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The leading singles organizations of the Bay Area are co-sponsoring the East Bay Singles Charity Ball, Saturday, March 24, 2012, 8pm-Midnight, at the Marriott Hotel Bishop Ranch, 2600 Bishop Ranch Drive, San Ramon CA 94583. 100% of the donations will go directly to the Sight Project of The Seva Foundation, located in Berkeley.

Topping the New York Times Best Sellers list is sure to put a chunk of cash in the back pocket of any author. One business writer aims to mirror the same success in the world of eBooks, but with one difference – he’ll bypass his back pocket and use the money to improve the lives of Mexican orphans.

The YWCA Silicon Valley is proud to announce that it recently welcomed several new board members: Sharada Bose, R&D Management, Hewlett Packard; Joyce Chuang, Marketing and Business Development Coordinator, Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP; Nora Denzel, Senior Vice President, Big Data, Social Design and Marketing, Intuit, Inc.; Neysa Fligor, Deputy County Counsel, County of Santa Clara; Maryanne Flynn, Director of Operations, Cisco Systems; Susan Franzella, Executive Human Resources Management, Kaiser Permanente, San Jose Medical Center; Jessica Garcia-Kohl, Director of Development & Public Affairs, The Housing Trust; Sandra Jewett, Principal, Vinci Park School; Jayashree Rangarajan, Director, Software Development, Xilinx and Barbara Wakefield, Hewlett Packard (Retired), Community Volunteer. Keri Procunier McLain, Ph.D., the YWCA’s CEO states, “The caliber of these women will tremendously assist in the YWCA’s efforts of fulfilling our mission to empower women and eliminate racism in our community. We feel privileged that these women have chosen to invest their time, talent and resources in the YWCA!”

SBWire, the online newswire for small to medium-sized businesses and organizations, today announced that the American Holistic Nurses Association has enrolled in the SBWire for Non-Profits program.

Forty-one outstanding executive women from Silicon Valley will be honored by the YWCA Silicon Valley, May 10, 2012 at the 28th Annual Tribute to Women (TWIN) Awards Program at the San Jose Fairmont. The YWCA Silicon Valley’s TWIN Awards Program honors not only women who demonstrate excellence in executive-level positions, but also the companies that employ these women. “I continue to be amazed at the extraordinary contributions and impact that these executive women have in their organizations and thus in our community. The talent of women executives is second to none. We are privileged to honor these 41 inspirational women and to have so many supportive sponsors investing in the YWCA.” said Dr. Keri McLain, Chief Executive Officer of the YWCA Silicon Valley.

SBWire, the online newswire for small to medium-sized businesses and organizations, today announced that the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources has enrolled in the SBWire for Non-Profits program.

Transdiaspora Network (TDN) will partner with the Brooklyn Public Library to create cutting-edge HIV education workshops for local high school students. This special event, which commemorates National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, will take place February 7th from 9:30am to 2:30pm in the Stevan Dweck Center Auditorium at Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch, located at 10 Grand Army Plaza.

SBWire, the online newswire for small to medium-sized businesses and organizations, today announced that WAAW Foundation (Working to Advance African Women) has enrolled in the SBWire for Non-Profits program.

The Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood Foundation (http://www.ahckids.org), a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of and funds for Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood (AHC), a rare but debilitating neurological disorder causing temporary bouts of paralysis, has announced that Jeff Wuchich, the organization’s president, has released a podcast on the disease and Rare Disease Day, which is Feb. 29. In the podcast, Wuchich discusses the effects of AHC; how the AHC Foundation is spearheading the push for research through fundraising efforts, including the “1 in a Million” campaign; the significance of Rare Disease Day; and his personal experience with the disease. Jeff’s son Matthew currently suffers from AHC, for which there is no known cure. To listen to the podcast, visit http://bit.ly/zyP5Ol.

SBWire, the online newswire for small to medium-sized businesses and organizations, today announced that New England Disabled Sports has enrolled in the SBWire for Non-Profits program.

ABC11 Eyewitness News has announced that anchor Barbara Gibbs will participate in the 2nd annual “Cooks For Books” fundraiser benefiting the Garner Educational Foundation, to be held on Tuesday, Jan. 31 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Garner TV and Appliance, located at 875 US Highway 70 W. in Garner, N.C. The event pairs local TV personalities and chefs in a cook-off competition to raise money for the Garner Education Foundation’s literacy programs.

