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- December 15, 2010
When Pam Starobin invented what she called the Sitting Taller adult booster seat (a firm cushion concealed in a chic leather tote bag that, when placed on a seat, offers a comfortable 4-inch boost), she was able to build her own successful business around it AND gain the satisfaction of helping other people who faced
READ MORERead on for The Wall Street Journal's picks for the best in volunteer travel in 2012. The Wall Street Journal, 12/19/2011
READ MOREWhat started as an effort to have people buy one American-made gift for Christmas has resulted in more than $550,000 of pledges to buy American products for the holidays. Earlier this season we wrote about the Made in America premise: if each of us spent just $64 on U.S.-made goods during our holiday shopping, the
READ MOREFatal infections have been linked to Neti pot usage; two Louisiana residents died after flushing their sinuses with tap water. (A Neti pot, pictured, is a sinus-flushing device). ABC News, 12/16/2011
READ MOREIn Racine, Wisconsin, the younger generation helps brighten up the holiday with music, gifts, and smiles as part of a program called “Be a Santa to a senior.” Trees are set up in local shops and decorated with ornaments containing requests from the needy. Volunteers then buy the gifts and deck the halls of local
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