15Jun/15

Film festival to promote blood donation – The Hindu

Film festival to promote blood donation
The Hindu
A film festival to promote blood donation among the country’s youth is being organized by the voluntary organization, Friends to Support. The film festival was announced in association with the National Blood Transfusion Council (NBTC – Ministry of
Actor Urges Youth to Harness Internet’s Potential for Promoting Social CausesThe New Indian Express

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14Jun/15

‘Man With The Golden Arm’ Donates Blood That’s Saved 2 Million Babies – NPR


NPR

‘Man With The Golden Arm’ Donates Blood That’s Saved 2 Million Babies
NPR
When James Harrison was 14, he got really sick. One of his lungs had to be removed, and he needed a lot of blood. “I was in the hospital for three months and I had 100 stitches,” he recalls. After receiving 13 units — almost 2 gallons — of donated
How Australian Man Saved Two Million Lives By Donating BloodTech Times
Meet the Australian blood donor who’s saved more than 2 million livesToday.com
Australian man James Harrison saves more than 2 million lives by donating his ABC Online

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14Jun/15

Ed tax credit backers: Assembly plan a ‘phony-baloney ruse’ – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (blog)


Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (blog)

Ed tax credit backers: Assembly plan a ‘phony-baloney ruse’
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (blog)
Supporters of a lucrative tax credit for donors to schools — including private and parochial institutions — say an Assembly proposal to provide an expense deduction for parents of private-school students doesn’t go far enough. The Invest in Ed

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14Jun/15

University of Oregon to hire faculty under auspices of researchers Jim … – The Register-Guard

University of Oregon to hire faculty under auspices of researchers Jim
The Register-Guard
Administrators chose the 10 best “clusters” to pursue in the hopes that donors would step up and fund the new hires. So far, only one donor has done so. Last fall, Connie Ballmer — and her … In a related development, Stormshak, director of the