AAA Hellenic Marble & Tile, Inc. has chosen Northern Home for Children to be the recipient of a special promotion they are holding through the end of February. AAA Hellenic Marble & Tile, Inc, a remodeling marble and tile company serving the West Chester, PA area for over 30 years, has a current promotion of $250 off any $2500 or more service in which the $250 that the customers save will be donated to Northern Home for Children.

phati’tude Literary Magazine, an award-winning, internationally-acclaimed quarterly magazine is available for sale on Amazon.com.

Philanthropic Arm Of The North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association Makes $750 Donation To Asheville Nonprofit

ShopforMuseums.com was developed by a former science museum director in Oregon, who recognized firsthand that adequate support for museum operations is the foundation upon which the future of any museum is built. In a time of ever increasing state and national budget cuts, museums are faced with raising larger amounts of money on their own.

SBWire, the online newswire for small to medium-sized businesses and organizations, today announced that Josephine County Historical Society has enrolled in the SBWire for Non-Profits program.

From a shortlist of 30 finalists, an annual report released today highlights 10 tourism destinations for their accomplishments in the areas of environmental protection, social welfare, and human rights.

Leigh Law Group hosts a free event for families and children with special needs on February 11, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Flood Building in San Francisco located at 870 Market Street. The event includes two floors of special education service providers including schools, therapists, special education attorney advocates and vendors specializing in helping families learn to care and to advocate for themselves. Because of the theme, "Learn, Love and Give" and the date being so close to Valentine's Day, raffle prizes ranging from discounted special education evaluations to Discovery Museum passes will be offered to a few lucky winners who attend. In addition, the event will include speakers Holly Seerley, MA, MFT and advocates from the Leigh Law Group discussing issues such as removing stress from the family dynamic with a focus on parents and caregivers.

Best selling author Sharon Lechter’s financial literacy organization, Pay Your Family First, has joined forces with the non-profit group, Choices Educational Empowerment to launch the first ThriveTime Scholarship Challenge at Estrella High School in Avondale on January 18, 2012.

Holiday Celebration Gives Southeast Raleigh Parents A Hand Up In Making Christmas Special For More Than 165 Children

SBWire, the online newswire for small to medium-sized businesses and organizations, today announced that Grateful Dogs Rescue has enrolled in the SBWire for Non-Profits program.

While it’s always a good time to give back to the community, the year end is a great occasion to make that extra effort to reach out to those who need our help. This is the message communicated by Eton Institute, the UAE’s largest language training institute, as it launches the “Fill the Eton Bag” campaign to collect much needed items for the wish list of underprivileged individuals. The institute will be distributing bags for the public to fill with books, toys, sports shoes and personal and childcare items which will be donated to the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC), Dubai Centre for Special Needs (DCSN) and Adopt a Laborer.

Christian Services of Oklahoma is excited to announce the launch of our newly designed web page. This re-designed site is user friendly and designed to provide extensive information to potential clients, donors and volunteers. The site features extensive information on our program for birth mothers, adoptive parents and foster parents. Our website is often our entry point of contact for birth families considering placing their children for adoption. Birth parents will be able to find information on our adoptive program, and services available to them, as well as contact information for our counselors on the site. The site contains information on two of our new programs, our Older Child Adoption Program and our Post Adoption Counseling Program. Both of these programs have been launched by our agency. We anticipate serving more children needing adoptive homes through our older child adoption program. Just this month we are placing 3 children ages 5-7 through this program. We also hope to serve more families who have already finalized their adoptions through our expanded counseling services. Our waiting families can still be viewed online.

Bayer CropScience, one of the world’s top innovative crop science companies in the areas of crop protection, non-agricultural pest control, seeds and traits, has announced that the company recently participated in a service and educational event for The Shepherd’s Table Soup Kitchen. The event, which involved providing a meal and winter clothing to Triangle men and women in need, was part of Bayer CropScience’s holiday outreach efforts. The Shepherd’s Table Soup Kitchen, located at the Church of the Good Shepherd in downtown Raleigh, serves meals to hundreds of Triangle residents each day.

Bill Horne, CEO of Laser Spine Institute, the leader in endoscopic spine surgery, has announced that the facility will support the Marine Toys For Tots Foundation, an IRS recognized 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity contributing tangible signs of hope to economically disadvantaged children and families during the Christmas holiday season. As a component of Laser Spine Institute’s community outreach program, all four of its surgical facilities will collect gifts and gift cards internally from employees and participants through Friday, Dec. 16, when members of the United States Marine Corps will collect Toys for Tot boxes from each location.