Wow!: No longer solely a recipient of Compassion support, Philippines sets about raising its own funds
DAVID ADAMS reports on how how the Philippines has become just the second country where Compassion’s child development programs have been run to start its own fundraising efforts in support of them…
Thousands of Santas stage Madrid charity run for volcano-hit La Palma
Madrid, SpainReuters Thousands of people dressed as Santa Claus took part in a charity run through Madrid on Sunday to raise money for people affected by a three-month volcanic eruption on the Spanish island of La Palma. Decked out in classic red and white outfits, the runners set off in a flurry of fake snow […]
Wow!: Musician couple host concerts to fundraise for food pantry
LUIS ANDRES HENAO and EMILY LESHNER, of Associated Press, report on how a pair of musicians have support a church food pantry during the coronavirus pandemic…
Family of UK’s Captain Tom call for fundraising celebration
London, UKReuters The family of Britain’s Captain Tom Moore, the World War II veteran who lifted a nation’s spirits during the pandemic, are calling for people to come together and raise funds for charity on what would have been his 101st birthday. Moore struck a chord with locked-down Britain, and made headlines around the world, […]
At 100, UK’s Captain Tom Moore honoured at funeral
London, UKAP Church bells rang out and a World War II-era plane flew over the funeral service of Captain Tom Moore, in honour of the veteran who raised millions for Britain’s health workers by walking laps in his backyard. Captain Tom, as he became known, died on 2nd Fabruary at age 100 after testing positive […]
He’s number one: UK’s Captain Tom, 99, add hits single to fundraising record
Reuters Coronavirus charity walk hero Captain Tom Moore became the oldest person to top Britain’s main music chart and also added a world fundraising record to his accolades on Friday, just days shy of his 100th birthday. The World War II veteran took the Guinness World Record title for the most money raised by an […]
POSTCARDS: THE DANCING SALVATION ARMY BELL RINGER OF BROADWAY
MICAH DANNEY, in an article first published on Religion Unplugged, speaks with the Salvation Army’s “secret weapon” in New York City, Lieutenant Chaka Watch…
ESSAY: WORLD VISION TINKERS WITH ITS 70-YEAR-OLD CHILD SPONSORSHIP MODEL
In an article first published on The Conversation in the US, DAVID KING, author of ‘God’s Internationalists: World Vision and the Age of Evangelical Humanitarianism’, looks at how World Vision has adapted the way it raises funds…