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Guggenheim's 50th Anniversary: Contemplating the Void
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<p style="text-align: justify; padding: 9px 0px 9px 18px; margin: 0px; font: normal bold 17px/20px helvetica, arial, sans-serif; width: 402px;">For the fiftieth anniversary of the Frank Lloyd Wright–designed Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum building, the Guggenheim invited some two hundred artists, architects, and designers to imagine their dream interventions in its central rotunda. The exhibition <i>Contemplating the Void: Interventions in the Guggenheim Museum</i>, organized by Nancy Spector, Deputy Director and Chief Curator, and David van der Leer, Assistant Curator for Architecture and Design, features renderings of visionary projects from a wide range of international artists, artists, and designers both emerging and established, with mediums varying from pencil sketches to digital video.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; padding: 9px 0px 9px 18px; margin: 0px; font: normal bold 17px/20px helvetica, arial, sans-serif; width: 402px;">Among the artists participating in the exhibition are Alice Aycock, FAKE DESIGN (Ai Weiwei), Anish Kapoor, Sarah Morris, Wangechi Mutu, Paul Pfeiffer, Doris Salcedo, Lawrence Weiner, and Rachel Whiteread; designers such as Fernando and Humberto Campana, Martí Guixé, and Joris Laarman Studio; and architects such as Álvaro Siza Vieira Arquitecto, BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group), Greg Lynn FORM, MVRDV, N55, Snøhetta, Studio Daniel Libeskind, Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects, and West 8.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; padding: 9px 0px 9px 18px; margin: 0px; font: normal bold 17px/20px helvetica, arial, sans-serif; width: 402px;"><i>Contemplating the Void</i> is accompanied by a comprehensive exhibition Web site, which documents each submission and features essays by Spector and Van der Leer.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; padding: 2px 0px 30px 0px; margin: 0px; font: normal normal 9px/11px helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Left: Alyson Shotz, <i>Untitled</i>, 2009 (detail). Laserjet print, 48.3 x 33 cm. Right: MAD Architects (Yansong Ma), <i>State Fair Guggenheim</i>, 2009 (detail). Digital print, 94.5 x 68.6 cm.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; padding: 9px 0px 9px 0px; margin: 0px; font: normal bold 17px/20px helvetica, arial, sans-serif; width: 396px;"><i>Contemplating the Void</i> functions as an anniversary fundraiser for the museum—over 90% of the artists have donated their works to this cause. Proceeds from the sale will support the museum's exhibition programming.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; padding: 9px 0px 9px 0px; margin: 0px; font: normal bold 17px/20px helvetica, arial, sans-serif; width: 396px;">For more information about the auction, contact Ben Whine, Associate Director of Individual Development, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, at <a href="mailto:bwhine@guggenheim.org" style="color: #000; text-decoration: none;">bwhine@guggenheim.org</a>.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; padding: 0px 0px 9px 0px; margin: 0px; font: normal normal 10px/13px helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Special thanks to Christie's as well as to Frederieke Taylor of Frederieke Taylor Gallery</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; padding: 0px 0px 9px 0px; margin: 0px; font: normal normal 10px/13px helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Contemplating the Void: Interventions in the Guggenheim Museum © 2010 The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; padding: 0px 0px 9px 0px; margin: 0px; font: normal normal 10px/13px helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Unless otherwise noted, photos of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: David Heald. Proposal photos: Kristopher McKay.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; padding: 0px 0px 9px 0px; margin: 0px; font: normal normal 10px/13px helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Unless otherwise noted, artworks © the artists </p>
<p style="text-align: justify; padding: 0px 0px 9px 0px; margin: 0px; font: normal normal 10px/13px helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Certain proposals in Contemplating the Void include images of artworks by Constantin Brancusi and Alexander Calder. Works by Brancusi: © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris. Works by Calder (Red Lily Pads, 1956; Guillotine for Eight, 1963; Five Rudders, 1964; Ghost [maquette], 1964): © 2010 Calder Foundation, New York/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.</p>
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1130
The Art of Elysium
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The Art of Elysium, a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization founded in 1997, encourages working actors, artists and musicians to voluntarily dedicate their time and talent to children who are battling serious medical conditions.
