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Entries in philanthropy (111)

Rihanna Speaks Out... this Wednesday

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TUNE IN

"Rihanna Speaks Out: A Lifetime and 20/20 Special" on Wednesday, November 25, at 10 pm et/pt

Music superstar Rihanna speaks out to raise awareness about domestic violence inher exclusive emotional interview with Diane Sawyer , where she publicly reveals for the first time what happened last February with singer and ex-boyfriend Chris Brown.

During the in-depth interview, Rihanna talks candidly about the incident, which resulted in the couple's seemingly fairy-tale relationship being shattered and Brown being sentenced to community labor, five years probation and one year of domestic violence counseling.

Lifetime is also proud to provide Lifetime viewers with a special domestic-violence public service announcement from Kim Delaney, star of "Army Wives."

"Rihanna Speaks Out: A Lifetime and 20/20 Special" will encore on Lifetime Television on Wednesday, November 25, at 10:30 pm and Thursday, November 26, at 1 am and 1:30 am.

 

Posted on Monday, November 23, 2009 at 08:25PM by Registered CommenterMTM Exec Board in , | CommentsPost a Comment

Virtual philanthropy project for November 17, 2009

Gratitude month continues! This week we focus on philanthropies that mean the most to Alpha Chi Omega sisters - and the gifts we receive through service. See the full post at http://ow.ly/CUeQ and then help us spread the word and our gratitude! Here's how:

On Twitter, tweet a message like this:

Saluting and thanking volunteers! Alpha Chi Omega gives and supports Service. http://ow.ly/CUeQ #AXO #gratitude

OR 

Meet #AXO's Real. Strong. Woman. of the Month! Stefanie founded a marrow donor non-profit. http://ow.ly/zQbt #gratitude

OR

Video: Through bone marrow donation you could save a life! Register today @BeTheMatch http://ow.ly/CUn9 #AXO #gratitude

OR

Do you have a philanthropy you devote your time and effort to? We appreciate you! Share your story http://ow.ly/CUeQ #AXO #gratitude 

On facebook,

use one of the tweets above as your status

OR

post a link directly to Perfect Match http://perfectmatchproject.org/
or Be the Match http://www.marrow.org  or just say thank you to your friends for the volunteer work they do. 

On email, send a link to this post to your friends, family members and Alpha Chi Omega sisters. 

Thank you for being a part of our weekly philanthropy project!

 

 

Posted on Monday, November 16, 2009 at 07:34PM by Registered CommenterMTM Exec Board in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment

Support Teach for America this weekend!

An easy way to support Teach for America and our CWRU Alpha Chi Omega sisters – Elyse ZU ’04 is a Teach For America alumna and Esther ZU ’06 is serving now!

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SHOP!  SAVE!  SUPPORT!

Dear friend,

Here's a great opportunity to support Teach For America while getting a jump on the holiday shopping season, or at least a new pair of jeans!

Teach For America has been selected as one of the primary charitable beneficiaries of the Gap's holiday Give & Get campaign. From Thursday, November 12th to Sunday, November 15th, you can receive 30% off any in-store purchase made at the Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy. 5% of your net purchases will benefit Teach For America. 

To take advantage of the opportunity, please visit this link
www.teachforamerica.org/shopgap for a coupon to present at the point of check-out.

The Give & Get program has raised nearly $400,000 for Teach For America to date. Thanks so much for your continued support, and happy shopping!


Warm regards,
Heather Anichini


*Help us go viral*
  Please share this coupon with family, friends, co-workers, neighbors and online networks. Simply pass on this URL: www.teachforamerica.org/shopgap

 

 

Posted on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 09:40AM by Registered CommenterMTM Exec Board in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment

Virtual philanthropy project for November 10, 2009

Please join us this week as we say thank you to all our veterans and current members of the armed forces for their service to our nation. If you know an Alpha Chi Omega sister serving (or retired from) the military, today and tomorrow (Veterans' Day) is a great chance to say thank you. Many of you probably also have AXO sisters whose husbands, boyfriends, brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers or other family members are deployed, on active duty, in the reserves, and/or are veterans. These families make big sacrifices and deserve our gratitude. Take a minute to send them a note, post a message on facebook, or give them a call. It will make a difference to them!

Learn more about Alpha Chi Omega and Veterans' Day (and share your story) here http://ow.ly/B34Z and then join us in helping spread the word and our gratitude. Here's how:

On Twitter, tweet a message like this:

Thank you veterans and current members of the armed services! We appreciate you! #AXO #gratitude

OR 

Learn more about being a military family from #AXO columnist Brenna Berger http://ow.ly/B3c9 #AXO #gratitude

On facebook, use one of the above tweets as your status, or post thank you messages on your friends who serve in the military or who have family members serving.

On email, share this post with friends, family members and Alpha Chi Omega sisters!

Thank you! We're looking forward to focusing all month on things we as Alpha Chis are thankful for - see a preview at http://ow.ly/B3h5

 

Posted on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 11:27AM by Registered CommenterMTM Exec Board in , , , , | CommentsPost a Comment

Virtual philanthropy project for November 3, 2009

It's a milestone for the Alpha Chi Omega weekly virtual philanthropy project - today marks our 26th week (half a year!) of working together to support and promote the causes we care about. 

We'd like to thank Mu Tau Mu alumnae chapter for hosting our projects each week by shining the spotlight on two of their Domestic Violence Awareness projects - Shop for DVA and Music for DVA. Each of these webpages presents a variety of great items that support and benefit domestic violence shelters and programs. Please check them out and keep them in mind as you make your holiday wish list! They'd also make wonderful gifts for friends, relatives and Alpha Chi sisters.

Then we hope you'll join us to help spread the word 
On Twitter, post a message like this:

Looking for meaningful gifts? Shop for #DVA and make a difference! http://ow.ly/yKQl #AXO #DVA #charitytuesday

OR

What's on your holiday wish list? Why not ask for items that promote #DVA! http://ow.ly/yKQl #AXO #charitytuesday

OR

This holiday season, give a gift that benefits a #DVA shelter or program! http://ow.ly/yKQl #AXO #charitytuesday

 

On facebook,

use one of the tweets above as your status

OR

post a link directly to Shop for DVA - http://axomtm.squarespace.com/shop-for-dva or Music for DVA - http://axomtm.squarespace.com/music-for-dva - you can even choose your favorite product to use as the thumbnail photo on your facebook page!

On email, send a link to this post to your friends, family members and Alpha Chi Omega sisters. 

Thank you all for your participation each week and for making a difference for domestic violence awareness! Here's to another successful and meaningful 26 weeks!

P.S. Thank you @craftsquatch (via @mashable) for the cute social media pillow graphics - check out Craftsquatch's Etsy Store http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6956228