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November 18
National Adoption Day
For more information on National Adoption Day, click here.
November 16
Chimp attack victim
For more information about Charla Nash, the woman who survived mauling by a chimpanzee, visit FriendsofCharlieNash.com.
November 13
Spotting sports concussions in children
For more information on how coaches and parents can help detect concussions, click here.
November 12
Somer Thompson
For more information and updates on what is happening with the Thompson family, click here.
Fort Hood families
To donate financial support to the victims, their families who were affected by the Fort Hood tragedy, click here.
Dr. who cares
To learn more about The Clinic, a medical center for the uninsured and it's co-founders Dr. Lorna B. Stuart and Reverend Marie D. Swayze, click here.
Diabetes info
For more information on how you can help stop diabetes, visit StopDiabetes.com
November 6
Triplet burn survivors
To learn more about the Three for Hope Foundation created by sisters Chandra, Jordan and Trae Berns to provide support to other burn survivors, click here.
November 4
Families on the Road
For more information about families on extended road trips, visit FamiliesontheRoad.com. And to learn more about the Dudley family and their travels, click here.
November 3
Mini-houses auction/Women in Need
If you're interested in the auction which begins November 9, visit CharityBuzz.com. For more information on the organization which provides housing, help and hope to homeless families in New York, click here.
November 2
Matthew Hoh
Click here to read former Foreign Service official Matthew Hoh's full letter of resignation.
October 30
Animal shelter info
If you're interested in finding information on how to adopt the cats seen on Friday’s TODAY, please visit the Animal Care & Control of New York City’s site at nycacc.org.
October 28
Michael H. Ludwig Memorial Foundation
For more information about the foundation in memory of Michael Ludwig, who died at age 9 of an undiagnosed congenital heart defect, visit MichaelLudwigFoundation.org.
The Cure Starts Now
For more information about about The Cure Starts Now Cancer Research Foundation, the foundation to which Brooke and Keith Desserich — whose 6-year-old daughter Elena left notes behind for them before she died of pediatric brain cancer — are donating proceeds from their book, visit TheCureStartsNow.org.
October 26
Couple pinned under car that crashed into home
If you would like to help Trent Wood and Kristin Palmer with their expenses from the car that crashed into their home, funds for both have been set up at Bank of America. Make contributions payable to Trent Wood Medical Fund and/or Kristin Palmer Medical Fund.
October 23
Women’s Chenille Recall
For more information about the expanded recall of women’s chenille robes due to burn hazard, click here.
October 22
Pediatric brain tumors/Mikey Czech
For more information about the Mikey Czech Foundation, dedicated to finding a cure for the pediatric brain tumor that took Mikey Czech’s life at a tragically early age, visit their Web site by clicking here.
Be Out There
Learn more about the National Wildlife Federation's initiative to inspire families to open their doors and get outside by clicking here.
October 21
Missing Florida girl
If you have any information on the whereabouts of Somer Thompson, call the Clay County Sheriff’s Office at 1-877-227-6911 or email CART@claysheriff.com.
One Kid One World
Learn more about the organization dedicated to helping children in war-torn and poverty-stricken areas of the world by clicking here.
October 20
Shoe4Africa
For more information about Shoe4Africa, the nonprofit organization that is raising money to build a children’s hospital in Africa, visit their Web site by clicking here.
West Philly Hybrid X Team
For more information about the West Philadelphia High School students who are vying for a $7.5 million prize by building a fuel-efficient automobile, visit their Web site by clicking here.
October 18
iParticipate
For more information on the foundation, click here.
Kidney Walk
For more information on the event, click here.
October 16
Fraudulent H1N1 products
For more information on how to protect yourself from fraudulent products, visit the FDA's Website.
October 15
Boy whose muscles are turning to bone
For more information about 3-year-old Joshua Scoble and how you can donate to efforts to find a cure for FOP, the disease that is turning his muscles to bone, visit BingoForACure.com.
Light the Night walks
For more information about the bone marrow match program and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Light the Night walks around the country, visit the National Marrow Donor Program and LighttheNight.org.
October 9
Early Steps to School Success
For more information about the new “Early Steps to School Success” program announced by Mark Shriver this morning, visit SavetheChildren.org.
