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On November 11th, the country observed Veterans Day, the official U.S. holiday dedicated to honoring the friends, family, and neighbors that have served in the United States Armed Forces. The Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey, along with the rest of the nation, expressed appreciation for veterans' service. The CCGNJ would like to remind the public that veterans can often be especially susceptible to developing a gambling disorder.

Every day, new technological innovations come to light. Often, they impact people's lives for the better, helping them to stay connected to one another and creating previously-unimaginable opportunities. Sometimes, however, they can pose challenges to the public's mental and physical health. The Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey (CCGNJ), stays vigilant, keeping up with technological developments that relate to gambling and incorporating these findings into their understanding of the activity and how they support those struggling with disordered gambling.

Isaiah House's Youths Empowered to Succeed (YES) project was funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services—BASIC Centers grant, to help reduce the number of homeless youths surviving on the streets in Essex County, and to help increase the number of runaway and homeless youths receiving much-needed services to help them reunite with their families; and/or help them stabilize their personal situation by providing shelter, primary health, and mental health care; access to education, job training and job placement, for those who cannot be reunited with their families.

For the third year in a row, the Connecticut Honda Dealers plan to host a food and fund drive to aid Connecticut citizens in need. This year's Honda Against Hunger Food and Fund Drive started in mid-October and will run through December 12.

Five Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts Honda Dealers are teaming up for the fourth year in a row to collect food and funds for local residents in need. The organization's fourth annual Honda Against Hunger Food and Fund Drive will run from now until December 12.

Endangered Earthlings, Inc., a progressive environmental organization focused on sustainable lifestyles that reduce our use of Earth's natural resources, will announce its first major proof of concept project to build and demonstrate independent and sustainable living shelters through the use of existing and cutting-edge technologies. The Earthling Pod will validate climate change, global warming, depletion of ozone layer and resource exhaustion are real, while at the same time providing practical living alternatives by reducing our demand for natural resources.

Drivers who would like to donate to the American Children's Society, Inc. but can't donate a car in NJ are being informed that this non-profit organization is now accepting used RVs and boats in addition to cars.

Crowdfunding has expanded to being a great place to invest money or help new products come to market by pre-purchasing. The Crowdfunding market saw over 87 Billion dollars exchanged in the market in 2016. This market has attracted scammers whose only purpose is to rip off with good hearts. With the Season of Charity upon us, here are a few things you can do to avoid exploitation.

Community Health & Dental Care, the premier family health center serving Montgomery County, is committed to offering their patients a multitude of services. It's their priority to determine if there are any gaps in health services and provide access to proper degrees of care for people at different financial levels. Community Health & Dental Care wants their patients to be aware that open enrollment for 2018 Healthcare coverage ends on Dec. 18.

Community Health & Dental Care, the premier family health center serving Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, is doing their part by participating in Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month. Aside from Movember and No-shave November, the month of November is also Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month.

While more than 10% of Americans work in the nonprofit sector, leadership gurus mostly ignore them. Traditional sources of information about leadership, like schools, and online resources like Wikipedia and Google, simply don't have the content to help today's nonprofit leaders excel, leaving most of them to learn from first-hand experience. That's why Vivien Hoexter and Linda C. Hartley, principals of H2Growth Strategies, decided to research nonprofit leadership. They interviewed 47 top nonprofit change-makers from organizations such as the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Ford Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Goodwill Industries International, Share Our Strength, Nature Conservancy, Bank Street College of Education and PBS, about what distinguishes nonprofit leadership from for-profit leadership.

Saint Germain Catering of Northern Virginia is getting into the giving spirit of the season by helping local military families during the holidays through Operation Homefront. The national nonprofit organization provides residential, financial and meal services to military families, so they can thrive and succeed in the communities they have worked so hard to protect while overseas.

After analysis of the entrepreneurship training ecosystem for underserved communities, leadership from three of Washington, D.C.'s most successful entrepreneurship training programs today announced creation of the EmpowerME (Empower More Entrepreneurs) Initiative, an effort to create a fully integrated, versatile, and holistic approach towards meeting the needs of underrepresented entrepreneurs.

South Texas Atheists for Reason (STAR) are excited to announce an atheists' comedy show fundraiser this coming Friday, November 10, 2017. The event takes place at 10pm Central Time at The Blind Tiger Comedy Club, 902 NE Loop 410 (Inside the Magic Time Machine), in San Antonio, Texas. This is the first fundraiser of this type and the members of STAR are very excited. The money raised at this event will help them purchase supplies for a homeless giveaway, provide marketing materials for their booths at events, and to purchase decorations for their social events.

