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Paralympian Ryan Chalmers to Go Cross-Country in His Wheelchair for Charity

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:21:00 +0000

Watch out, America. Here comes Ryan Chalmers.

Famous Internet Cats Team Up for Charity

Amanda Ferris — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:51:48 +0000

Let's just admit the internet exists for cats. Not scientific research. Cats. Fortunately for us, 13 of the internet's most famous cats are teaming up ... to raise money for charity. We know -- we were a little concerned it might be a "kill all the humans"-style takeover of Earth too. We're getting off easy this time -- all they want us to do is buy a deck of cards!

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Giving Tuesday Promotes Supporting Local Charities

Doug — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:49:54 +0000

Everyone is aware of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, but Giving Tuesday is an opportunity for you to donate to a charity or volunteer for one.

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Community Santa Prepares for Final Week of Registering Families In Need

Doug — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:14:01 +0000

The Community Santa program in Sedalia has reached its last week of registering families that are in need of Christmas assistance. This program benefits not only families in need, but the elderly and handicapped as well. It works with the other social services agencies in Pettis County and all donations are used to help as many as possible.

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LaMonte Rallies Around Local Police Officer

Bruce — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:56:33 +0000

Cliff Knickmeyer is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and currently a LaMonte police officer. During a pursuit of a suspect, he noticed something wrong with his toe. He assumed that it was injured in the chase. When it didn't heal for a week, he visited his physician and found out blood clots in his leg were to blame and he would require surgery.

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The Rich Fail to Spread the Wealth By Donating Less to Charity Than the Middle Class Does — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:36:17 +0000

In a world where the portrait of philanthropy is often painted using an upper class model to represent an offering of charity to the less fortunate, sometimes we forget that empathy has a way of digging a little deeper into the pockets of blue jeans than it does a three-piece suit.

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