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I forgot to do the London Marathon …..Again !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11402) • United Kingdom 25 Apr

So, I believe it was the London Marathon today …… Darn it …… I forgot to run ……again ! For those who don’t know what I’m waffling on about…….the London Marathon is a famous running race that is held every year. Those who run are...

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The Winkle Club

Fleur @Fleura (35055) • United Kingdom 21 Jan

Last week @RasmaSandra wrote about the Pearly Kings and Queens of London, a charitable organisation whose members wear suits decorated with mother-of-pearl buttons to attract attention and help collect donations for charity. This...

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Cat that was on a roof rescued by an animal control charity

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122227) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 16 Oct

Members of the Kitty Kat Haven & Rescue teamed up with Riverside Galleria security used a temporary plank and humane traps to safely rescue a cat that was on the roof of the building for four days. The cat managed to a temporary...

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Rubber ducks race on the Chicago River for charity

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122227) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 6 Sep

The citizens of Chicago Illinois accepted the challenge from the Chicago Ducky Derby which the money that the persons who paid $10 dollars to have their rubber ducks travel on the Chicago River to raise money for the Illinois...

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Too cute for the tip!

Fleur @Fleura (35055) • United Kingdom 1 Aug

The other day I went to the local recycling centre to get rid of a few sacks of weeds, a couple of old camping chairs that even I can’t revive, and some rocks. As I tossed the rocks into the rubble skip – which is also the same...

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Charity Scammers

clrumfelt @clrumfelt (5597) • Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee 28 Jun

A couple approached my husband and I in the parking lot of the Dollar Store and told us their car is out of oil and could we buy them a couple quarts of oil. My husband bought the oil for them and they asked for the cash register...

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The Muggers No Longer Use Guns

Jim Bauer @porwest (112864) • United States 28 Jun

They're screwing us, one penny, one nickel, or 75 cents a time, and they are doing it for good reason. Because they can. Now, it's all for a good cause, they will tell you. But is it really? What I am talking about is...

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May be this can be called charity

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 23 May 25

We have loads of dry stuff in our garden which is far too much for our incinerator At the moment it is raining and there is nothing we can do to clear this from the garden. Once it dries up I am going to engage a tempo and get...

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Teacher serves food and water to firefighters and residences in New Jersey fires

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122227) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 29 Apr 25

Marc Haug who is a schoolteacher and founder out a charity in New Jersey did his part to assist residents and firefighters in Ocean County New Jersey by giving them free food and drinks on Wednesday April 23. Marc is doing this...

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A knitted model

Fleur @Fleura (35055) • United Kingdom 14 Apr 25

Last week we were away on a family holiday, partly in Norfolk. One of the more remarkable sights we saw was an enormous knitted model of the Royal estate at Sandringham, created by a lady in her 90s. Apparently when her husband...

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Wounded veteran receives an electric car from a dealer and charity

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122227) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 12 Apr 25

Thanks to the Wells Fargo And Sunshine Chevrolet and the Military Warriors Support Foundation, a former United States Army Sergeant named Kevin Ager who assisted Helene hurricane victims by assisting the residents of Fairview...

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Siblings in Florida collecting cereal to feed needy people

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122227) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 19 Mar 25

I like the way that twin siblings Jett and Luke Justin are making a difference in Boca Raton Florida by having a drive called Cereal4All which is going to feed persons in their community called Boca Helping Hands. The Justin...

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Actor Steve Carrell doing his part to assist his community

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122227) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 7 Mar 25

Actor Steve Carrell is doing his part to assist students at the Altadena High School based schools to have their prom this year after the infamous fire in the area burned down a lot of property in January. Steve who gained fame...

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Citizens take the plunge into a cold lake in Missouri to raise money for charity.

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122227) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 24 Feb 25

Some citizens in northeast Missouri took time off from their daily lives to take a plunge into the Forest Lake swimming beach in Thousand Hills State Park on Saturday. The citizens participated at the Kirksville Polar Plunge to...

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Former Major League Baseball pitcher Bronson Arroyo and his band perform a show for charity

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122227) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 18 Feb 25

I do remember former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Bronson Arroyo when he was the starting pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks as a pretty good player. What I did...

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Florida man attempts to run 100 miles in 24 hours for a mental health charity

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122227) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 17 Feb 25

Caulen Coe who is a resident of Delray Beach Florida has a goal to run 100 miles in a period of 24 hours to raise money for a mental health cause named "Momember' which is a charity that deals with people to move 60 miles in...

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Polar Plunges

celticeagle @celticeagle (189915) • Boise, Idaho 15 Feb 25

This is a winter tradition where the participants run into cold bodies of water. It is done mostly to raise money for local charities. The first one recorded was in Boston in 1904. They often take place on New Year's Day or Boxing...

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A city in Georgia will attempt to set a world record starring kazoo musicians

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122227) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 14 Feb 25

Organizers with the International Cherry Festival in Macon Georgia are attempting to set a new world record on March 28 when the organizers are seeking at least 5.191 kazoo musicians to break the current Guinness World Record of...

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A charity in New Orleans donates a wheelchair to an accident victim

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122227) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 6 Jan 25

Normally I would share good news stories on this site related to the good side of mankind assisting someone in need. In this case one of the infamous Bourbon Street terror attack that killed 15 persons that included the...

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Good news story from Vermont for a family that needed a car for Christmas

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122227) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 26 Dec 24

A charity whose name I cannot mention in Burlington Virginia decided to assist Burlington resident Amy Verchereau with a new car on Monday. Amy lost her home in late March when her home was destroyed by a fire that caused her as...

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