Rocky Mountain Professional Excellence (RMPEx), a 501c(3) organization serving as the regional organization for the Malcolm Baldridge Performance Excellence Program, has announced the appointment of Paul Brothe as Executive Director. Brothe will succeed Dr. Jim Walker, current Managing Director, who has served RMPEx in several roles over many years and will remain with the organization in 2018 in a consultant role.

DC Community Carrot ("Carrot") has completed a seven-month pilot project to demonstrate the non-profit organization's ability to help DC's Out of School Youth to create their own businesses. The effort was funded by generous grants from the DC Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) and the DC Department of Employment Services (DOES).

The Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons are among us, and that means that local non-profit Project Boon is once again teaming up with San Bernardino's Inland Valley Recovery Services to host holiday events. For the second straight year, Project Boon will support these existing events, helping IVRS expand their reach to under served communities and those in recovery, by hosting holiday meals along with health and wellness services for attendees.

Thanksgiving is a time for family, reflecting on what we have been blessed with, and giving back. On Wednesday, November 22nd – the day before the annual turkey feast – local non-profit Project Boon and over 25 other local businesses, non-profits and government organizations will be teaming up in Fontana's Seville Park to help give thanks and bring the spirit of the season to the Inland Empire's under served communities. Beginning at 11:00am and running until 3:00pm, the 6th Annual Eat and Be Well event will provide Inland Empire families in need with a traditional Thanksgiving meal, access to health services and fun and entertainment for the whole family to enjoy.

Maryknoll Lay Missioners (MKLM) announces the appointment of Mr. Theodore (Ted) Miles as Executive Director. Ted assumes the role on December 1st, following the departure of Executive Director Sam Stanton, who will continue to work with MKLM in various roles. Ted comes to MKLM from Catholic Relief Services (CRS) where he worked for nearly 13 years, most recently serving as the Manager for Youth and Religious Education Engagement. He holds a BA in Psychology from Loyola University in Baltimore and an MA in Psychology from Bucknell University.

Today IAAP introduced Dr. Veronica Cochran as the new CEO. Veronica has served in a variety of managerial and executive leadership roles over the last 20 years within leading organizations. Most recently, Veronica founded L.I.F.E. Concepts, an organization that specializes in leadership development and advancement. It was through L.I.F.E. Concepts that Veronica teamed up with IAAP. She developed a shared passion for IAAP's purpose and vision, which led to her eventual interest in the IAAP CEO position.

Donor Network is an all new and innovative social enterprise platform that will connect people around the world with the charities of their choice through a remarkable smartphone app. Created to inspire the spirit of helping humanity regardless of their geopolitical boundaries, the Donor Network will enable people to donate their money and help other people across the globe. The network has basically enabled the possibility of bringing small and large globally operating charitable organizations together on a simple platform and it will have major global implications.

The Harford County, Maryland community is rallying around the victims and families of those killed and injured in the Edgewood, Maryland, shooting incident on October 18, 2017. J.D. Russell of HPS Management, and Lauren Arikan, a friend of the business owners, jointly announce a donation website to help those families affected by the Advance Granite Solutions shooting tragedy this week.

APD and Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has launched a novel program called Nudidante Nade. This program is under the Smart Swaccha Mangaluru project initiative by Anti-Pollution Drive (APD) Foundation and is focused on a set of targeted campaigns, workshops and training sessions to help achieve segregation at source (at generator level).

Project Sanctuary, a non-profit providing therapeutic retreats for military families, has received high marks from two organizations that help guide non-profit giving. GuideStar has awarded the organization its Platinum Seal of Transparency for participating in a new program that asks non-profits to share their quantitative program results. Charity Navigator has also renewed Project Sanctuary's four-star rating.

Drivers who want to donate their old car to get a new, fuel-efficient vehicle in Staten Island, NY are encouraged to read the American Children's Society, Inc.'s latest blog post, which offers tips on the most fuel-efficient models that are expected to take over the roads in the coming year. Many Americans are choosing to switch out their vehicles for more fuel-efficient models as gas prices continue to rise, and the American Children's Society provides an excellent option for donating an unneeded car, RV or boat to help families in need.