A family enterprise that has grown to become one of the most successful furniture retailers in the nation, Hank's Fine Furniture opened its first store in Sherwood, Arkansas nearly forty years ago. Stocking a thoughtfully culled selection of merchandise for the home and office, the company’s Founder and current President Hank Browne quickly established himself as a local business leader thanks to his uncompromising standards of excellence regarding product quality and customer service. As t...

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World Relief Charities is an international non-profit humanitarian organization that provides employment, health care assistance, and housing to US war veterans. They help shoulder the costs of rehabilitation and hospitalization of those with cancer, and assist in emergency relief, development assistance, and programs and services to communities prone to disasters. Their vision is aimed at bringing pride and dignity to war veterans as well as their families, provide healthcare and empower a...

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Many charitable institutions prioritize the welfare of children. One of the most effective and successful ones is the Kids First Fund. Unlike most charities that focus on fighting poverty and its effects on children, Kids First Fund helps abandoned and abused children. Children who have experienced abuse can find the protection that they long for through the Fund. Furthermore, one of their goals is to empower young adults to become better individuals in the future, enriched with nothing but...

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There may be a lot of charitable institutions with missions of fighting poverty, but this world has more than enough hardships for all of the current charities to handle. Rose Charities, a group of independent institutions based in different countries, are among those that exhibit unending faith in humanity and unwavering willingness to help save communities.

Rose Charities was established in 1998, in Cambodia, by a group of aid workers who found themselves tired with the bureaucracy and ...

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Nobody could help people who are in need except for people themselves. Indeed, governments may provide assistance, organizations may initiate actions, but only the good nature of people can sustain the continuity of charity and goodwill. Outreach International, one of the premier charitable organizations of today, is among those institutions that believe in the force that is within the human race. They believe that people have the ability to end poverty and this is the reason why they inves...

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A prominent businessman who owns and oversees Chicago-based large scale transportation firm The Custom Companies, Inc., Perry Mandera derives a great deal of personal satisfaction from the many philanthropic projects and community betterment endeavors he undertakes. Aside from heading Custom Cares Charities, an organization affiliated with The Custom Companies that facilitates meaningful initiatives to benefit children, Mr. Mandera donates to a host of non-profit groups that include Boys & Gi...
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According to statistics, one in 88 children in the USA has autism spectrum disorder, or ASD. ACT Today!, which stands for Autism Care and Treatment Today!, is a national non-profit organization that works to provide treatment and support services for families with children who have autism. ACT Today! believes that every child should be able to experience and live life to the fullest, and should have the opportunity to achieve their full potential.

The main goal of the organization is two...

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New York City is home to the world's largest cleft charity: The Smile Train, an organization founded in 1999 that has been providing free corrective surgery for children born with cleft lip and palate in more than 80 developing countries around the world. With massive support from doctors and other medical professionals, The Smile Train has helped over 750,000 children since it first started out.

Brian Mullaney, an advertising executive who worked with cosmetic surgeons, observed that m...

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In 1964, the Federal Trade Commission required all tobacco products’ packaging to bear the “Surgeon General’s Warning” which informs consumers of the dangers of smoking. This was just the beginning on the war against smoking and surprisingly, it’s the little players that have scored the biggest.

The Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) was founded by John F. Banzhaf III in 1967. The non-profit organization is made up of professionals in the legal and medical field as well as concer...

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Poaching and loss of habitat have been threatening the existence of mountain gorillas since the 1960s. In 1966, a brave woman named Dian Fossey sacrificed her health and safety in order to study mountain gorillas in Zaire (Congo) and later on in Rwanda where she founded the Karisoke Research Center in 1967. It was there that she was able to deliver vital information about mountain gorillas to the scientific community and the organizations that supported her studies. Despite the laws banning...

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A dedicated physician who played an integral role in the neurosurgery and spine surgery programs at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston for nearly a decade, Dr. Sagun Tuli recently transitioned into a post as one of the lead surgeons at the Center for Advanced Brain and Spine Surgery in Natick, Massachusetts. Educated at the University of Toronto, Dr. Tuli became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada in 2000 after which she returned to her alma mater to serve as an Assistan...

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Clean, green neighborhoods play a big factor in the quality of urban life people live. This belief is what pushed actress Bette Midler to put up the New York Restoration Project (NYRP), an organization that seeks to restore New York City's decaying and declining landscapes and neighborhoods to its former pristine glory.

Founded in 1995, Bette Midler recruited friends and family members to start cleaning up Fort Tryon Park and Fort Washington Park, eventually leading to the establishment ...

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