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Community Cares
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How you can help a pet in need |
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Purina ONE Tour For Heroes and Martha Stewart help pets in need with pet food bank events at animal shelters nationwide and social network fundraising  (ARA) - Imagine waking up every morning wondering if you'll someday be able to find a home to call your own or how you'll find your next meal. For so many pets, not having enough food in their bellies or a safe home are harsh realities. Fortunately, there are simple ways pet lovers can be heroes in the lives of pets.
To help in this important effort, Purina ONE has teamed up with Martha Stewart for social network fundraising and the Tour For Heroes, a mobile tour visiting animal shelters coast to coast, providing pet food, supporting pet adoption and helping pets in need.
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How to help when family or friends fall ill - keep them connected |
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 (ARA) - When you learn that a friend, family member, coworker or neighbor is seriously ill or recovering from injuries or surgery, do you wonder how you can best show your support?
It depends upon the situation. Sometimes the best way to show your support is to just stay in touch, but other times, it's to provide help that your friend or loved one needs.
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Ways to give without dipping into your wallet |
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 (ARA) - More and more people are resolving to be more giving, and to share what they have with the less fortunate. The current economic climate, however, presents something of a challenge to people who want to give, but lack the budget to do so.
Americans are known for their generous and giving spirits, as well as for their ingenuity, so it's no surprise that they have worked out ways to satisfy the desire to help others without having to sacrifice. If you look in your community, you'll surely find a host of meaningful ways to help others. You can also expand your generosity to act globally, too. Here are some creative ways to give that won't cost you cash.
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Seventy-nine million boomers will change the world - again |
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 (ARA) - Changing the world is not an easy assignment - but baby boomers did it once and they'll do it again.
They tackled civil rights and women's rights and ushered the country into the digital age of communication and entertainment media. They demanded better health care and more efficient automobiles. They worked alone and worked together to influence both their neighbors and their political leaders. Their list of achievements over the past 60-plus years is undeniably remarkable.
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Talk for a change to help end domestic violence |
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 (ARA) - In an age of social media and reality shows, it seems that people are more open than ever to discuss personal issues. Yet one important issue - domestic violence, which touches more than 70 percent of Americans, is often talked about behind closed doors or never discussed at all.
To break the silence, Academy Award-winning actress Mira Sorvino is joining forces with The Allstate Foundation to encourage Americans to Tell a Gal P.A.L. to talk for a change about domestic violence.
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Charities need to file returns too |
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(ARA) - This is the time of year when people start preparing their annual income tax returns. It's also time to remind people who run charities and other tax-exempts that those organizations must file annual returns with the Internal Revenue Service, as well.
"Most tax-exempt organizations, other than churches, must file a yearly information return or notice with the IRS," says Lois G. Lerner, director of IRS Exempt Organizations. "That's either a Form 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF or the 990-N e-Postcard."
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Volunteering can be powerful 'medicine' |
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National initiative proves rheumatoid arthritis and volunteering do go 'hand in hand'  (ARA) - Some research suggests volunteering can have a positive effect on overall health and well-being - and may help improve your disease. Many Americans who suffer from chronic conditions can get involved with volunteering to stay active.
And, for the more than 1 million Americans with the chronic condition rheumatoid arthritis (RA), volunteering may help them better manage the disease. RA is an autoimmune disease that affects the joints and can cause pain, disability and leave people feeling limited or isolated by their disease. Women are two to three times more likely to have RA than men, and the disease is most commonly diagnosed between the ages of 30 and 50.
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Give a gift that matters this holiday |
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 (ARA) - When the economy struggles, buying the perfect gift becomes even harder. But instead of digging through sale racks or manning the line at a midnight store opening, why not try something different - a gift to a charitable organization in honor of the person you're gifting.
Charitable donations have a surprising amount of benefits for the people on your gift list, for the recipient organizations and, believe it or not, you.
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Think pink on the job and raise awareness of breast cancer |
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 (ARA) - One out of every eight will receive a breast cancer diagnosis during her lifetime, according to the National Cancer Institute. Every woman diagnosed is someone's mother, aunt, best friend, neighbor or coworker. Every day is a great day to step up and fight this deadly, yet treatable, disease, but an especially good time is during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.
"Office communities are great places to generate awareness for the various charities that need support to keep the hope for a cure alive and strong," says Mike Patriarca, president of Quill.com, a leading business-to-business online and direct marketer of office products.
Patriarca suggests the following ways to motivate and mobilize your workplace colleagues to join the fight against breast cancer in October:
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