Pregnancy and H1N1 flu
For more information on pregnancy and swine flu, see the latest information and recommendations from the March of Dimes by clicking here.
October 8
Pink Lotus Breast Center
For more information on the country’s first female-run, fully-integrative breast center, click here.
October 7
Contribute to the Bill Cahir Memorial Fund
Visit www.billcahirmemorialfund.org to contribute today, or send a check, payable to the “Bill Cahir Memorial Fund”, to Burke and Herbert Bank & Trust Company, c/o Mark Ragland, PO Box 268, Alexandria, VA 22313
Anna Deavere Smith
For more information on Anna Deavere Smith and her one-woman show “Let Me Down Easy,” click here.
October 6
Internet scam
If you've been a victim of the “stranded in the U.K.” Internet scam, the FBI wants to hear from you. To file a complaint, visit the Internet Crime Complaint Center by clicking here.
October 5
Ruby Bridges Foundation
The Ruby Bridges foundation seeks to fight intolerance and injustice through educational outreach, and social action. For more information, visit the foundation's Web site by clicking here.
October 1
911 operator whose house burned
To contribute to a fund to assist the family of Mike Bowes, the Massachusetts 911 operator who learned his own house was on fire, make checks payable to “Bowes Family Fund” and mail to:
Eastern Bank c/o Bowes Family Fund
731 Hancock Street
Quincy , MA. 02170
Army of Women
For more information about the Army of Women, a new initiative in breast cancer research, click here.
Missing kids
For more information about how to help families of missing children and tips to protect kids, visit the Web site of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children by clicking here.
September 30
Pajama drive
Affinia Hotels, along with Lands' End and Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, kicks off a year-long pajama drive to help formeerly homeless men and women. For more information, click here.
Toyota/Lexus safety advisory
For more information about the potential safety hazard of floor mats interfering with the accelerator pedal in Toyota and Lexus vehicles, click here.
The List Project
For more information about the nonprofit effort to resettle Iraqis imperiled by their affiliation with the U.S., visit TheListProject.org.
September 29
Diana: A Celebration exhibit
The National Constitution Center in will host the international traveling exhibition, Diana: A Celebration from October 2 through December 31, 2009. The exhibit showcases Diana's childhood, her engagement and royal wedding to Prince Charles, and Diana's life and work as a global humanitarian and model citizen. For more information, click here.
September 28
Teen drivers
For tips to help your teen stay safe on the road, click here.
Shine a Light
For more information about “Shine a Light,” the program that enables people across the country to nominate and vote for the small business program that most inspires them, click here.
September 25
Women for Women
Zinab Salbi's foundation, Women for Women International, provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency. Find out more here.
September 23
Financial aid for adults returning to college
For more U.S. News & World Report tips on how adults returning to college can find financial aid, please click here. For details on how laid-off workers can attend college for free, click here.
September 22
Five & Alive
Actress Mandy Moore’s organization, Five & Alive, aims to improve the health of children five and under by preventing and treating malaria, water-borne illnesses, pneumonia and malnutrition. Find out more here.
Climate Quilt Campaign
Click here to learn more about this organization that is working to rally children worldwide around the issue of climate change.
September 17
Detained Iran hikers
For more information about the effort to free Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal, hikers who have been detained in Iran since July 31, visit freethehikers.org by clicking here.
September 15
Toy Portfolio
For more on Stephanie Oppenheim's picks for the best educational toys for kids, visit ToyPortfolio.com.
September 11
Tuesday’s Children
For more information about the nonprofit organization that offers support to families and children affected by the Sept. 11 attacks, click here.
Sisterhood of the Traveling BDU's
Learn more about the Sisterhood of the Traveling BDU’s, an organization that aims to empower and create a community for military teen girls ages 13 to 18 by holding a groundbreaking conference this spring.
September 7
Leading In Crisis
Bill George, a former corporate executive and Harvard Business School professor, offers seven tips for leading during a crisis. Click here.
September 6
Families Stand Together
To learn more about Sesame Street's bilingual (English and Spanish) outreach initiative, click here.
September 4
Protecting children from predators
To learn more about how to protect children from sexual predators, click here to visit Family Watchdog.
Kids’ Science Challenge
Learn more about the nationwide annual competition for 3rd to 6th graders to submit experiments and problems for real scientists and engineers to solve.