<strong> Elysium: a place or condition of ideal happiness</strong>
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<strong>MISSION</strong> <BR>
The Art of Elysium, a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization founded in 1997, encourages
working actors, artists and musicians to voluntarily dedicate their time and talent to
children who are battling serious medical conditions. We provide artistic workshops in
the following disciplines: acting, art, comedy, fashion, music, radio, songwriting and
creative writing.
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<strong>VISION </strong><BR>
The Art of Elysium is dedicated to enriching the lives of artists and critically ill children. We
believe that there is a powerful and mutual exchange of hope and appreciation that
occurs when artists share their time and talent with children battling serious medical
conditions.
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The lives of these children are largely filled with suffering, loneliness, fear and
regimen. Artists have the unique ability to help children in need find a creative voice and
discover a sense of individuality and self-efficacy, even in the midst of overwhelmingly
difficult circumstances. In return, those same artists, who have been taken outside of their
normal scope of work, are stretched and enriched in ways they never imagined.
Through this inimitable exchange between artist and child, the artist experiences the
power of giving and the child experiences the power of their own artistic journey.
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1147
The Young Storytellers Foundation
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<p>The Young Storytellers Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of elementary school children by increasing literacy, building self-esteem, and celebrating each child's creativity through mentoring the children in the art of storytelling. Through the expression and celebration of the talent and imagination that exists in every child, each child can discover their own unique and special voice, and with it a confidence and pride that will last their entire lives.</p>
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2004
The Garden of Dreams Auction
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Join us for this fabulou Garden of Dreams online auction with exclusive Madison Square Garden experiences for the whole family!
Join us for this fabulous Garden of Dreams online auction with exclusive Madison Square Garden experiences for the whole family! <br><br>GARDEN OF DREAMS OVERVIEW<br><br>
Garden of Dreams is a non-profit charity that works closely with all areas of Madison Square Garden, including the New York Knicks, Rangers, Liberty, MSG Media, MSG Entertainment and Fuse “to make dreams come true for kids in crisis”. In the three years since its inception, Garden of Dreams has worked tirelessly to fulfill its mission by creating unique and unforgettable events and activities -often involving unprecedented access to Madison Square Garden celebrities, events and venues -that have brightened the lives of thousands and thousands of special children and their families.
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Madison Square Garden and its divisions are committed to working with The Garden of Dreams Foundation to "make dreams come true for kids in crisis". Visit <a href="http://www.gardenofdreamsfoundation.org "target="_blank">GardenofDreams.org </a> to learn more. <br><br>A copy of the Foundation’s annual report may be obtained upon request, from the Garden of Dreams Foundation, 2 Penn Plaza 14th floor New York, NY 10121 or from the office of the Attorney General, Charities bureau, 129 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.
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2019
The Artists for Peace and Justice Celebrity Auction
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<strong>Artists for Peace and Justice</strong>, established in early 2009, is a fundraising effort founded by Paul Haggis and friends that encourages peace and social justice and addresses issues of poverty and enfranchisement in communities around the world. The organization’s immediate goal is to build schools to serve the poorest areas of Haiti, providing an education, hot meals, clean drinking water and regular medical treatments to at least 3,500 children. With the help of our donors, APJ plans to expand that to serve 10,000 children as quickly as possible.
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<center><b>Visit the website:</b> <a href="http://artistsforpeaceandjustice.com">http://artistsforpeaceandjustice.com</a> and follow APJ on <a href="http://twitter.com/artistsforpeace">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Artists-for-Peace-and-Justice/279861008884">Facebook!</A></center>
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1310
Magical March Auction
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2013
Stephen Gaynor School
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Forty six years ago, Miriam Michael and Yvette Siegel set out to create a unique educational opportunity for children with learning difficulties. The original enrollment of five students has grown to 179 today, and more than 1,000 students have been touched by our founders' vision.
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At the Stephen Gaynor School, our mission remains the same as the day we opened our doors: To create a nurturing environment in which children with learning differences can grow academically, socially and emotionally. Our dedicated, distinguished faculty and staff provide a highly individualized and flexible educational program to meet our students' individual needs. Our approach, based on nearly five decades of experience and research, begins and ends with building self-esteem through academic success.
