Alison Case is hoping to turn her hand- knit scarves into something with a slightly tighter weave. The DePauw University sophomore is spearheading a campaign to sell scarves knitted by community members for $10 and use the proceeds to buy insecticide-treated mosquito netting for families across Africa.
Read ArticleIn recognition of Washington Mystics center Nakia Sanford\'s commitment to the community, the WNBA honored her with the Community Assist Award for July. Sanford actively works with youth development programs through Mystics community outreach initiatives and her own charity organization, The Bar Foundation.
Read ArticleThe United Methodist Church has joined a global grassroots campaign with the United Nations Foundation, NBA Cares, and Sports Illustrated to support Nothing But Nets, a project to save lives by preventing malaria.
Read ArticleTake five young Potomac entrepreneurs, a pair of plastic clogs and ribbons left over from a craft project, and what you have is a new start-up company determined to put the pretty back into plastic shoes.
Read ArticleIn the spirit of Methodism founder John Wesley's declaration that the "world is my parish," at least 22 United Methodist annual conferences contributed more than $1.3 million in gifts and pledges to the Nothing But Nets campaign.
Read ArticleMalaria robbed Herbert Mlambo of his family. The devastating disease that kills one person every 30 seconds took one of his two sons, two grandsons, one granddaughter and his only sister. Another grandson is now battling for his life. Mlambo has lost count of the many friends and relatives who also have died of malaria. He estimates the number to be in the hundreds.
Read ArticleNothing But Nets, a grassroots campaign to prevent malaria by providing insecticide-treated bed nets, announced today that Major League Soccer's MLS W.O.R.K.S. has joined the fight against malaria. The organizations will work together to encourage soccer fans in the United States to send more nets and save more lives in Africa.
Read ArticleIn a modern-day "loaves and fishes" story, a $20 gift to the Nothing But Nets campaign multiplied into $500,000 in gifts and pledges by members and churches of the Texas Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church.
Read Article“Idol Gives Back” is designed to raise awareness and funds for poverty-relief organizations that help children and young people in the U.S. and Africa. Fox has partnered on the project with Charity Projects Entertainment Fund.
Read ArticleIf you can sing, act, slam dunk or play a mean game of Operation, you could be on your way to fame, fortune and loads of fun at Youth 2007. Aspiring filmmakers, singers, athletes and others between ages 12 and 18 will have a chance to compete at The United Methodist Church's largest quadrennial youth event, set for July 11-15 in Greensboro, N.C. More than 5,000 youth and their leaders already have registered for the event.
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