Saving money on your pet expenses
For more information on how to adopt a dog or cat and give them a home, click here to visit The Humane Society of New York.
September 3
Freedom is not free
Learn more about the organization raising funds to serve, support, and increase awareness with the aim of easing our heroes' and their families' burdens. The organization also sponsors the Little Warriors Surf Camp in order to provide children of wounded and fallen service members with a much-needed outlet.
HS-USA
Find out more about the charity dedicated to bringing about greater awareness and understanding of Hidradenitis Suppurativa by clicking here.
September 2
Urban chicken farming
For more information on raising chickens, visit mypetchicken.com by clicking here.
radKIDS
Learn more about the organization dedicated to children’s safety education by clicking here.
September 1
Lose for Good Campaign
For more information on Weight Watchers’ program to help feed children and families and how you can help, click here.
August 27
Frozen embryos
For more information about frozen embryos, embryo disposition and embryo donation, visit RESOLVE: The National Infertility Organization by clicking here.
August 20
Kristi Cornwell
If you have information about Kristi Cornwell, the Georgia woman whom authorities believe has been abducted, call the Union County Sheriff at 706-835-2902. For more information, about Kristi Cornwell, click here. And to contribute to the reward fund set up for her, call 706-745-2151.
Detained Iran hikers
For more information about the effort to free Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal, hikers who have been detained in Iran since July 31, click here.
August 13
Make It Right Foundation
For more information on Brad Pitt’s organization, which aims to redevelop the Lower 9th Ward and help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, click here.
Little Tikes Swing Sets recall
For more information about the voluntary recall of Little Tikes Clubhouse Swing Sets, sold at Toys R Us, Walmart and other retailers, click here.
Aug. 12
The Mediterranean diet
For more information on what foods are included in the Mediterranean diet, visit the Web site for the American Heart Association.
Aug. 5
Name a baby dolphin
To help name a baby dolphin from Discovery Cove in Orlando, FL, click here.
Aug. 3
Uncovered
For more information about photographer Jordan Matter and his photography project "Uncovered," part of whose profits will help fund breast cancer research, click here.
Life after cancer
For more information about Lynette Bisconti's not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to curing cancer through funding patient-centered clinical studies and how you can get invovled, click here.
July 27
Bald Girls Do Lunch
For more information about the effort to help women with alopecia areata and how you can get involved, click here.
Lake George
For more information about vacation activities available in Lake George, N.Y., site of TODAY Takes a Vacation, click here.
July 23
Debit card skimming
To get more information from Retirement Living TV, click here.
July 22
Cash for Clunkers
To get more information about the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) — the new federal program that helps you to purchase a new, more fuel efficient vehicle when you trade in a less fuel efficient vehicle — click here.
Pretty In Pink Foundation
For more information on the Pretty In Pink Foundation, which pays for free treatment for uninsured or underinsured women battling breast cancer, call them at 919-532-0532 or visit their Web site by clicking here.
July 21
Solider captured by Taliban
For information on how you can send e-mails of support to Bowe Bergdahl and his family, visit the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office Web site by clicking here.
July 17
Hero Pet of the Year
To register your vote for the Reader’s Digest Hero Pet of the Year, click here.
July 16
Double hand transplant
For more information about Jeff Kepner, the first person in the United States to receive a double hand transplant, visit his Web site by clicking here.
July 13
Money magazine's best places to live
To read about the best home deals in Money's top ten best places to live, click here.
July 11
Biggest Loser
For more information on the show's 9th season, including audition locations, click here.
July 10
Wildlife Watch
For more information about Wildlife Watch, the national nature-watching program, visit the National Wildlife Federation by clicking here.
July 7
Michael Jackson’s pets
For more information about the animal sanctuaries that are now the homes of Michael Jackson’s chimpanzee, Bubbles, and other exotic pets, click on these links to visit the Web sites of the Center for Great Apes, the Banjoko Wildlife Preserve, and the Shambala Preserve.
July 3
Special Operations Warrior Foundation
For more information about the foundation that provides college educations to surviving children of fallen special operations forces and financial assistance to special ops severely wounded in action, click here.