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Funds raised from the 2009 Gaynor Gala will support the expansion of our Arts program, and help us continue to provide each child with the tools and strategies to grow and develop as successful learners. A portion of the proceeds will also support the Stephen Gaynor School Community Learning Center, an after school reading program that provides free tutoring to underserved students from the New York City public schools.
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2014
Center for the Advancement of Women
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Led by Faye Wattleton, the Center for the Advancement of Women is a not-for-profit institution dedicated to research-based education and advocacy for women.
Led by Faye Wattleton, the Center for the Advancement of Women is a not-for-profit institution dedicated to research-based education and advocacy for women. An independent, non-partisan organization founded in 1995, their mission is to conduct national opinion research among women to measure experiences in their daily lives. This research presents a profile of women that is used to educate opinion leaders, policy makers and the general public.<Br><Br>
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2008
Stephen Gaynor Porsche Auction
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Forty six years ago, Miriam Michael and Yvette Siegel set out to create a unique educational opportunity for children with learning difficulties. The original enrollment of five students has grown to 179 today, and more than 1,000 students have been touched by our founders' vision.
Forty six years ago, Miriam Michael and Yvette Siegel set out to create a unique educational opportunity for children with learning difficulties. The original enrollment of five students has grown to 179 today, and more than 1,000 students have been touched by our founders' vision. <br><br>At the Stephen Gaynor School, our mission remains the same as the day we opened our doors: To create a nurturing environment in which children with learning differences can grow academically, socially and emotionally. Our dedicated, distinguished faculty and staff provide a highly individualized and flexible educational program to meet our students' individual needs. Our approach, based on nearly five decades of experience and research, begins and ends with building self-esteem through academic success. <br><br>
Funds raised from the 2009 Gaynor Gala will support the expansion of our Arts program, and help us continue to provide each child with the tools and strategies to grow and develop as successful learners. A portion of the proceeds will also support the Stephen Gaynor School Community Learning Center, an after school reading program that provides free tutoring to underserved students from the New York City public schools.
Feb 4, 2010 11:58 EST
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2005
Help USA
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Join us for the first ever HELP USA Online auction featuring donation from Iron Chef America, David Yurman and others!
HELP USA has grown to become one of the largest developers, builders, and operators of service-enriched, transitional and low-income permanent housing in the nation. With programs in Philadelphia, Houston, Buffalo, Las Vegas, Newark, and the New York Metropolitan area HELP USA has developed more than 2,600 units of housing across the country with 30 residential projects across the nation. For the past 25 years HELP USA has provided homes, jobs and support services for more than 250,000 men, women and children. HELP USA continues to pursue opportunities to help the homeless and at risk populations including victims of domestic violence, families, veterans, and people living with AIDS. <br><br>
Building on 25 years of experience, HELP USA is prepared to meet the evolving challenges facing homeless populations. Consistent with the changing real estate model for urban landscapes, the future is defined with expectations of “mixed use” projects, combining residential, commercial and public space to encourage social interaction. Jobs, services, affordable housing, and family centers to support the family unit will break the cycle of dependency and enable the homeless to reclaim their lives. Living in a pleasant, safe environment elevates clients’ expectations for themselves and motivates them to realize their full potential. <br><br>
The needs of the populations we serve determine how we expand our services. HELP USA is a fluid organization. In response to growing homelessness among families with children, HELP USA has developed early childhood education programs, enhanced after school programs and created mentoring programs. When statistics pointed to domestic violence as a primary cause of homelessness among women, HELP USA opened two confidentially located shelters, established a resource center, and began an academic scholarship program for survivors of domestic abuse and their children. HELP USA is now expanding its Veterans Services to meet the needs of the expanding Veteran population due to the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. <br><br>
Please visit our website www.helpusa.org and join us on facebook or follow us on twitter. <br><br>
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1145
2010 Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Online Auction
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Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is one of the nation’s leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. By drawing upon the talents, resources and generosity of the American theatre community, since 1988 BC/EFA has raised over $160 million for essential services for people with AIDS and other critical illnesses across the United States. <br><br>
BC/EFA is the major supporter of seven programs at The Actors’ Fund - including The AIDS Initiative, The Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative, The Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic, The Dancers’ Resource and three supportive housing residences. BC/EFA also awards annual grants to over 400 AIDS and family service organizations nationwide.
