AOL News has a new home! The Huffington Post.
Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!Hot on HuffPost:
Controversial Book On Obama Appears To Have Lifted Key Quote
Walker Recall Effort Struggles To Gain Momentum
charity
Taking the Fight Against Hunger On a Stadium Tour [VIDEO]
By not in system - AOL NewsThanks to the Rock and Wrap it Up program, good food left over from sporting events and concerts doesn't have to go to waste, "NBC Nightly News" reports. ...
One 'Citizen Philanthropy' Project to Be Big Winner in NCAA Championship
By not in system - AOL NewsAs the Butler University Bulldogs and University of Connecticut Huskies face off in tonight's NCAA basketball championship game, one charitable initiative is channeling a portion of dog-eat-dog bracket winnings to underdogs everywhere. For a $10 fee, hundreds of people nationwide combined March Madness with friendly philanthropy, entering Citizen Effect's Brackets With Benefits project. The top dog of the social-good bracket will pick from among the hundreds of "citizen philanthropy" projects listed on Citizen Effect's website -- from clean water in India to school supplies in Rwanda. "We ...
Donate to Education Charity, and Stephen Colbert Will Sing 'Friday' [VIDEO]
By not in system - AOL NewsIt's a premium far better than anything a PBS pledge drive could offer: Help Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert raise money for the education nonprofit DonorsChoose.org, and Colbert will sing the song everybody loves to hate: Rebecca Black's "Friday." DonorsChoose.org is an online charity that allows donors to select which education project to fund. Fallon and Colbert, hosts of "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" and "The Colbert Report," respectively, recently announced that they've become "best friends for six months" and have been busy donating each other's time and money. Last week, Colbert ...
Prince Harry Hits the Ice for Polar Charity Trek
By not in system - AOL NewsLONDON -- Fresh from his brother's bachelor party, Prince Harry is hitting the ice, taking part in the first five days of a charity hike to the North Pole by British veterans. WPA Pool / Getty Images Prince Harry joins the Walking With the Wounded team Tuesday on the island of Spitsbergen before setting off to walk to the North Pole. Palace officials say the 26-year-old royal is accompanying a group of wounded soldiers on their 200-mile trek, an attention-grabbing stunt to raise money for a British veterans' charity. The Walking With the Wounded group hopes to raise $3.2 million ...
Derrick Rose, Other NBA Players to Donate $1,000 Per Point for Japan Relief
By not in system - AOL NewsDerrick Rose, contender for the league's MVP award as high-scorer for the Chicago Bulls, is leading the NBA's efforts to help Japan. For every point Rose scores in tonight's game against the Memphis Grizzlies, the superstar point guard will donate $1,000 to Direct Relief International. Direct Relief International is a U.S.-based nonprofit that supplies medical assistance to troubled spots across the globe. In all, 20 NBA players have committed to supporting the Direct Relief's effort to help the people of Japan recover from the devastating earthquake and tsunami of March 11. Scott ...
6 Moms to Run 198 Miles for the Homeless
By not in system - AOL NewsThey're raising 19 kids among them, working full-time jobs and now planning to cover 198 miles by foot in roughly 24 hours. That's no problem for the Six Pack Mom Attack, a group of six female runners from the Chicago area who will tackle the Ragnar Relay in June. Jennifer Fisher The Six Pack Mom Attack team -- from left, Stacy Abel, Whitney Martin, Jennifer Falk, Karen Redmond and Allison Harris, and Kim Busch, not pictured -- will race nearly 200 miles to help raise money to benefit the homeless. The relay race from Madison, Wis., to Montrose Beach on Chicago's lakefront ...
Bob Barker Donates $2 Million to Military Charity
By not in system - AOL NewsLOS ANGELES -- Former TV game show host Bob Barker is donating $2 million to a charity that helps injured members of the military and their families. Damian Dovarganes, AP Bob Barker is donating $2 million to the Semper Fi Fund, which helps injured military members. The former host of "The Price is Right" will donate to the Semper Fi Fund, which assists Marines, soldiers, sailors, and Air Force and Coast Guard members who are injured during service. A press statement says the donation will be made Wednesday at a ceremony in Hollywood. Barker is a former World War II fighter ...
Mariah Carey 'Embarrassed' Over Concert Performed for Gadhafis
By not in system - AOL NewsNEW YORK -- Mariah Carey says she was unaware that she was booked to perform a concert linked to Gadhafi's clan -- and she's embarrassed "to have participated in this mess." Carey is among a handful of entertainers who were paid handsome fees to give exclusive private concerts. It was later revealed the people behind those concerts were the family of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, whose country is in an open revolt against him and who faces an investigation for possible war crimes. This week, Nelly Furtado announced she is giving the $1 million fee she was paid in 2007 to charity; Beyonce ...
Report: La. First Lady's Charity Attracts Corporate Money
By not in system - AOL NewsMajor corporations involved in high-stakes issues before the Louisiana state government have made commitments of nearly $1 million to a charitable foundation set up by the wife of Gov. Bobby Jindal, The New York Times reports. Pledges to the Supriya Jindal Foundation for Louisiana's Children include $250,000 from Marathon Oil, which last year got state approval to boost refining capacity at its facility in Louisiana, according to a review of records by the newspaper. AT&T, which pushed legislation allowing it to market its cable-TV service without negotiating with local regulators, also ...
Ladies Busting a Move for Charity at Mom Proms [VIDEO]
By not in system - AOL NewsCANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Like most prom dresses, Michelle Salamon's got stashed in a closet after the big night. The white floor-length gown she sewed during home economics class in 1990 languished for years until she learned about an event that gives mothers a charitable excuse to squeeze back into their youth. "It's a little snug," the 38-year-old teacher's assistant joked before entering a party affectionately known as the "Mom Prom" in suburban Detroit. "I just zipped it up, and it fits!" ...
Follow Politics Daily
POPULAR
- Nancy Pelosi Confirms House May Skip Up or Down Vote on Senate Health Bill
- Debrahlee Lorenzana: A Double Take on Those Double D's
- Palin Earnings Estimated at $12 Million
- Campbell Brown Quits CNN With Shockingly Frank Farewell
- The Five Most Racist Obama Cartoons?
- Soraya M., Stoned to Death for Being an "Inconvenient Wife''
- Jimmy Carter Leaves Church Over Treatment of Women
- No posts are available.
News From Our Partners
- Dragon arrives at space station in historic 1st
- Picking new leader, Egyptians search for superman
- Egyptians vote in first free presidential vote
- Moon chips from Vegas casino mogul sent to NASA
- Egyptians vote to rid nation of autocratic rule
- More Stories »
- Rudy Giuliani: Mitt's Great. I'm Just Better
- 'Masters of the Universe' Sure Have Fragile Egos
- Romney: My Mistakes 'Haunt Me'
- Newt Lauds Romney: He's Like Eisenhower
- Irked Senate Panel Votes 30-0 to Cut Pakistan Aid
- More Stories »
- Know Your Enemy
- Obama’s Challenge in Egypt
- The Edwards Waiting Game
- Are Doctors Doing Too Much?
- The Pagan Cult of Reagan
- More Stories »
- Ambition Counteracting Ambition
- Robert Blagojevich Speaks Out
- In Iowa, Obama Calls Romney's Words 'A Cow Pie of Distortion'
- In Iowa, Obama Calls On Congress to Act on Clean Energy Tax Credits
- Romney Has Interesting Morning in Inner-City Philly
- More Stories »
Top News
More News
More on Aol
Local News
More Blog/Sites
Sites and Services
HuffPost Politics