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Charity Founded To Help People In Remote Areas Obtain Basic Medical Care Sets Up Shop In The United States


Getting your basic health care from a charity organization isn't just for people in remote areas anymore, according to 60 Minutes. Meet RAM — Remote Area Medical — a charity founded to bring basic health care: vision, dental, and mammograms, for example, to remote parts of the world. What remote areas are they working in now? Try Knoxville, Tenn. More »

1:49 PM on Mon Jul 14 2008
By Meg Marco
3,889 views, 86 comments

us airways

U.S. Airways Refunds $2200 Tickets For Recently Unemployed Man

Travel expert Christopher Elliott says US Airways refunded a couple $2200 on a pair of nonrefundable tickets to Ireland after the wife wrote to the COO and explained their situation. They tried Expedia first and were refused, and although they had travel insurance it wouldn't cover unemployment. The wife, Jennifer Bush, says the US Airways rep who responded to their plea "told me that they all felt for my situation and decided to refund the amount of the airfare." More »

1:22 PM on Mon Jun 23 2008
By Chris Walters
6,924 views, 33 comments

Latest by n/a: Maybe now they can put the smiles back on the planes like PSA used to have before US Air gobbled them up. (I grew up in San Diego and am still bitter about the merger, can you tell?) more »

heartless

Castle Toyota Rescinds Scholarships After Students Decide To Mourn Their Dead Teacher Instead Of Staging A Commercial

Poor Howard Castleman. All he wanted was a little PR for his car dealership. Castleman planned to give four scholarships to students at Patterson High School in Baltimore, but instead of honoring Castleman's charity by inviting the media and displaying his dealership's banner at the senior's farewell ceremony, the school instead decided to honor a long-time teacher who recently died of a heart attack... More »

10:45 AM on Sun Jun 8 2008
By Carey
13,381 views, 112 comments

Latest by n/a: from the bottom of the original story: "Castleman said he empathizes with city students, having grown up in a poor Boston neighborhood and losing the use of his right arm in a childhood accident. For the past few years, he's teamed more »

charity

Asking the Boston Symphony Orchestra For Donation Information Apparently Commits You To A $25 Pledge

Reader Ian told a Boston Symphony Orchestra representative to mail him information about donating. The orchestra somehow mistook his request for a $25 pledge, and is now accusing Ian of making a "fraudulent pledge" and demanding that he immediately pay up. More »

1:04 PM on Sun May 18 2008
By Carey
8,535 views, 56 comments

stubborn

Guy In Wisconsin Is Refusing To Buy Any More Damn Gasoline... For A Month

Brian LaFave of Sheboygan, WI has had enough of high gas prices, so he's parking his truck and biking to work... for a month. Brian used to put 300 miles a week on his trusty pickup truck, but no longer. He's biking to work, not accepting free rides unless his friends are already in his neighborhood, and taking the money he saves and donating it to charity. More »

3:36 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By Meg Marco
9,911 views, 131 comments

bad pr

NFL Star Says Walmart Was Mean To Underprivileged Kids

Houston Texans Wide Receiver Andre Johnson said his foundation ordered 750 bikes from Walmart that were to be given to underprivileged kids, and in return the retailer offered to provide ice and water for the event. TMZ says something got messed up with the order and so Walmart said "No water for you." More »

2:53 PM on Thu May 15 2008
By Meg Marco
9,910 views, 62 comments

sick

Suburban Chicago Hospital Will Close After Being Crushed By Too Many Uninsured Patients

If you're in the market for an excellent 410 bed hospital, the Chicago suburb of Blue Island has one that it'll let you have for free, says the Chicago Tribune.
In a stunning development underscoring the plight of non-profit hospitals struggling with the increase in uninsured patients, the Catholic ownership of St. Francis Hospital & Health Center on Wednesday said it will shutter the hospital because nobody would buy it.
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1:32 PM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By Meg Marco
8,241 views, 162 comments

stupid shipping gang

Amazon.com "Filler Item" Gets You Free Shipping, But Is Shipped Separately

Here's an odd complaint. Reader T says:
I bought two books on Amazon - and my total came to $24.74. So I scouted around and found a site (www.filleritem.com) that lets you choose a small priced item to bump the price over the $25 to qualify for free shipping. I chose a small wooden knob for $0.72.
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1:34 PM on Fri Mar 14 2008
By Meg Marco
11,056 views, 68 comments

tax tip

Girl Scout Cookies Are Tax Deductible. Sort Of.

