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Taking the Fight Against Hunger On a Stadium Tour [VIDEO]

Thanks to the Rock and Wrap it Up program, good food left over from sporting events and concerts doesn't have to go to waste, "NBC Nightly News" reports.

6 Moms to Run 198 Miles for the Homeless

They're raising 19 kids among them, working full-time jobs and now planning to cover 198 miles by foot in roughly 24 hours. That's no problem for the Six Pack Mom Attack, a group of six female runners from the Chicago area who will tackle the Ragnar Relay in June. Jennifer Fisher The Six Pack Mom Attack team...

Nonprofit Helping to Bring Fresh Foods to the Inner City

Walk into any corner store in an inner city and you'll probably see a similar sight: some chips, candy bars, maybe cleaning supplies, lottery tickets, cigarettes and a few other sundries. Romano's Grocery in Philadelphia, however, is a little different. There are fresh fruits and vegetables, glistening meats, fish and...

Bernie Williams, Going to Bat Against Hunger

"It was great. I mean, I play different stuff than rock 'n' roll, but they made me feel right at home up there. It's what I love about music. I can adjust to other situations than I'm used to being in. That's music. Whatever the groove, it's fun to adjust." It's the morning after former New York Yankees legend Bernie...

Hospital-Gown-Hating Cancer Survivor Invents Her Own

There's an old saying: "Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door." It should apply to hospital gowns. Although many doctors and nurses now have the option of wearing scrubs in all sorts of fun patterns and colors, hospital gowns haven't benefited from any sort of fashion update. Nope, they...

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A nonprofit organization (NPO) is an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals rather than to distribute them as profit or dividends.

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