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March is national Blood Clot Awareness Month in the United States, and the president of one national distributor of medical devices is always glad for the chance to discuss the dangers of clots.

The 27th Annual Tommy Apostolos Fund Dinner Dance will be on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at the Roseville Sports Center (1545 Pleasant Grove Boulevard, Roseville) from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets are just $40 each or $75 per couple.

Piazza Subaru of Limerick has announced that they now work with several nonprofit organizations to promote the Subaru Love Promise. One of the most trustworthy and dedicated car dealerships in Berks County, Piazza Subaru is committed to being unlike any other car company. The Subaru Love Promise is the promise to do right for the many communities through nonprofit partnering, and do what is good and right, just for the sake of doing it.

Keeping in mind the heart breaking situations in Somalia, somali-aid.org, a non profit organization based in Kenya, works ceaselessly for the people of Somalia. "Somalia is struggling to rise to the current living standards of the world. It would be a failure of humanity if we fail to help the Somalis. Somali-aid.org aims to provide the very basic needs of man to the Somalis. We aim to educate them of their basic human rights," a representative of the non profit organization said.

A "Cell Phones and Health" advisory was just released by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) via a California Superior Court order. The document states, "health officials are concerned about possible health effects from cell phone EMFs because some recent studies suggest that long-term cell phone use may increase the risk of brain cancer and other health problems." For three years, the CDPH refused to release the document to Dr. Joel Moskowitz, a Berkeley Professor, arguing that such advice would cause "undue panic." Guidance on cell phones was first issued in the United States a decade ago, in 2007, when the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute issued the first US medical warnings about cell phones to the public and even sent a memo to the Cancer Institute's 3,000 faculty and staff.

Harlem Girls Cheer, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization that seeks to enhance the 360-degree development of minority girls and young women, ages 8-18, through cheerleading, celebrates its one-year anniversary today.

Transforming science education and nurturing scientific research, Science Connected, a comparatively new name in online publishing, is working with scientists and educators to provide children with the scientific knowledge that will help employ them and help them become the citizens, leaders, and innovators of tomorrow. Kate Stone established a nonprofit publisher named Science Connected for science nonfiction for a general audience and resources for science teachers. Over the past few months, the Science Connected team has been working on a plan to expand their reach and move into the next phase of freely accessible science distribution.

The Cyprus Minister of Education and Culture issued a Decree on January 31, 2017, marked "urgent" to all Directors of Kindergartens and Primary Schools, with specific measures to eliminate and minimize wireless radiation exposure to children in schools. "We have taken the decision to have the wireless network Wi-Fi disabled in all Public kindergartens in Cyprus," reads the Decree. Wireless is to be removed from all Cyprus kindergartens, and wireless installations have been halted in elementary schools and limited to administrative offices.

The Assertive Kids Foundation has posted a page on GoFundMe in order to raise awareness of their non-profit, and to raise the funds to start.

Associated Grant Makers (AGM), a nonprofit membership-based organization, hosted Bill Cox and Ethan Brown of Cox Capital Management (CCM) for a presentation titled "Intro to Evaluating Investments". AGM is committed to creating networking, skill-building, and learning opportunities for members of the nonprofit community. Bill and Ethan presented to over 20 organizations on the topics of setting up investment committees, writing investment policy statements, evaluating investment fees, and determining how to evaluate different types of investments. Diana Esposito and Michael Underhill, both of AGM, coordinated the event. Bill shared his experiences of working on the investment side of the nonprofit community for 20 years with clients ranging from major university endowments to small, local charities. The presentation lasted 90 minutes, with Bill and Ethan taking questions during and after the event.

Erin Santos, the mother of Isabella Santos and one of the founders of the Isabella Santos Foundation, has recently been named a February FACE of Charlotte by the women's magazine StyleBlueprint. This courageous woman was selected as a FACE of Charlotte because she was able to take the heartbreaking loss of her daughter and turn it into something positive, by creating a foundation for children with cancer, to help other children with the disease.

Scientists from 10 nations evaluated the latest peer reviewed body of evidence linking adverse health effects to wireless radiation at an expert forum that was held in late January at Hebrew University. The scientists call for policy actions to reduce exposure were recommended, such as legislation that significantly and more protectively reduces human exposure to RF, minimization of wireless in schools and public places, and national campaigns about screen time and children's health.

A new Australian study that will inform cancer research has found that 25 per cent of women have carried their smartphone tucked into their bra, with 15 per cent having done so in the last week. This is despite phone manufacturers warning customers not to store smartphones against the body or in clothing.

Super Professeur and the project Ronning Against Cancer will participate at the International Childhood Cancer Day 2017 on Wednesday, February 15 with the theme "Better Access to Care for Chlidren & Adolescents with Cancer Everywhere" (Each year, more than 150,000 children are diagnosed with cancer) through an online campaign on their website.

Philanthropy From The Heart Inc, a non-profit organization has offered a wide range of services including the initiative of distributing free food on 1st and 4th Tuesdays of every month for the benefit of the less fortunate in the community.

American Children's Society, Inc, a non-profit organization based in New Jersey, facilitates car, boat, and RV donations to raise money for various children's charities. Their 501(c)(3) offers free towing, including same day services. Their goal is to contribute to ailing children by providing a convenient service to people that have vehicles that they no longer need.

A leading hypnotherapy, counselling and psychotherapy training academy is offering tailored courses to help students learn and develop their professional counselling careers.

This year marks the 65th Anniversary of the beloved movie musical, Singin' in the Rain, starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor, often considered the finest musical of all time!

A – Z Printing, one of the nations leading producer of custom printed raffle tickets through www.raffleticket.com is announcing the 2017 "Impact a Life" College Scholarship. The 2017 scholarship offers three separate cash grants for eligible students.

Ronald Tintin and the project Ronning Against Cancer will participate at the World Cancer Day 2017 on Saturday, February 4 with the theme "We Can I can" through an online campaign on their website (www.ronningagainstcancer.xyz / social media 'Twitter: twitter.com/R_AgainstCancer - Facebook: www.facebook.com/RonningAgainstCancer). "We Can I can" take action against the world's most deadly disease (8.2 million people die from cancer worldwide every year).

A quality education is the bedrock of any society, and "a healthy nation is a wealthy nation". Without these two, education and health, it will be difficult to have a productive society.

After a year filled with hard work and fundraising events, the Isabella Santos Foundation has raised a great deal of money to donate to various children's charities and hospitals. In 2016, this children's cancer foundation donated over $541,000 to specific pediatric cancer and Neuroblastoma programs at the following organizations: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Children's Oncology Group, NMTRC, Levine Children's Hospital, Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte, Make-A-Wish of Central and Western NC.

The Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey (CCGNJ) enjoyed a successful year in 2016 of helping people in the area express their concerns and seek help for their disordered gambling, whether in the form of buying lottery tickets or illegal betting for sports events online in Monmouth, NJ, homes.

Community-based ballet school and youth dance company, Ballet On Wheels Dance School and Company and the Memphis Public Library & Information Center (MPLIC) are collaborating to host a Black History event celebrating and honoring the history of African-American ballerinas called "Groundbreakers: African-American Ballerina Stories of Triumph and Struggles."

The Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey (CCGNJ) spreads awareness about disordered gambling, and helps hundreds of people find the assistance they need in regards to their gambling addictions such as off-track wagering at establishments like Favorites. To close out a successful 2016, this non-profit organization recently recapped the 10 most important topics they discussed in the form of a year in review.