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1128
A Taste of Greenwich House Online Auction
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A Taste of Greenwich House is an evening of delicious tastings from many of New York's finest restaurants with entertainment and an exciting variety of silent auction items. It is hosted and produced by the Taste Benefit Committee with proceeds benefiting Greenwich House's 14 services for at-risk and abused children, seniors, and other New Yorkers in need.
A Taste of Greenwich House is an evening of delicious tastings from many of New York's finest restaurants with entertainment and an exciting variety of silent auction items. It is hosted and produced by the Taste Benefit Committee with proceeds benefiting Greenwich House's 14 services for at-risk and abused children, seniors, and other New Yorkers in need.<br><br>
<b>In order to learn more, please click <a href="http://greenwichhouse.org/taste2010 "target="_blank"> HERE</a></b>.<br><br>
The mission of Greenwich House is to help individuals and families lead more fulfilling lives by offering social and health services, cultural and educational programs, and opportunities for civic involvement to New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds.<br><br>
Since 1902, Greenwich House has been responding to the social needs of individuals and families in New York City through its varied social service and arts education programs, with a vision to help members of the community live more fulfilling lives. Greenwich House continuously responds to current community needs with 14 varied programs that provide special care to thousands of clients each day. These programs include: serving daily hot meals at our thriving Senior Center, enriching the curriculum of NYC schools with music classes, hosting resident artists and learning the rich history of ceramic arts, treating abused children through counseling and prevention programs, providing clinical and therapeutic care through our HIV/AIDS services, offering drug-free counseling to substance abusers and their families and reaching home bound seniors in need of mental health and consultation services.
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Your participation in A Taste of Greenwich House directly supports the critical work we do every day.
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1112
Donate My Dress Online Auction
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ssDonateMyDress.org is the first national campaign to encourage girls around the country to donate their prom and special occasion dresses to those who cannot afford the costly experience of going to their prom, sweet 16, quinceañera or formal on their own.
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<a href="http://www.donatemydress.org" target="_blank">DonateMyDress.org</A> is the first national campaign to encourage girls around the country to donate their prom and special occasion dresses to those who cannot afford the costly experience of going to their prom, "Sweet 16," quinceañera or formal on their own. The site features a directory of local dress drive organizations across the U.S. that will enable girls to easily find out where they can donate or receive a dress.<br><Br>
Proceeds fund the “Purple Dress Awards,” special grants given to the non-profit chapters of DonateMyDress.org, which collect and distribute dresses in empowering ways to girls in their communities. Chapters use this funding for operational costs, including dry cleaning dresses, transporting and storing dresses, purchasing dress racks, and hosting workshops teaching girls self esteem, important life lessons, and more.
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Check out more photos of celeb donors and dress drive organizations in this <a href="http://donatemydress.org/slideshow.html"_blank">photo gallery</a>!
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1113
Young People's Chorus of New York City
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The Young People's Chorus of New York City has distinguished itself as one of the finest youth choruses in the world. Founded by its artistic director Francisco J. N��ez in 1988 with a commitment to diversity and musical excellence, it has more than fulfilled its promise.
The Young People's Chorus of New York City has distinguished itself as one of the finest youth choruses in the world. Founded by its artistic director Francisco J. Nunez in 1988 with a commitment to diversity and musical excellence, it has more than fulfilled its promise. The chorus has won cheers for its performances on three continents, singing everywhere from Carnegie Hall and the White House to Smetana Hall in Prague and St. Martin in the Fields in London and represented the United States at the Seventh World Symposium on Choral Music in Kyoto in 2005. The chorus returns to Japan in summer 2009 for a four-week, 19-city tour of the country and was recently honored to sing for Pope Benedict XVI at Yankee Stadium on his first papal visit to the U.S.
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The chorus just returned from Europe, where they won three gold medals in the 2008 Choir Olympics in Graz, Austria, followed by performances in Salzburg and Prague. At the same time, the chorus was featured on PBS-TV on From the Top at Carnegie Hall.
