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Financial Services: Charities
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Support your community with donations to any of the following charities. A $30 donation requires 5,000 points.
#5853D · 5,000 pts.
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American Heart Assn. $30 donation
The American Heart association is the largest nonprofit voluntary health organziation fighting heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. The nation's No. 1 and No. 3 killers, heart disease and stroke are responsible for taking 950,000 lives annually. For more information, on cardiovascular disease and stroke, call 1-800-AHA-USA1 or log on to http://www.americanheart.org.
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#5855D · 5,000 pts.
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American Institute for Cancer Research $30 donation
The American Institute for Cancer Research is the nation's leading charity in the field of diet, nutrition and cancer. AICR supports research into the role of diet and nutrition in the prevention and treatment of cancer, and offers a wide range of cancer prevention education programs and publications.
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#5854D · 5,000 pts.
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American Lung Assn. $30 donation
Since 1904, the American Lung Association has been fighting lung disease by helping people quit smoking, improving indoor and outdoor air quality, educating millions about asthma, and funding research - with the belief that research will unlock the door to a better tomorrow for people with lung disease. Lung disease is the nation's number three killer.
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#5901D · 5,000 pts.
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America's Second Harvest $30 donation
America's Second Harvest, the nation's largest hunger-relief organization. Through a network of more than 200 affiliated food banks and food-rescue programs, the charity provides emergency food assistance to 23.3 million hungry Americans, including 9 million children, in all 50 states and Puerto Rico each year to end hunger in America.
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#5856D · 5,000 pts.
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Arthritis Foundation $30 donation
Arthritis is the leading cause of disability among Americans over the age of 15. The Arthritis Foundation is the only national, voluntary health agency seeking the causes, cures, preventions and treatments for the more than 100 forms of arthritis and related diseases.
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#5903D · 5,000 pts.
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Childreach $30 donation
Childreach/Plan is a global, non-profit, child-centered development organization, linking caring people and institutions in the U.S. with need children overseas. We are without political or religious affiliations. Our vision is of a world where all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people's rights and dignity. http://www.childreach.com
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#5922D · 5,000 pts.
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City of Hope $30 donation
Compassion was the driving force that led to the founding of City of Hope, in 1913. Today, this world-renowned biomedical research and treatment center searches for cures to diseases including cancer, diabetes and HIV/AIDS and provides help and hope to people everywhere fighting life-threatening illness.
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#5857D · 5,000 pts.
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Home at Last $30 donation
We are a no-kill animal sanctuary providing loving care to many formerly abandoned and/or abused animals. Our animal residents include: cats, dogs, cows, goats, pigs, and rabbits. Our message is simple: Compassion for all species. www.homeatlastanimals.org
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#6073D · 5,000 pts.
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Junior Achievement $30 donation
Junior Achievement is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to educate and inspire young people to value free enterprise, business, and economics to improve the quality of their lives. Since its founding in 1919, JA has contributed to the business and economics education of young people in the United States and throughout the world. JA's mission is to ensure that every child in America has a fundamental understanding of the free enterprise system.
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#5942D · 5,000 pts.
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ProLiteracy Worldwide $30 donation
ProLiteracy Worldwide is a fully integrated national network of local, state, and regional literacy providers that give adults and their families the opportunity to acquire skills to be effective in their roles as members of their families, communities, and workplaces. ProLiteracy Worldwide's cost-effective system enables us to provide student-focused tutoring, one-to-one or in small groups, at no charge to the student. Our mission is to change lives through literacy.
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#5858D · 5,000 pts.
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March of Dimes $30 donation
The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant mortality.
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#5923D · 5,000 pts.
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The Boys & Girls Club of Chicago/Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Club $30 donation
The club offers more than 13 educational and health programs, including scholarships and computer training, entrpenturial skills, pre-school and daycare, hearing and vision screening, and more.
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#5859D · 5,000 pts.
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Y-Me Breast Cancer Awareness $30 donation
Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization. Here for those who can't wait for a cure. 24-hour support from the Y-ME National Breast Cancer Hotline, staffed by trained peer counselors who are breast cancer survivors. Make your gift count–help those who are fighting breast cancer today! 24-hour Y-ME National Breast Cancer Hotline: English 1-800-221-2141, Spanish 1-800-986-9505. www.y-me.org
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