July 2
Children’s Tumor Foundation
To learn more about Julia Perfetti and her mother Laura — featured on "Everyone Has a Story" — and about the foundation committed to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by neurofibromatosis, click here.
June 29
Steven Raichlen's Ultimate Grilling Contest
For details on barbecue chef Steven Raichlen’s recipe contest and how you can enter, click here.
June 23
Acromegaly
To learn more about the disorder caused when the pituitary gland produces excessive growth hormone, visit the Pituitary Network Association by clicking here and acromegaly.org by clicking here.
June 22
Olympic Team USA
To learn more about U.S. athletes’ preparations for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, click here.
Nestlé cookie dough products recall
For more information about Nestlé USA's voluntarily recall all of its Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products, click here.
June 19
Angelina Jolie/World Refugee Day
For more information about the UN Refugee Agency and the plight of refugees worldwide, click here.
June 13
For more information about The Cancer Society's GWB Challenge, click here.
June 11
Confronting Cancer TODAY
For guidelines on cancer prevention and early detection from the American Cancer Society, click here. And to participate in breast cancer research and help find a cure, join the Army of Women here.
Bagpipe Busker
For more information about “bagpipe busker” Rob Calder and his cross-country tour to raise money for his mother’s charity, click here.
June 8
Cashing in on the housing bailout
For more information about the Making Home Affordable program, visit these Web sites:
- To determine if you’re eligible: MakingHomeAffordable.gov
- To see if your loan is owned or guaranteed by FannieMae: FannieMae.com
- To see if your loan is owned or guaranteed by FreddieMac: FreddieMac.com
- To learn how to contact your lender’s mitigation department: HOPENow.org
- To find a list of free, certified housing counselors: HUD.gov
Cancer patients struggling to pay medical bills can find resources at the following Web sites:
- The American Cancer Society
- The Patient Advocate Foundation
- National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
June 7
Kiplinger's best city questionnaire
Find the U.S. metro area that would best suit your profession, lifestyle and pocketbook. Click here.
June 4
Spirit of Imette Foundation
Learn more about the organization created to preserve the memory of Imette St. Guillen with the mission to support charitable organizations. Click here.
June 2
Women Doing Good
Learn about the remarkable women working to improve their communities, the environment and world around them. Get more information by visiting Self magazine's site here.
May 29
Sex and your health
For more information about every form of birth control, the My Method test of what type of birth control is right for you, and The Check quiz on how at risk you might be for STDs, visit Planned Parenthood’s Web site here.
May 28
Sentebale
Learn more about Sentebale, the charity co-founded by Prince Harry from the British Royal Family, which aims to transform the lives of Lesotho's orphans and vulnerable children. Visit the organization's Web site here.
May 27
Stand Up to Cancer
Find out more about the organization aiming to support a focused and intense effort to fight cancer by visiting their Web site here.
May 23
Street Soccer USA
For more information about the effort to use sports as a development tool to connect homeless teens and adults to jobs, education and a better life, click here.
May 21
Snapfish You Color My Day photo book
Create a photo book and help the fight against women's cancers. For more information, click here.
May 18
Supermodel Yoga
For more information about Cameron Alborzian, who went from international model to yogi and therapist, visit his Web site here.
May 17
The Skin Cancer Foundation
For more information on the work of the foundation, click here.
May 15
The Charla Nash Trust
For information about how you can help the victim of the Connecticut chimp attack, click here or here.
May 11
CEW Beauty Awards
For a complete list of the products that won CEW Beauty Awards from Cosmetic Executive Women, click here.
Fresh Air Fund
For more information about the Fresh Air Fund, the program that takes disadvantaged New York City kids out of the city and into rural areas so they could enjoy the great outdoors, click here.
May 10
Moms for Simplicity
For more information about Dara Torres' Moms for Simplicity, click here.
May 8
Ellis Island database
To learn more about the Ellis Island database, containing records of the millions who entered through the Port of New York from 1892 to 1924, visit the Ellis Island Foundation by clicking here.
NYC Hotel and ticket promotions
NYC & Company is New York City’s official marketing, tourism and partnership organization. If you go to nycgo.com from now until June 30th you can save big with their Real Deal savings programs. Learn more by visiting: NYCGo.com
May 7
MyWorkButterfly
Visit myworkbutterfly.com — a social network for moms contemplating a comeback career and those working moms trying to do it all — for free resources like a resident career coach, psychotherapist and a job board with over 10,000 jobs.
