06Jun/15

Back home, Amherst heart transplant patient ready for her donor-awareness … – Nashua Telegraph


Nashua Telegraph

Back home, Amherst heart transplant patient ready for her donorawareness
Nashua Telegraph
Patti Mahoney, the Amherst resident who received a heart transplant on March 17 in California, returned home this week and is preparing to embark on her organdonor awareness campaign. She will be in Amherst’s Fourth of July parade, which starts the …

06Jun/15

Second major donor distances himself from American Phoenix group – Houston Chronicle (subscription)

Second major donor distances himself from American Phoenix group
Houston Chronicle (subscription)
Colyandro said officials from the State Policy Network told him the American Phoenix Foundation donation was made years ago and was unrelated to the group’s project to film lawmakers in Texas. That, he said, did little to assuage his group’s concerns.

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05Jun/15

Blood donor at 23.5 gallons and counting – The Courier-Journal


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Blood donor at 23.5 gallons and counting
The Courier-Journal
On his left breast pocket is a tiny Red Cross Pin emblazoned with the number 187, but it needs to be updated because, on this particular day, Abell was set to donate his 188th pint of blood. That is 23.5 gallons, and enough to fill an average human
Albany blood donation center closing its doorsWFXL FOX 31
Albany’s blood donation center is closingWALB-TV
Red Cross hoping to boost summer blood donationsWatertownDailyTimes.com
Patch.com –The Albany Herald –The Idaho Statesman
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05Jun/15

Boston 2024 discloses salaries, list of donors in new quarterly report – Boston Business Journal


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Boston 2024 discloses salaries, list of donors in new quarterly report
Boston Business Journal
Boston 2024 today issued its first quarterly progress report on its bid operations and finances, highlighting millions in funds raised and spent on a slew of staffers, consultancies and related work to support its Olympics pitch. Among the report’s

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05Jun/15

Tory MP Michael Fabricant: Gay blood donor ban ‘makes no scientific sense’ – PinkNews

Tory MP Michael Fabricant: Gay blood donor ban ‘makes no scientific sense’
PinkNews
Tory MP Michael Fabricant has renewed his call for the Government to lift a ban on gay and bi men giving blood if they have had sex with a man in the previous twelve months. Mr Fabricant, the MP for Lichfield, made the call as it was today announced

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05Jun/15

Red Cross raised millions for Haiti, built six homes – PhillyVoice.com


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Red Cross raised millions for Haiti, built six homes
PhillyVoice.com
Confidential memos, emails from worried top officers, and accounts of a dozen frustrated and disappointed insiders show the charity has broken promises, squandered donations, and made dubious claims of success. The Red Cross says it has provided homes
The Red Cross, Haiti and the ‘black hole’ of accountability for international aidThe Guardian

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