Mayor Bloomberg opened his substantial checkbook and delivered $311.3 million to charitable causes last year — making him the fifth most generous philanthropist in the United States, according to a report released yesterday. Bloomberg’s largesse to 1,185 not-for-profit groups tops his 2010 giving by $32.1 million, when...

As the sun was setting last Thursday night, the fire was just being lit for Beta Sigma Phi members as they kicked off their annual Death by Chocolate event at Swainsboro Country Club. Approximately 200 guests, along with the club’s 27 members, gathered for a night of tasty chocolates and exhila

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --  Ten national corporations as diverse as airlines, insurance companies and retailers have one thing in common – aligning their brand with a cause that's important to their employees' and community's hearts – the health of babies.

Poor Susan Komen! One day she's an international symbol of can-do philanthropy; the next she's being pilloried as a shill for zealots bent on tying a pink ribbon around their right-wing agenda.

Joe Mandak, Erin Prager, Andrew Holodink and Kelsie Nury will represent the local campus as dancers in the Penn State Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon or THON.

Every day, local residents offer their time, effort and talents to help out at nonprofit agencies, schools, youth and senior programs and churches. Each Tuesday, we will tell the story of one of those volunteers whose contributions help make this a better place to live, work and play.

Mayor Nutter honored billionaire businessman Richard A. Hayne with the 2011 Edward Powell Award on Monday. The Urban Outfitters Inc. founder said he would donate the $100,000 prize to Drexel University, along with another $100,000 of his own fortune.

Bijou Salon, the five-year-old business on Jordan Street in the village of Skaneateles, has been named one of the top 200 salons in the United States by Salon Today magazine, the most prestigious publication for salon and spa owners in the country.

Jimmy Kimmel, known for issuing off-color yet hilarious challenges to his fans, has come up with another great prank—especially for those who were sick of all the Super Bowl fanfare. In short, wait until a nail-biting play and at the climactic moment, unplug the TV.  Oh, the humanity. 

Those who decide to peek in the windows or stop inside the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation center will find thought-provoking and even fun exhibits that encourage visitors to focus on how they can make the world a better place.

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