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President Obama Donates Nobel Prize Money to Charities

Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 2:41 pm PST

As I read over the list of organizations to whom President Obama is going to donate his $1.4 million Nobel Prize money, the question that occurs to me is: how are the wingnut blogs going to spin this to demonize Obama? President Obama, Feeling Charitable in a Nobel Way. We probably ...

Barack Obama, Nobel Prize, Charity

Operation Christmas Child

Tue, Nov 14, 2006 at 3:28 pm PST

I want to mention again, so that our readers are clear, that the Christian charity Samaritan’s Purse, which runs Operation Christmas Child, is not removing material with Christian themes from their donation boxes. Apparently the British branch of the charity made a unilateral decision (reported here) to remove these items ...

Britain, Franklin Graham, Charity

Breaking: Largest US Islamic Charity Raided

Mon, Sep 18, 2006 at 11:30 am PDT

Debbie Schlussel reports that the largest Islamic charity in the US, LIFE for Relief and Development, has been raided by the FBI. UPDATE at 9/18/06 11:33:11 am: Here’s a report at the Detroit Free Press: Federal agents raid Muslim charity in Southfield. Federal counterterrorism agents raided a Muslim charity in Southfield on Monday ...

Islamic Terrorism, Radical Islam, Charity, Hamas

Wounded Warriors

Mon, May 29, 2006 at 5:35 pm PDT

Here’s an excellent way to do something concrete for America this Memorial Day, and really help those who have sacrificed the most: by donating to Wounded Warriors. I just gave them $100. (Hat tip: Chicagoboyz.)

Charity, Memorial Day, Military

Operation Gratitude's 3rd Annual Patriotic Drive

Wed, May 24, 2006 at 2:36 pm PDT

Operation Gratitude is running its Third Annual Patriotic Drive, with a goal to deliver more than 40,000 care packages to troops deployed overseas by July 4th.

Operation Gratitude, Charity, Military

War Kids Relief

Fri, Mar 31, 2006 at 8:30 am PST

Jeff Harrell has the wonderful story of Captain Jon Powers, formerly of the 2/3 of the 1st Armored Division (the “Gunners”), who returned from Iraq and started a program called War Kids Relief. I had the opportunity to talk with Captain Jon Powers tonight. He came to Edelman’s D.C. office with ...

War Kids Relief, Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation, Iraq, Charity