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Each year, YPC serves more than 1,100 children from 7 to 18 from the New York City area through its core after-school program and its satellite program in nine of the city's public schools. Over the years, YPC has brought together hundreds of children of all ethnic, religious and economic backgrounds who have worked together, learned together, made lifelong friends and developed not only their exceptional artistic and creative abilities, but also the skills that will serve them throughout their lives.
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The Young People's Chorus of New York City- residence at the 92nd Street Y; Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street; and WNYC, New York Public Radio-has received a 2005 Chorus America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming and Chorus America's 2006 Education Outreach Award. They have also been cited as a recognized leader in demonstrating a strong commitment to urban at-risk youth by the New York State Assembly and the Mayor of New York City and as a "national model of artistic excellence and diversity" by the Presidential Committee on the Arts and Humanities.
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2028
Maddie's Corner Online Auction
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Maddie's Corner is an organization founded by actress/singer Kristin Chenoweth that celebrates the bond between people and their pets while lending a helping hand to those in need.
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<TR><TD>Maddie's Corner is an organization founded by actress/singer Kristin Chenoweth that celebrates the bond between people and their pets while lending a helping hand to those in need. Named in honor of her beloved dog, Maddie's Corner brings attention and support to animals in need and groups working on their behalf, as well as highlights the many ways animals help people and enrich our lives. Their guiding vision is to inspire a more humane, thoughtful and tolerant society that will benefit the quality of life of both people and animals.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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2020
Bob Costas Kentucky Derby Auction for VBF
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One in ten children are born with a vascular birthmark, or 400,000, each year in the United States (based on the 2003 census). Of these infants, 1 in 10, or 40,000 are born with a vascular birthmark that will require the opinion of a medical specialist. There are two categories of vascular birthmarks: hemangiomas, which are the most common tumor of infancy, and vascular malformations. These two categories, while related, are very different. It is very important to know the difference because the treatment is different depending on the lesion type. <br><br>
Traditional medical protocol in years past was to allow these potentially disfiguring and dangerous lesions to grow and "wait" for regression or involution to occur. New data indicates that most of these lesions do not regress to a cosmetically acceptable appearance, and will, therefore, require some form of corrective surgery. As a result, there is a concerted effort on the part of several prominent physicians and research specialists to change the old "benign neglect" protocol to require more aggressive early intervention. Additionally, almost all benign vascular lesions have been called "hemangiomas." However, many are actually vascular malformations. It is important to have an accurate diagnosis since hemangiomas will regress but vascular malformations will continue to grow. This web site is dedicated to provide the most accurate and up to date information on the proper diagnosis and treatment of hemangiomas and other vascular birthmarks. This information is not only important for parents, it is critical for physicians and other health care providers.
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Dr. Linda Rozell Shannon is the President and Founder of the Vascular Birthmarks Foundation. She has her Phd in Education, her Masters of Science degree in Health Education and has been a freelance writer and analyst for over 25 years. In 1994, after her daughter, Christine Mary Shannon, was diagnosed with a hemangioma in 1994, Linda began researching and writing information on vascular birthmarks. In 1995, Linda learned about Dr. Milton Waner, and his work at Arkansas Children's Hospital. After he successfully removed her daughter's hemangioma in one 3 hour out- patient surgical procedure, she teamed up with Dr. Warner, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Arkansas Medical School (currently (2005) at the Birthmark Institute at the Beth Israel Hospital in NYC) to write the one and only book for parents on birthmarks. Today, Dr. Waner is an internationally recognized authority on the diagnosis and treatment of hemangiomas and vascular malformations. He has successfully treated thousands of child and adults with vascular birthmarks. Since its inception in 1994, VBF has successfully networked thousands of children and adults into treatment, sponsored significant research, educated physicians and affected family members about the diagnosis and treatment of vascular birthmarks and has established chapters all over the world.
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Feb 16, 2010 15:28 EST
Mar 11, 2010 13:00 EST
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1127
The Committee of Concerned Journalists Auction
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The Committee of Concerned Journalists is a consortium of journalists,
publishers, owners and academics worried about the future of the profession.
To secure journalism's future, the group believes that journalists from all
media, geography, rank and generation must be clear about what sets our
profession apart from other endeavors. To accomplish this, the group is
creating a national conversation among journalists about principles.
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<strong>Three Goals</strong>
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<li> To clarify and renew journalists' faith in the core principles and
function of journalism.
