd, eight Australian and international volunteers will travel to the Philippines to run a 10-day building workshop in sustainable earth-bag and permaculture solutions. Earth-Bag building uses sandbags filled with stabilized earth, arranged in layers, organized in a curved configuration for superior bracing. Strands of barbed wire are placed between layers to act as mortar and structural reinforcement. Earth-bag structures have passed California earthquake and typhoon resistant testing.

Nick Conner trains twice a day, seven days a week plus another three nights of sparring. All of this while making lunches, getting kids off to school and running a business that may entail international travel. So, why is he and so many other men and women deciding not to walk, run, cycle, or race for charity or fundraising? He and more and more people are participating in Haymakers for Hope to fight there way into fundraising. Not just the competitors but also the crowds of paying spectators that these events are drawing are really making these events very successful.

Top international rapper NazB has recently released his new singled titled "Shame" voicing strong protest against the heinous crime of rape. Featuring US RnB singer-celeb Dior, the single is meant to donate its sales profits to notable Swiss charity organization Weisser Ring.

When Jake Harriman graduated from the United States Naval Academy and served multiple overseas tours in war-torn countries, he had the chance to see for himself how extreme poverty contributes to many global problems including terrorism. Jake Harriman made a promise to himself that he would do something to help alleviate the suffering of those throughout the world who are living in these conditions.

MarketingWorks, Inc., a leading research and marketing company serving primary, secondary, and higher education markets in the United States and across the globe, celebrates its 20th year in business. Founded in January 1994, the company helps for-profit and non-profit organizations grow by providing consulting services, market research, sales training, efficacy research, telesales, and marketing services. "Turn to MarketingWorks, Inc. for assistance in growing your business as we have helped more than 100 organizations achieve their goals and can do the same for you," Gerry Bogatz, spokesperson for the company, declares.

Vebo Pet Supplies has been working closely with local animal welfare groups since 2012 and supplied dog crates and other pet cages to non-profit organisations such as local RSPCA branches in NSW, animal rescue groups Pounds Rounds and Domestic Animal Birth-control Society (DABS).

The French Association, Rock of the Marne, has named WWII Veteran Charles "Chick" Bruns an honorary member at their annual meeting held in Holtzwihr, France. Chick is a WWII Veteran and served in the 10th Combat Engineers of the 3rd Division during the invasion & liberation of southern France.

On Friday, July 18, 2014, join the local community for an amazing night of fun, food, and friends - all to support charity. The 14th Annual Auction for the Animals will take place from 7-11pm at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, NC and include a live and silent auction, raffle and wine pull. Admission is $75 per person (or $700 for a table of 10) and include a full dinner and dessert buffet with soft drinks and tea. A cash bar will be available.

Anime is a popular adaptation of Japanese Manga which sees the comic frames take on an animated form. Anime has exploded into western culture since its introduction and influence on popular western shows, including phenomenal exports like Pokemon. Its tropes, genres and archetypes are now well known, and many people enjoy watching the latest and best anime that doesn’t make it conventional western channels. AnimeLite is a new online space where individuals can do just that, and all for free through high quality streaming.

WhatCanWe.org™, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to reducing the impact of veterinary expenses on animal rescue groups, announced that Kathy Jonokuchi, DVM, has joined its board of directors. WhatCanWe.org raises funds to develop programs which offset licensed, nonprofit animal rescue veterinary costs, currently accounting for over 50% of most rescue’s operating budgets. By relieving rescues of this burden WhatCanWe.org hopes to help save millions of animals in shelters from euthanasia.

When it comes to providing overnight and weekend respite care to families of children with special needs, no one does it better than Jill’s House, Inc.. Though officially opened in 2010, the concept for Jill’s House started in 2003, when Lon Solomon, pastor of McLean Bible Church and father of three boys, and his wife welcomed baby Jill into their family. They had already been thinking about how their family dynamics would change, as had happened when their other children were born, but what they never expected is that Jill would be born with special needs, and the additional demands that would place on them.

Lending Hope Foundation has a mission to “End Poverty with Education and Capital” with their no profit charity for micro-loans projects. Their latest project is actively fundraising to provide funds for micro-loans and basic business education workshops for Rimac, Peru’s entrepreneurs.

Iranian Business Council (IBC), the non-government and non-profit organization in Dubai have recently conducted their latest training committee gathering. Artificial Intelligence was the subject for this latest training seminar.

Homes of Hope, a non-profit organization geared towards providing homes for needy people, has achieved better endeavors as they partner with Spectra Co., a well-known company specializing in historical renovation.