Monday, December 1, 2008

Andre Muran - Boston Volvo Village charity race in Brighton raises $35 K for multiple sclerosis (Allston-Brighton Tab)

Boston Volvo Village’s 11 th annual charity 5K Thanksgiving Road Race drew over 800 runners and helped to raise over $35,000 for multiple sclerosis. Andre Muran

Albrighton will be ablaze with colour this weekend when residents switch on festive lights for charity. Residents in Ash Grove have spent weeks decking their homes out in bright lights in time for the big switch-on event on Sunday. The lights will then be on every night until new year for visitors to enjoy. Residents ask visitors [...] Andre Muran

Travelers looking to spread a little Christmas cheer while booking online through such Web sites as Expedia, Hotels.com, Priceline, Luxury Link, Carnival Cruise Lines, and STA Travel can make a donation to a favorite charity in the process. Andre Muran

An anthrax outbreak has killed three people and threatens to wipe out livestock in northern Zimbabwe, compounding the nation's struggle against cholera which has killed hundreds, a charity said Monday. Andre Muran

THE College of the North Atlantic–Qatar (CNA-Q) has donated QR32,780 to Qatar Charity. CNA-Q president Harald Jorch presented the cheque to Qatar Charity’s Khalid A Fakhroo. Andre Muran

A Qatari charity said on Monday it plans to ship one ton of medical aid to the Gaza Strip this week in a bid to defy an Israeli blockade on the tiny Palestinian territory. "We intend to send a boat in a symbolic gesture, carrying a ton of medicine to our brothers in Gaza," said Abdallah al-Nimaa, vice president of the Qatar Charity Organization. Andre Muran

Freeland Board of Education member Frank J. Ferritto won't have to bench his volunteer coaching aspirations after all. After discussion, his board peers amended a conflict of interest policy, clearing the way for the 46-year-old former competitive player to work... Andre Muran

A freak accident may have shaken up Wetaskiwin minor hockey volunteer Randy Wright, but it hasn’t stopped him from returning to his post, manning the penalty box in arena 2 of the Civic Centre, less than 24-hours later. Andre Muran