American Express and Take Part begin new project in which they will donate $4 million annually to charity organizations according to public vote and reward people for $5 per hour of volunteer to up to $100 per year. All of this is in addition to about $30 million charity given by American Express.
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Shakira, the Colombian pop star, received from the United Nations a medal in respect to her charity work for children. Shakira has founded the Barefoot Foundation which provides education and nutrition to 6,000 children and is a founding member of the ALAS foundation.
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Donations from Americans for earthquake relief in Haiti have passed the $1 billion and received by 91 charities engaged in Haiti relief. Major recipients of Haiti donations include American Red Cross, Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF and the U.S. wing of Doctors Without Borders.
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In Detroit, A new gym opened, this gym is for homeless men and women and it has some donated ping pong tables, treadmills and other equipment which was donated. In addition, 10 stationary bikes that generate electricity were purchased and the electricity produced from it goes back to the facility and reduces by that the electricity costs.
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Nathan Acker, an 88 years old man from Maine is volunteering for 23 years. Every Wednesday delivers 14 meals and this week he has delivered his 10,000th Meal.
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Petra Nemcova, a 30-year-old model, was swept from her hotel room, 5 years ago, when the tsunami struck Thailand. Now Petra is helping others by rebuilding schools for children who suffered natural disasters around the world.
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Charles Woodson, A football player, donates $2 millions to the new University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital and Women’s Hospital.
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A huge donation which is given to three school districts and five charter groups by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest education grant in a decade. The donation of $290 million will focus mainly on reforming teacher management and studying what makes teachers effective.
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The Raising Malawi Academy for Girls, which is located 15 KM outside the capital city of Malawi – Lilongwe. This school is expected to be completed in two years and will cost $15 million. once completed the school will admit 500 girls.
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Last Wendesday Warren Buffet donated more than 500,000 Berkshire Hathaway Incstocks ($1.5 billion) to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and four other small charities.
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