<li> To create a better understanding of those principles by the public.
<li> To engage and inform ownership and management of these principles
and their financial as well as social value.
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<strong>How Do We Accomplish Them?</strong>
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To initiate a conversation about standards, the group first issued a
statement of concern, created a network of professionals nationwide, held
twenty-one forums, and conducted surveys and content studies to identify the
core principles journalists share. These were then distilled in 2001 into a
book, "The Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and the
Public Should Expect" (Updated and Revised in April 2007). In turn, these
ideas are available to news people through our Traveling Curriculum of
workshops. The work continues through further research, reporting, writing
and discussion.
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Feb 25, 2010 12:00 EST
Mar 10, 2010 15:02 EST
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The PHASE ONE Online Auction
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PHASE ONE is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Phase I clinical research and treatment programs for patients with cancer. Founded by Stacy and Alberto Valner, with a group of friends, all couples with young children who either themselves or a close family member had been affected by a diagnosis of cancer.
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Once a new idea or novel drug is identified in the laboratory, the FDA requires three levels of clinical testing prior to the approval of that drug for widespread use. These studies are usually referred to as trials in Phase I, II, or III. The focus of a Phase I trial is to determine the appropriate dose and schedule of a given drug and its side effects. Patients enrolled usually have advanced cancers, which have progressed through standard therapy or for which standard therapy does not exist. Sometimes these patients have been through "everything" and still function extremely well.
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With your support PHASE ONE hopes that its efforts to fund Phase I trials and research will help in the fight against cancer, by finding treatments that will transform what might be a terminal illness into one where patients can live a full and productive life.
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Mar 11, 2010 12:30 EST
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Brain Injury Association of New Jersey
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The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey brings together people with brain injury, their families and friends, and concerned allied health professionals to improve the quality of life people experience after brain injury.
<center>The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey is a non-profit organization that brings together people with brain injury, their families and friends, and concerned allied health professionals to improve the quality of life people experience after brain injury.<br><br>
Our mission is to support and advocate for individuals affected by brain injury and raise public awareness through education and prevention.<br><br>
Our vision is a world where all individuals with brain injury and their caregivers maximize their quality of life, the consequences of all unavoidable brain injuries are minimized and all preventable brain injuries are prevented.
Feb 26, 2010 10:00 EST
Mar 17, 2010 14:00 EST
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glassbooth.org Online Auction
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Conceived out of a decline in political education, Glassbooth is maximizing off the incredible potential of the Internet to empower the public with tools for accessing information. To date, the organizations flagship product is an innovative online model for helping citizens become informed about the positions of candidates in elections.
<p><strong>Mission:</strong> Glassbooth is a groundbreaking non-profit devoted to reinvigorating democracy by empowering the public with information,
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Conceived out of a decline in political education, Glassbooth is maximizing off the incredible potential of the Internet to empower the public with tools for accessing information. To date, the organizations flagship product is an innovative online model for helping citizens become informed about the positions of candidates in elections.
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"We started by understanding the problems of democracy in the United States. We found that voters who are going to the polls carry great misconceptions about where the candidates actually stand; and voters who aren't going to the polls are absent because they don't feel informed enough to make a decision," said <strong>Ian Manheimer, director and founder of Glassbooth</strong>. "An increasing number of voters, especially young people, are turning to the internet to fill the information gap. We launched Glassbooth to create a simple, interactive way for voters to have complete, easy access to the political information they desire. We believe the process will become a fundamental part of civic life in this country."
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Mar 9, 2010 15:00 EST
Mar 30, 2010 14:00 EST
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Family Health International Online Auction
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At Family Health International, we bring research and public health programs together to improve people’s lives. Our researchers increase understanding of the technologies and health care systems best suited to people in need. Our public health professionals combine this scientific information with best practices from the field -- and our experience of 37 years -- to deliver evidence-based health programs that have real impact.
At Family Health International, we bring research and public health programs together to improve people’s lives. Our researchers increase understanding of the technologies and health care systems best suited to people in need. Our public health professionals combine this scientific information with best practices from the field -- and our experience of 37 years -- to deliver evidence-based health programs that have real impact.
Feb 26, 2010 09:00 EST
Mar 11, 2010 15:27 EST
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