Last August, the Kellogg Company announced they would feature 23-year-old swimmer Michael Phelps on both Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes special-edition boxes, following his record-breaking eight gold medals at the Beijing Summer Olympics in China. Recently, however, the company decided they would not seek to profit from the sale of the products bearing his image.

One criticism made of banks during this economic meltdown is that despite being given billions in bailout funds, they appear to be hoarding, rather than lending. An AP investigation seems to point to similar hoarding by the Army Emergency Relief fund, which is supposed to help put returning soldiers back on their feet.

While megastar Will Smith was in Minneapolis this month for a premiere of his new movie 'Seven Pounds,' he also attended a fundraiser for Second Harvest Heartland, the Upper Midwest's largest hunger-relief organization.

Charity has sent over 600,000 care packages to troops overseas - and still needs postage donations this year.

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The Capuchin Food Pantries and Tavern on the Green hosted an elegant buffet cocktail party, Doodle preview, and silent auction followed by a live auction to benefit the charity associated with the Capuchin Franciscan Volunteer Corps. All proceeds from the auction will benefit The Capuchin Food Pantries.

Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (October 13, 2008) Celebrities do have the ability to focus awareness on charitable and political causes but their power to move the news machine to shape policy agendas has been oversold, according to recent research published by SAGE in the October issue of The International Journal of Press/Politics (IJPP).

We celebrate the inspirational life of our founder Paul L. Newman and honor his legacy with our dedication to the continued success of Newman's Own.

Southwest Oklahoma’s Premier Golf and Residential Community Gives Back By Hosting the Halliburton SW Oklahoma Championship

LionessLA, a Southern California-based event marketing and production firm, will help raise awareness and funds for the Global Water Foundation at their anniversary event at the Republic Restaurant and Lounge in West Hollywood, Calif. The Global Water Foundation, a nonprofit based in Sarasota, Fla., was founded by tennis legend Johan Kriek in 2005 with the goal of providing clean water and adequate sanitation to needy communities worldwide.

The New York City Marine Corps Council's New York City Mess Night will honor America’s wounded warriors. All benefit proceeds will be given to the Bob Woodruff Family Fund (www.bobwoodrufffamilyfund.org), which works to help our U.S. forces affected by Traumatic Brain Injury, a significant casualty issue on the Iraqi battlefield today.

USA Today has an article on how the six monks of the Cistercian Abbey of Our Lady of Spring Bank have turned LaserMonks into a $4.5 Million office supply giant.