Phones for Charity

There are over 800 million retired cell phones discarded in drawers, desks, and storages in the United States with over 140 million more entering the waste stream each year. Phones 4 Charity is a national program designed to remove used cell phones from the country's environment while directly benefiting charitable organizations.

Their cell phone recycling program is designed to help enable charities & organizations to raise funds when monetary donations from individuals and corporations are receding.

Phones4Charity ® corporate collection programs provide an excellent community and employee relations tool for your company. By launching a used cell phone collection campaign, your company can help the environment while benefiting a charitable cause.

I beleive this is article is PR related because it is about communication. There is a great dependency on cellular phones in our society today. It is the largest form of two-way communication other than the internet. Communication is a definite neccessity today and the eficient tools that are invented to help communicate better are essential as well. This organization helps people who are less fortunate, to have the opportunity to communicate fast and easy, with the use of a cell phone.

Bloomsday Charity

Bloomsday Charity--2008


This year the Lilac Bloomsday Association is pleased to be supporting the efforts of Cancer Patient Care, and we encourage you to do the same--when you sign up online or in a donation directly to Cancer Patient Care. Your donation will help provide social service support to cancer patients and their families in our region who have limited financial resources.

In addition, Bloomsday is pleased to present you with the opportunity to support cancer patients and their battle while honoring the battle of a love one, friend, or your own. You can purchase a top-of-the-line runner's singlet commemorating your race this year and supporting our chosen charity partner--Cancer Patient Care. Gold-colored to honor CPC's 50th anniversary, the singlet sports the Lilac Bloomsday Run logo as well as Cancer Patient Care's logo and a place to name those you are honoring on the back. Get our your sharpies--we anticipate thousands of racers will "Go for the Gold" this year. Honor loved ones who have battled cancer while helping cancer patients right here in Spokane and the Inland Northwest. This year your race and personal effort can help save someone's life!

http://www.bloomsdayrun.org/Charity.htm

This article is PR related because there is such an emphasis on cancer patient care. This article is informative of the Bloomsday Association and of the event they are hosting to help cancer patients. This gives people the opportunity to donate or to get involved with the race.

Save the Children's sponsorship-funded Literacy Program

When Emette entered first grade at his school on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona, he joined Save the Children's sponsorship-funded Literacy programs at his school. These activities, both in-school and afterschool, help 7-year-old Emette improve his reading comprehension at the crucial age when such programs are most effective. When we visited Emette, he told us that his favorite subject is writing, "because it's fun." He also told us that the last book he had read was: My "R" Book. "It was about the letter 'R,'" Emette explained.

Our Literacy program focuses on children in impoverished, rural communities who are not reading at grade level. Each year since the program began in 2003, it has both expanded and improved in effectiveness. That means that more children in more schools are reading more books (160 books on average last year) and the children who regularly participate in these programs show significant improvement in reading.

Emette, who recently began second grade, is just one of the approximately 5,000 children participating in Save the Children's sponsorship-funded Literacy program throughout the United States. With the help of our sponsors, we are working every day to reach more children, because we believe that the ability to read offers children a chance to break the cycle of persistent poverty.

http://www.savethechildren.org/sponsorship/success-stories/emmettes-school-literacy-in.html


I think this article about helping in the area of education is very important from a PR perspective. Education is such a significant part of success for later in life. Some people are more educated than others and it definitely benefits those who are more educated. These kinds of programs are very effective for young readers still trying to comprehend sentence structures, spelling and other areas that need improvement. This program can help other children in need of some assistance with their reading or writing skills.

Children's Charity

Atlanta Charity Events Support Children's

Fundraising events are held throughout the year to benefit Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Among the many easy and rewarding ways to lend your support are through the ongoing fundraisers listed below. You can also help by attending a fundraising event, hosting your own event or volunteering at an event. Corporate sponsorships and event auction donations offer even more opportunities to support Children's.

Volunteers Support Children's in the Community and in Our Hospital.
Whether you are searching for a rewarding and special way to spend your time or looking for ways to renew your commitment to children, the patients and families at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta need you.

Because we believe "every child needs a friend," our volunteers are called "Friends." For the children and families who need the high-quality care Children's provides, the difference our Atlanta volunteers make is immeasurable.

http://www.choa.org/default.aspx?id=4461

I beleive that this article is an informative article of opportunities to engage in the lives of children and make a difference. The article is PR related from the standpoint of recognizing the need for helping children have better lives. The media is always searching for stories that have a siginificant impact on the audience and I beleive this article displays the importance of helping children in need as well as supporting the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta organization.