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Waterfront Sportsman Motorcycle Ride Will Benefit Clean Water

Complete Details for the Waterfront Sportsman Motorcycle Ride for Water Quality from Camp Pendleton, Ca.to Camp Lejeune, NC & Month Long Motor Coach Camp

(CAMP LEJEUNE, NC) - Waterfront Sportsman is Sponsoring a Motorcycle Ride for Water Quality that is also exposing the financial corruption related to Broken Dreams in the False Claims Act as to the Spin to the Scope of the ex PGA President Will Mann and the PGA.

Paralyzed Keizer Man Inspires Community, Seeks Help to Win a Wheelchair Van

Family and friends are seeking votes to help Chris Frey win a wheelchair van in a national contest.

(KEIZER, OR) - Chris Frey is 30 years old, the father of two beautiful little girls that he adores and is the husband to his loving wife, Cherise.

He was always ready and willing to help others with a smile. Several weeks ago on an icy road, miles from home, their lives changed forever.

Ethiopian Siblings Heading for a Home with a Local Family

Family is now in the process of adopting two more children.

(SILVERTON, OR) - Adam and Amber Stutzman have six adorable children. Amber is a nurse and Adam is a Lab Technician for ODOT and a volunteer Fireman and policeman for City of Silverton.

You’d think they would be overwhelmed with their jobs plus six kids.

Jobless Warrior Announces Official Launch

Jobless Warrior has more than 100 volunteer career professionals registered to provide pro bono, job preparation services to veterans.

(CUMBERLAND, RI) - Jobless Warrior, a new online career enhancing service for veterans, is proud to announce its official nationwide launch of services.

Veterans can now visit joblesswarrior.org to request free resume help, connect with a career coach, join a job networking group, and more.

Medical Teams International Helps Children in Areas Brutalized by Joseph Kony

In 30 days, efforts are already showing results.

(PORTLAND, OR) - One month after launching a campaign to help Ugandan children affected by Nodding Syndrome in areas brutalized by Joseph Kony, Medical Teams International is seeing measurable progress among hundreds of children and their families.

Nodding Syndrome is a mysterious disease affecting more than 4,000. Specialists are working hard to determine the cause of the syndrome, which involves convulsions, malnutrition and disorientation.

Somalia: We Cannot Let the Somali People Down, Says Humanitarian Chief

Diseases and high child-mortality rates persist, and more than 320,000 children are acutely malnourished.

(GENEVA) - Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos called for a coherent approach to addressing the humanitarian, development and political challenges in Somalia today at the London Conference.

Ms. Amos emphasized the importance of dealing with the immediate needs of millions of Somalis and the longer-term development issues critical to helping the country build resilience.

Kony`s Invisible Christian Fanaticism

These groups, like the LRA, can be found making strange bedfellows – sometimes forging unexpected alliances and fighting unlikely enemies.

(LONDON ) - There is no doubt that the video 'Kony 2012' by the advocacy group Invisible Children has raised much awareness of the under-reported atrocities committed by the Ugandan rebel group the LRA.

It is also true that the video, which boasts of over 80 million views on YouTube so far, has been subjected to much - I think fair – scrutiny.

Social Networking Goes Viral

“KONY 2012" skyrocketed to popularity on YouTube, propelled by thousands of posts on Twitter and Facebook, according to a CNN Wire.

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - The election of Barack Obama ushered in the use of political networking that hadn't been seen before.

Amazingly, the message failed to register in the minds of the Republican candidates now vying for votes as nominees. Instead of recognizing the potential that the Obama campaign exploited, Republican contenders have been raising huge capital contributions to support traditional speaking engagements and TV ads.

INDIA: Sri Lankan Refugees Set to Graduate from Unique Training Program

Program developed by Salesian Missions, is funded by U.S. Department of State.

(NEW ROCHELLE, NY & TAMIL NADU, India) - This April, 450 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees are set to graduate from a unique vocational training program in southern India designed especially for them.

The class of 2012 will be only the second to graduate from the “New Beginnings” program developed by Salesian Missions and funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.

Flooded Turner, Oregon Seeks Donations and Assistance

Families affected are in need of basic home building supplies and cash.

(TURNER) - Historic Turner, Oregon has been flooded to the gills with recent rains.

Families there need assistance and their city administrator has issued a special plea for help to get this Oregon city back on track. The city will match the first $10,000 in cash donations.