msnbc.com: Giving http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15705119/ns/us_news-giving/ Msnbc.com is a leader in breaking news and original journalism. Copyright 2009 msnbc.com en-us http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/SiteManagement/SiteWide/Images/msnbc_logo.gif msnbc.com http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:32:53 GMT News 60 Poll: Americans still in giving spirit Twenty percent of Americans plan to reduce charitable giving during the holiday season, according to a survey. Despite a lingering recession, only 20 percent of Americans plan to reduce charitable giving during the holiday season, according to a survey.




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]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:32:53 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34210555/ns/us_news-giving/ <![CDATA[Sponsored By:]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=1859497208e2a62960d1a6eff514d678&p=4 1859497208e2a62960d1a6eff514d678 ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:32:53 GMT More seniors showing up at soup kitchens Ronald and Helen Shewchuk sit down to a meal Wednesday at the Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen in Ithaca, N.Y. The Shewchuks have been eating many of their meals at the soup kitchen since losing most of their retirement savings during the economic downturn.Older Americans who were raised on stories of the Great Depression and acquired lifelong habits of thrift now find themselves crowding soup kitchens and food pantries in greater numbers.




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Great Depression - Soup kitchen - Soups and Stews - Home - Cooking]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=771b97cf3eb0f236a4601054d2ab3b98 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34182502/ns/us_news-giving/ AP Ronald and Helen Shewchuk sit down to a meal Wednesday at the Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen in Ithaca, N.Y. The Shewchuks have been eating many of their meals at the soup kitchen since losing most of their retirement savings during the economic downturn.


]]> Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:33:42 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34182502/ns/us_news-giving/ Video: $1,000 gold coin dropped in donation bucket Nov. 27: Officials at the Salvation Army outside Chicago found a solid gold South African Krugerrand in a donation tin. (Nightly News)Nov. 27: Officials at the Salvation Army outside Chicago found a solid gold South African Krugerrand in a donation tin. (Nightly News)




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]]> Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:10:52 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/34176668#34176668 Video: Hunger, America’s ‘dirty little secret’ Nov. 27: Food pantries and soup kitchens across the U.S. say they are have never seen such demand for food, as a growing number of Americans are hungry for economic relief… and are simply, hungry. NBC's Mara Schiavocampo reports. (Nightly News)Nov. 27: Food pantries and soup kitchens across the U.S. say they are have never seen such demand for food, as a growing number of Americans are hungry for economic relief… and are simply, hungry. NBC's Mara Schiavocampo reports. (Nightly News)




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]]> Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:12:43 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/34176664#34176664 Salvation Army kettles now take plastic Seth Trumbley, 6, of Colorado Springs, Colo., prepares to drop a few coins into a Salvation Army red kettle on Monday. The city is one of 30 nationwide to add card readers for donations with credit or debit cards as fewer shoppers carry cash. There could be less jingle in the Salvation's Army's hallmark red kettles this season. The charity is testing kettles that take debit and credit cards.




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]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:43:17 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34152972/ns/us_news-giving/ NBA star O’Neal pays for slain girl’s funeral Cleveland Cavaliers' star Shaquille O'Neal was touched by news reports on the death of Shaniya Davis.Basketball star Shaquille O'Neal has paid for the funeral of a 5-year-old North Carolina girl whose kidnapping and slaying received national news coverage.




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]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:31:07 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34163243/ns/us_news-giving/ In sagging economy, man donates bras Ozkr "Oz" du Soleil checks some of the bras he has collected to donate to women in need through his initiative, Support1000.A Chicago man is collecting and donating thousands of bras to poor girls and women who can't afford to guy the undergarments on their own.




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]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:14:54 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34133467/ns/us_news-giving/ Gabriel bears WITNESS to rights abuses Peter Gabriel and Cyndi Lauper attend a benefit dinner and concert on Nov. 11 in New York City for WITNESS. Cause Celeb talks with musician Peter Gabriel and actress Susan Sarandon about their work on behalf of WITNESS, a nonprofit that helps human rights organizations videotape and document rights abuses.




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]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:14:02 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34129286/ns/us_news-giving/ Child entrepreneur gives back big Hundreds of teddy bears are going to sick children in San Diego this Christmas, thanks to an eighth-grader who started his own company at age 9.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:6bbeaade0faec81c13dfe1c85fc7c0e2:eSek10cv1LnMVvJ18GGV8taJ2McXsyE02FD0jTdekMxtY%2BuD3%2BcRhKYaghw0bMbs2cK3p0X2LC%2Fb'><img border='0' title='Email this Article' alt='Email this Article' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/emailthis.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:7732f3485ca76a40a5f8609d841b9334:%2Bo8Fb6b6uLsNYjcwGzBqx7JlWNbAUcCl4prShXXgM1vBO6PSz4Ys%2FDQMAiO0UlIfkucGRiYVXWDVgQ%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Newsvine' alt='Add to Newsvine' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/newsvine.png'/></a> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=d68140199f52c5a1d20c61f912862af6&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=d68140199f52c5a1d20c61f912862af6&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2219"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=d68140199f52c5a1d20c61f912862af6&p=64&kw=Teddy+bear'>Teddy bear</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=d68140199f52c5a1d20c61f912862af6&p=64&kw=San+Diego'>San Diego</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=d68140199f52c5a1d20c61f912862af6&p=64&kw=Christmas'>Christmas</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=d68140199f52c5a1d20c61f912862af6&p=64&kw=Toy'>Toy</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=d68140199f52c5a1d20c61f912862af6&p=64&kw=Recreation'>Recreation</a> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=d68140199f52c5a1d20c61f912862af6 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34130756/ns/us_news-giving/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:05:10 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34130756/ns/us_news-giving/ Filmmaker Perry gives $1 million to NAACP Tyler Perry is shown at the Sept. 8 premiere of his "I Can Do Bad All By Myself," in New York. Filmmaker Tyler Perry has donated $1 million to the NAACP to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the civil rights organization.




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]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:04:01 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34131959/ns/us_news-giving/ Chef Paula Deen hit in face by charity ham Nov. 24: Celebrity chef Paula Deen is recovering this morning after she was hit in the face by a ham being unloaded at a charity event in Atlanta. TODAY’s Ann Curry reports.  (Today Show)The Food Network star was helping unload 25,000 pounds of donated meat for an Atlanta food bank on Monday when someone threw one of the hams like a football and accidentally smacked her.




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]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:54:25 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34127013/ns/today-today_people/ Video: Video: Soup kitchen chef raises standard of giving Nov. 23: Making a Difference: A skilled chef leaves Napa Valley to train his talents on cooking gourmet meals for the homeless. NBC’s George Lewis reports.  (Nightly News)Nov. 23: Making a Difference: A skilled chef leaves Napa Valley to train his talents on cooking gourmet meals for the homeless. NBC’s George Lewis reports. (Nightly News)




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]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:10:56 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/34117317#34117317 Deer hunters help feed the hungry In this Nov. 17 photo, Mike Samsel holds up an Ohio whitetail deer he shot in Ashtabula County in 2007. More venison is being donated to strapped food banks as states provide financial and other aid to help manage high deer populations.States like Ohio that offer financial aid to hunters in order to control high deer populations are getting an unexpected return: Hunters are donating more venison to strapped food banks.




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