09Oct/18

Donors will cover $3 million cost of hydration stations in Detroit schools – American School & University


American School & University

Donors will cover $3 million cost of hydration stations in Detroit schools
American School & University
Related: High levels of lead, copper prompt Detroit district to shut off drinking water. The donors include 12 businesses and organizations such as Quicken Loans, the United Way of Southeastern Michigan, Delta Dental Foundation and DTE Foundation.
At some Detroit schools, toxins in water reached excessive levelsThe Detroit News
Unsafe lead, copper levels in water at half Detroit schools – AP NewsAP News

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09Oct/18

October blood donation opportunities in Dartmouth and Westport – SouthCoastToday.com


SouthCoastToday.com

October blood donation opportunities in Dartmouth and Westport
SouthCoastToday.com
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the perfect time to give blood or platelets to support cancer patients and others, the American Red Cross says. Anna Gwinnup, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in …
Red Cross blood donation opportunities in Cattaraugus CountyOlean Times Herald
Red Cross hosting blood and platelet drivesLa Crosse Tribune
The Red Cross’ mobile blood drive unit will visit Wellington on October 17Wellington Times
Lakes Mail –Red Cross Blood Drive
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09Oct/18

Blood donation camp, quiz mark nutrition month – The Tribune

Blood donation camp, quiz mark nutrition month
The Tribune
A blood donation camp, cookery and poster-making competitions, quiz and interactive sessions marked one-month long celebrations under “Poshan Mah” (nutrition month) that concluded on Monday. It was organised by the department of home science, …

09Oct/18

Overwhelming response to blood donation drive – Gulf Times


Gulf Times

Overwhelming response to blood donation drive
Gulf Times
Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) and Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) ‘Donate Blood, Save Life’ public donation campaign has been a “huge success, attracting a large turnout last Wednesday and Thursday,” AZF said in a statement. Commenting on the …

09Oct/18

UBSS holds blood donation camp – Daily Pioneer

UBSS holds blood donation campDaily PioneerThe Utkal Bipanna Sahayata Samiti (UBSS) on 141st birth anniversary of Pandit Gopabandhu Das organised a blood donation camp here on Tuesday. Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) cardiologist Dr Anupam…

09Oct/18

Moms who use egg donors lack confidence in parenting ability, study finds – CNN


CNN

Moms who use egg donors lack confidence in parenting ability, study finds
CNN
Other differences included how quickly mothers read signals given by babies, such as boredom, and the study also noticed that egg donor infants were “less emotionally responsive and involving of the mother” than babies who were genetically related to

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09Oct/18

3 Ways to Reach Those Elusive Millennial Donors – The Chronicle of Higher Education


The Chronicle of Higher Education

3 Ways to Reach Those Elusive Millennial Donors
The Chronicle of Higher Education
This proves true even for purchases unrelated to philanthropy — 90 percent of millennials are likelier to switch to a different brand of a product if it endorses a cause they support. It is not enough to convince younger donors that they are helping

09Oct/18

Feature: Organ donation gradually picking up in India despite taboo – Xinhua

Feature: Organ donation gradually picking up in India despite tabooXinhuaNEW DELHI, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — In India nearly 500,000 people die every year waiting for a healthy organ donation while around one million suffer from corneal blindness as they awa…