If you're planning on buying lots of Thin Mints this year (and if you're not, there's something deeply wrong with you) you're probably wondering if the cookies are tax deductible. More »

9:10 AM on Thu Jan 31 2008
By Meg Marco
5,467 views, 41 comments

whoops

PayPal Error Stymies One Laptop Per Child Shipments

Tired of repeatedly hearing that his One Laptop Per Child was on the way, PC World's Harry McCracken called OLPC and was surprised to discover that the charity didn't have his mailing address on file. Apparently, PayPal passed McCracken's payment to OLPC without providing his address. More »

10:55 AM on Sun Jan 27 2008
By Carey
3,499 views, 21 comments

marketing

NFL Is Personally Offended By KFC's "Ambush Marketing"

Oh no! By offering $260,000 to charity if a New York Giants or New England Patriots player does "the chicken dance" in the end zone during SuperBowl XLII, KFC has offended the delicate sensibilities of the National Football League.

"KFC is not affiliated with the NFL in any fashion, so this is a textbook case of ambush marketing 101," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said. "There are many different companies that try to draft off the excitement of the Super Bowl that have no right to any of the activities going on."
The horror. The NFL went on to say that any player caught incorporating the chicken dance into his endzone celebration could face fines.
"We're not going to play the role of Simon Cowell and critique dances," McCarthy said. "But if a player acted in a way that was a reflection of a corporate message, then we'd have to take a look at it."
Now, now, Mr. McCarthy. Don't try to "draft off the excitement" of American Idol. We're on to you. More »

4:55 PM on Fri Jan 25 2008
By Meg Marco
3,684 views, 55 comments

Latest by Saboth: Lol...pretty funny. Players can smoke crack, beat hookers, take bribes and whatever else they feel like doing off-field, but ooooh..don't let them catch you doing the "chicken dance" after a touchdown or there will be hell to pay! more »

how to

Get 100 Gallons Of Heating Oil For Free

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wants to give you 100 gallons of free heating oil to help survive the cold cruel capitalist winter. The hogshead of liquid warmth is available to anyone enduring a financial hardship who fills out a handy online form. More »

6:45 PM on Sat Jan 12 2008
By Carey
48,993 views, 162 comments

tax tip

Last Chance To Donate Money In 2007

Today represents your final opportunity to donate money to charity for tax year 2007! CharityNavigator has some tips for holiday giving, and of course, you'll want to brush up on the tax implications of your generosity. More »

2:45 PM on Mon Dec 31 2007
By Meg Marco
499 views, 10 comments

charity

Brothers Hand Out $100 Bills At Mall On Christmas Eve

Shoppers who went to the mall at Massapequa, Long Island on Christmas Eve were surprised by two middle-aged guys who were randomly handing out cash to passers-by. Mall security called the police on them (sigh), but ultimately the guys were left alone to distribute their money to people as they entered the mall. More »

10:58 PM on Wed Dec 26 2007
By Chris Walters
6,934 views, 48 comments

holidays

Recalls Are A Headache For Toy Drive Organizers

Toy drive organizers are recruiting extra volunteers to help them "throw away" recalled toys, says USAToday. More »

12:17 PM on Mon Dec 3 2007
By Meg Marco
868 views, 7 comments

The "Give One, Get One" laptop sale from One Laptop Per Child has been extended through the end of December. OLPC says it's pulling in about $2 million per day in "donations." [Gizmodo]

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thanksgiving

5 Ways To Help Your Local Food Bank

Agonist has put together 5 ways that you can help your local food bank this Thanksgiving as they struggle against more demand and higher prices in their mission to make sure that everyone has a happy Thanksgiving. More »

11:48 AM on Wed Nov 21 2007
By Meg Marco
1,159 views, 6 comments

charity

Food Bank Shortages In NYC

The New York Times is reporting barren food banks in NYC this Thanksgiving season, so if you were planning on donating some food to the hungry, now would be a good time to do it. Don't live in NYC? There are hungry people everywhere. More »

6:24 PM on Mon Nov 19 2007
By Meg Marco
1,134 views, 17 comments

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