Volcker's Brain Matter Edited by Richard C. Morais Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:00:00 -0000 Former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker, whose son has cerebral palsy, heads a research foundation fighting the condition. Childhood Cancer: Where's The Money? Helen Jonsen Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:00:00 -0000 The deadly disease afflicts 12,500 American children each year. Healing Voices Edited by Richard C. Morais Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:00:00 -0000 Will Hall, trying to save himself, co-created a low cost but effective self-help group for those diagnosed with mental illness. Lip Service For A Worthy Cause Edited by Richard C. Morais Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0000 Makeup executive John Demsey turned a tiny nonprofit into the world's third-largest funder of HIV/AIDS programs. Callow's Call To Arms Edited by Richard C. Morais Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:00:00 -0000 Simon Callow's godson made the actor painfully aware of Neurofibromatosis. The boy is dead but Callow fights on. Top Foreign Donors To Earthquake Relief Cited Shu-Ching Jean Chen Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:05:00 -0000 Swiss food packaging firm Tetra Laval tops the list, which also includes companies from Taiwan and Hong Kong, considered under the 'one country, two systems' model.
A Hand of Hope - Grants special wishes to children facing life threatening illness in Arizona. Includes pictures, newsletter, testimonials, events, and donation information.
Meta Description: [ HopeKids provides ongoing wishes and a unique support community for children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. ]
A Hunt Above - A ministry to seriously ill and handicap children who have a dream wish to hunt or fish. [Mississippi]
Meta Description: [ Free Hunting & Fishing Trips for disabled children and children who have been diagnosed with life threatening illnesses. ]
A Special Wish Foundation - Dedicated to granting wishes of children under the age of 21 diagnosed with a life-threatening disorder.
Meta Description: [ A Special Wish Fondation, Inc. is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to granting the wishes of children under the age of 21 and diagnosed with a life-threatening disorder. ]
A Wish with Wings - Grants wishes to Texas children who have life threatening illnesses.
Angelwish - Trying to improve the lives of children living with HIV/AIDS by answering wishes and paying for computers for the children to use while using treatment centers.
Benefit 4 Kids - Grants the outdoor wishes of children with life threatening and life limiting illnesses. [Michigan]
Bert's Big Adventure - Dedicated to taking seriously ill and/or physically challenged children and their families who live in The Bert Show local listening area on a vacation to Walt Disney World. [Georgia]
Meta Description: [ Bert's Big Adventure is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping chronically ill and/or physically challenged children experience a magical weekend at Walt Disney World as our guests. ]
Catch-A-Dream - Gives children 18 years and younger with life-threatening illnesses the chance of a lifetime to experience an outdoor adventure.
Cherished Creations - Grants fun requests for seriously ill children up to the age of twenty one.
Children's Hopes and Dreams - Serves children with serious illnesses to fulfill wishes. Provides contact and donation information.
Clayton Dabney Foundation for Kids - Provides families with children in the last stages of terminal cancer, assistance in creating everlasting memories.
Meta Description: [ Clayton Dabney foundation for kids with cancer anonymously provides needy families with children in the last stages of terminal cancer, assistance in creating everlasting memories ]
Crossing the Finish Line - Offers adult cancer patients and their family a week long retreat. Patients must live in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Delaware.
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Dial-a-Dream - Mission is to make the dreams of seriously ill children become a reality.
Meta Description: [ Giving a really sick child the will to say: Let me live, another day ]
Dream A Wish Foundation - Charity making dreams come true for mentally handicapped and terminally ill children in Central Florida.
Dream Catchers USA - Making outdoor dreams and wishes come true for the disabled and terminally ill. Includes fishing trips, hunting trips, shooting competitions, demonstrations, and other outdoor adventures.
Meta Description: [ Making dreams and wishes come true for people with disabilities and the terminally ill. Outdoor ]
Dreams Come True - Features non-profit organization with the simple goal of making children's dreams come true. Most of these children have life-threatening illnesses.
Dreams for Maine Kids - Non-profit organization that fulfills wishes of children age five through fifteen with life threatening illnesses.
Meta Description: [ , Dreams for Maine Kids is a non-profit organization that fulfills wishes of children with life threatening illnesses in Maine. Dreams for Maine Kids was founded in 2000 by a group of caring individuals with a shared goal. ]
Fairygodmother Foundation - Volunteer charity that grants wishes nationally to adults facing terminal illness. Provides information about upcoming events, donations, and contacts.
Meta Description: [ Grants wishes (travel, celebrity, Disney, comfort items) nation wide to adults facing terminal illness with one year or less to live. ]
Give Kids The World Village - Non-profit resort that offers children with life threatening illnesses vacations in Orlando, Florida.
Meta Description: [ Give Kids The World, gktw, non-profit organization, fulfilling wishes, helping families of those with terminal illness, childrens charities, volunteer opportunities ]
Her Heart's Wish - National organization dedicated to granting the wishes of adult women who are facing terminal illness. Provides profiles, special events, contact, and application forms.
High Hopes of New Hampshire - Dedicated to granting the wishes of New Hampshire’s seriously ill children between the ages of 3 and 18.
Meta Description: [ High Hopes Foundation of New Hampshire, Inc. is dedicated to making the dreams of New Hampshire's chronically ill children a reality., High Hopes Foundation of New Hampshire, Imc. Volunteer Information page. ]
Hunt of a Lifetime - Nonprofit organization that grants hunting and fishing adventures to children with life threatening illnesses.
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404Indiana Children's Wish Fund - An independent wish granting organization listing current wishes, news, and donation information.
