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Make a Difference Day0
- Making a Positive Difference
- October 21, 2011
Here's just one example of people making a difference in their community on National Make a Difference Day: the six non-profits in the Naperville area who decided to donate goods to people who are underserved. These non-profits are encouraging people to do anything they can to help people who are less fortunate. People are recognizing
READ MOREMagic Johnson Remains a Living Symbol of Hope0
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- November 11, 2011
Twenty years after contracting HIV, the former NBA great devotes much time and effort to raise money for research, and he remains an inspiration to many. As the LA Times comments, “Magic Johnson is killing the disease by using his celebrity to raise millions for AIDS research.” LA Times, 11/5/2011
READ MOREMagic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story0
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- July 20, 2011
Lifetime's biopic on J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, premiered earlier this week. We think this film is Good for You entertainment worth watching, and this is why: Rowling went through a great deal in her life–an abusive husband whom she left and divorced, a period of time when she was on welfare
READ MOREMadonna Turns Hand to Fitness With Gym Launch0
- Celebrity Health & Fitness
- December 6, 2010
She writes children's books and makes wine, dons a spandex leotard like no one else and has sold millions of albums around the world. Now she wants you to have a toned body. Madonna is opening a new chain of "Hard Candy Fitness" gyms, starting with her first launch in Mexico. Reuters, 11/30/2010
READ MOREMade in America: Global Companies Expand in U.S. Towns0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- May 3, 2012
Global Foundries, which makes semiconductors, has helped breathe life into the small town of Malta in upstate New York with new jobs and training programs at area schools. The town has been transformed economically because of their commitment to getting this global company to pick their town for a new factory. Germany's Siemens, Scandinavia's Electrolux,
READ MOREMade in America: Creating Jobs for Christmas0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- November 30, 2011
After nearly a year of national coverage, ABC News' Made in America series reminds us that, according to economists, if every American spent $64 on something made in America, we could create 200,000 jobs immediately. Since the average American spends $700 on Christmas or holiday gifts, think how much of a difference we could make
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