May 6
BeadforLife
For more information about BeadforLife, the program that takes proceeds from bead jewelry created by Ugandan women and invests them in community projects that help people work their way out of poverty, click here.
Heart of America
Find out more about the 8th Annual Sweet Charity, co-hosted by pastry chef Albert Uster, which benefits The Heart of America Foundation to support the needs of at-risk children nationwide. Visit heartofamerica.org
May 4
matchingdonors.com
To learn more about matchingdonors.com, the Web site that matches people waiting for organ transplants with potential living donors, click here. Additional information about organ donation is available at UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing) by clicking here.
May 1
Crib recall
For more information about the recall of Jardine Cribs sold by Babies'R'Us, click here.
You Might Be Rich
It could be an old paycheck or stock note, or an inheritance: When no one claims them, they are turned over to the state. To find out how to reclaim forgotten treasure that’s rightfully yours, click here.
April 28
City of Hope
To learn more about City of Hope, a cancer research, education and treatment center, and to donate to the organization, visit their site at cityofhope.org.
April 27
Swine flu
For more information about swine flu, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Website.
April 24
Choking Game
To read a message from Kevin Tork’s father, Ken Tork, warning about the dangers of the Choking Game, visit Ken Tork’s blog here. And for more information on the dangers of the game from the Centers for Disease Control, including alternate names for it, read a detailed bulletin from the CDC here. Additional details about the game from the DB Foundation, which provides information on dangerous adolescent behavior, are available here.
April 24
Tails of Hope Foundation
For more information on the non profit organization that helps companion animals live longer, healthier lives and to donate, visit their Web site here.
April 23
Glass Slipper
For more information on the Glass Slipper project, an organization that collects donated dresses and provides them for free to underprivileged girls for prom, visit their Web site here.
April 22
Reading Baby
For more information on the Davidson Institute for Talent Development, the national nonprofit organization supporting profoundly gifted students under 18 that was mentioned in the reading baby segment, visit their Web site here.
April 20
Autisim Study
For more information on the Autism Optimal Outcome study at the University of Connecticut, please contact .
April 17
Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA
If you're interested in adopting the mistreated horses in Jill Rappaport’s report, please contact the Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA at their Web site, or call them at (518) 828-6044.
April 16
Whitney Cerak’s Kenya orphanage
To donate financial support to the orphanage in Kenya that Whitney Cerak is working with, use this address:
Gaylord Evangelical Free Church
P.O. Box 493
Gaylord, MI 49734
For the Kenya Kids
April 15
Enough is Enough is a non-partisan, non-profit organization devoted to making the Internet safer for children and families. Learn more by visiting the web site here.
April 14
AARP/Walgreen’s Wellness Tour
To find out more about AARP/Walgreen’s Wellness Tour, including tour locations for free health screenings, visit the tour site here.
April 13
ASPCA: April is prevention of cruelty to animals month. Find out more about how you can help by visiting the ASPCA site.
April 9
The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: Learn more about this volunteer organization and their mission by clicking here or calling: (212) 639-7972.
April 8
AAA's 'Your Driving Costs' report
Download a copy of the 2009 edition of AAA’s “Your Driving Costs” report here and get additional information here.
April 7
The Charla Nash Trust
For information about how you can help the victim of the Connecticut chimp attack, click here or here.
April 6
Figure Skating in Harlem
Figure Skating in Harlem (FSH) asks students to make a commitment to themselves and the program by signing a contract obligating participants to maintain at least a B-average in school. Visit the group’s website to learn more about the program.
April 3
AFI Life Crisis
For more tips on surviving a financial crisis, visit AARP Financial’s site
Dystonia
For more information on dystonia, visit lifewithdystonia.com, dystonia-parkinson.org, wemove.org,and doctorsofusc.com.
April 2
Remembering Katherine Olson
To learn more about the foundation the family has created in her memory.
Recall information
To learn more about the latest high chair recalls, visit the Consumer Product Safety Commission's recall page for April.
Dog shelter info
If you're interested in finding information on how to adopt the dogs seen on Thursday's TODAY, please visit the Animal Care & Control of New York City's site at nycacc.org.
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