Jasons Dreams for Kids - Highlights non profit organization dedicated to helping kids with life threatening illnesses. Includes the goals, fund raising, donations, events and contact details.
Kids Wish Network - National wish-granting organization for children. Includes referral and contact information, recent wishes, hospital programs, and memorials.
Meta Description: [ Kids Wish Network is a nationally recognized charitable organization dedicated to granting the wishes of children facing life-threatening illnesses and disabilities. ]
Magic Moments - A non-profit organization that exists on donations, and provides wishes to Alabama's most seriously ill children.
Making Memories - Non-profit gives breast cancer patients an opportunity to fulfill a dream or wish. [Oregon]
Marty Lyons Foundation - Fulfills the special wishes of children aged three to seventeen years old, who have been diagnosed as having a terminal or life threatening illness.
Never Too Late - Primary purpose is to reach out to adults in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospice programs to help make their dreams and wishes come true.
Meta Description: [ Never Too Late's primary purpose is to reach out to people in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospice programs, and adult day care facilities--regardless of age--and help make their dreams and wishes come true. ]
New Hope for Grieving Children and Families - Programs include the Center for Grieving Children where children mourning the death of a loved one can share their experience. Grants wishes to children in Central Florida with life-threatening illnesses.
Meta Description: [ Specialized resource offering a new beginning for people coping with significant loss related to death and/or associated with life-threatening illnesses. Located in Maitland, Florida. ]
Operation Liftoff - Dedicated to providing treatment and dream trips within the U.S. for children who are facing life-threatening illnesses.
Rainbow Connection - Fulfills the dreams of Michigan kids who have terminal and life threatening illnesses.
Meta Description: [ Rainbow Connection is a non profit 501(c)3 childrens' charity. We fulfill the dreams of Michigan kids with terminal and life threatening illnesses. ]
Reach For A Dream Foundation - Fulfilling the dreams of children with life threatening illnesses in South Africa.
Starlight Children's Foundation - An international, non-profit organization that lifts the spirits of seriously ill children and their loved ones by raising money to make wishes come true.
Sunshine Dreams for Kids - Makes dreams come true for children challenged by severe physical disabilities or life-threatening illnesses. [Canada]
Tender Wishes Foundation - Provide assistance in granting requests and arranging special events for persons under the age of eighteen who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. [Niagra Falls, Ontario]
Meta Description: [ TENDER WISHES strives to make children's wishes come true!
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The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada - Grants a favorite wish for children afflicted with a high risk, life-threatening illness.
Meta Description: [ The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada is dedicated to fulfilling a favorite wish for children afflicted with a high risk, life-threatening illness. ]
The Dream Factory - Grants dreams to critically ill children. Provides personal stories, contact and chapter information.
The Dream Factory of Greater Kansas City - Part of a US national organization with over 50 chapters that fulfills the dreams of seriously ill children.
Meta Description: [ The Dream Factory is a nationwide volunteer-based non-profit organization. Our vision is smiling children, and our mission is to provide dreams to children with life-altering conditions. ]
The Joshua Foundation - Dedicated to making life experiences for children with terminal cancer and their families. Information provided about various trip options, fundraising, concerts, events, news, and contacts.
Meta Description: [ The Joshua Foundation - Making Life an Experience for Children with Terminal Cancer , ]
The Sunshine Foundation - Grants the wishes of seriously ill, handicapped, and abused children. Funded by public donations.
Meta Description: [ The Sunshine Foundation if the Original Wish Granting Organization ]
Twilight Wish Foundation - Mission is to enrich the lives of elders that have served others through wish granting and group celebrations. Must be 68 years or older.
Meta Description: [ Younger generations showing elders that we have not forgotten them by granting simple wishes and giving unexpected Thank-You's. We remember their works, kindness... ]
404United Special Sportsmen Alliance - A non-profit Christian organization that fulfills a dream wish to go hunting, fishing, camping, or canoeing. [Pittsville , WI]
Western Wishes Foundation - Makes the dreams of seriously ill children and young adults who love the 'western way of life' to come true.
When You Wish Upon A Star - An organisation devoted to granting wishes to children with life threatening illnesses.
Meta Description: [ When You Wish Upon A Star is a charity specialising in making dreams come true for children with life threatening illnesses, registered charity. ]
Will Santa Find Me Foundation - Grants wishes for children who are orphaned/living in homeless or domestic violence shelters, or who are in hospitals with chronic life-threatening, and or terminal illness.
Willow Foundation - Dedicated to bringing special days to the seriously ill who are between the ages 16 and 40 years of age and live in the United Kingdom.
Meta Description: [ The Willow Foundation is a charity registered in the United Kingdom, number 1079977, and a company limited by guarantee, number 5207070. The Willow Foundation is dedicated to bringing special days to the seriously ill who are between the ages 16 and 40 years of age and live in the United Kingdom. ]
Wings to Wishes - Pilot volunteers who work in partnership with organizations to grant air related wishes or help with the transportation needs of seriously ill children.
Wishes Can Happen Inc. - Grants wishes to children in Ohio with life threatening and terminal illnesses and diseases.
Meta Description: [ Wish granting organization that grants wishes to children in Ohio with life threatening and terminal illnesses and diseases, including cancer (leukemia, ALL, Burkitt's, Ewing Sarcoma, more), heart defects, cystic fibrosis, grand mal epilepsy, kidney defects, and many more. ]
Wishing Star Foundation - Grants wishes to local children with life-threatening illnesses between the ages of 3 and 21. [Washington and Idaho]
