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Videos
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Driving for Donors 30-second Movie
Driving for Donors 30 seconds PSA with founder Pat Pedraja informing others to save lives by becoming a bone marrow donor.
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Levi, Lee and Oscar tell us how much they like Driving For Donors
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Tucker and Pat Pedraja tells us what they care about, and why they want us to vote.
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Red Cross PSA
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The story of charity: water - The 2009 September Campaign Trailer
This September, charity: water turns 3 years old. In just three years, we've raised more than $10 million through over 60,000 donors and helped more than 700,000 people in 16 countries get access to clean and safe drinking water. We're just getting started. This September, we need your help to serve a million people and then keep going. Are you born in September? Give up your birthday and ask for your age in dollars. Not born in September? Run, walk, swim, dance or just be creative. Sign up now at borninseptember.org
Articles
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Donor's Legal Troubles May Force Museum Into Bankruptcy
Because of allegations against Bruce Friedman, the Children's Museum of LA plans to file for bankruptcy and cease operations unless new benefactors come forward
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Palm Harbor boy among Kohl's national winners
Patrick Pedraja, 13, was selected from over 13,000 children to be named as one of the winner of Kohl’s national scholarship prize. Pedraja won a $5,000 schol... -
Lauren Conrad's Generous Gift to Pat
Teen choice award winner Lauren Conrad from the Hills, showed her appreciation for her favorite Do Something Award nominee, Pat Pedraja, by handing over to h... -
The House Passes Charity Bill But Senate Might Disagree
The House of Representatives passed a bill that would extend and renew provisions that would give tax breaks for donating to charity. However, there’s a good... -
Group Pledges $400 Million For Clean Water
One of the biggest issues in developing countries is the lack of clean water. More than a dozen non-government organizations have seen this problem and want ... -
You Choose Which Classroom Deserves Your Money
A very novel concept has been created with this years DonorsChoose. The idea is simple, it’s in the same vain as micro-lending. Teachers ask for the specific... -
Overseas Aid The First Victim Of The Economic Crisis
Many fear that the credit crisis means that the people who will suffer most are those who were receiving overseas aid. “Donors must not make overseas aid the... -
Pat's new BFF, Craig Ferguson!
I was totally honored to be on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson last week!
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Marrow Awareness Month In November
Every day, more than 6,000 patients search the NMDP Registry for a lifesaving donor. Seventy percent of patients will not find a match within their family, and
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Boy shares heartbreaking last wish
11-year-old Brenden Foster is dying from leukemia, but refuses to let his dream of finding a cure for homelessness vanish.
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Did Marrow Transplant Cure AIDS?
That’s the question abuzz in the medical community as doctors around the globe discuss a bone marrow transplant that is said to have cured the patient of AIDS.
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The pitfalls of Africa's aid addiction
Where I come from in West Africa, we have a saying: "A fool at 40 is a fool forever", and most African countries have now been independent for over 40 years.
Events
- Sundance Film Festival and Abolish Slavery Location: Park City, Utah
- Sundance Film Festival and Abolish Slavery Location: Park City, Utah
- Eat. Drink. Be an Angel on April 30th Location: Los Angeles, CA
- LA's Best 14th Annual Family Brunch Location: Millennium Biltmore Hotel 506 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90071
- Drop in the Bucket Holiday Opportunity Location: Drop In The Bucket PO Box 3697 Los Angeles, CA 90078
- Wheels for Humanity Volunteer Opportunity Location: 12750 Raymer Street, Unit 4, North Hollywood, CA 91605
- Starlight Children's Foundation Volunteer Opportunity Location: 5757 Wilshire Blvd., Suite M-100, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Organizations
People
- IBGInc Los Angeles, CA
- givechildrenachoice Weehawken, NJ
Blog posts
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Join PAT in the Fight against Leukemia. YOU can be the ONE to help save a life. What is my commitment if I register? If you register as a potential marrow donor, you make a voluntary commitment...
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My name is Pat. I am 13 years old and I have Leukemia.
I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in March 2006. This diagnosis came after a long, painful year suffering from what we then thought was Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. The pain and s...
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Honduras. July 28th, 2008 The following post was written Friday from Honduras where I was visiting 6 new wells funded through our partnership with Saks Fifth Avenue. $500,000 was raised through...
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Wow, I can’t believe we are really here!! It has been a long and eventful trip but we made it! The plane ride seemed to go on forever and when we got here it was World Youth Day and 500.000 peo...
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Today I went to Westmead Children’s Hospital to get my weekly labs done. The hospital was really cool with lots of play places, Starlight Foundation room with movie and games and even a large outs...
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Updates from NextAid's Africa Projects
Dear NextAid Supporter, I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself and thank you for your ongoing support of NextAid. As a grassroots organization, we truly rely on the involvement an...
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NextStep’s computer placement in Guatemala
Maria Antonieta Ixcoteyac Velásquez, the co-founder INEPAS, an aid program in Guatemala, visits NextStep Recycling in Eugene. Thanks to Eugene’s NextStep electronics recycling program, nearly 3,50...
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NextStep’s computer placement in Guatemala
Maria Antonieta Ixcoteyac Velásquez, the co-founder INEPAS, an aid program in Guatemala, visits NextStep Recycling in Eugene. Thanks to Eugene’s NextStep electronics recycling program, nearly 3,500...
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I find it terribly ironic that Autism Speaks raised over 1 million dollars, with a walk in Massachusetts the same week Gov Patrick cut the budget for the Department of Mental Retardation by 1.8 ...
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So much has been going on lately, both in the world and with me! I was really excited about the election last week and so happy that Obama won! I think that this country really needs some change ...
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I can’t believe it is Thanksgiving already. This year seems to have gone by so fast. All of a sudden Thanksgiving crept up on me. I have been really wrapped up in th...
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New from Heifer: Fund a Project
For years, donors have supported specific Heifer projects, but now Heifer has made it easier than ever before with Fund a Project . Instead of choosing what to fund - a heifer, llama, Flock of Hope...
