Immigration to the USA: how I worked for free, and then became a director

Let's talk a little about volunteering in the USA. For some, this is a completely familiar thing, but at first I was amazed at how much many city and public organizations and events in the same Seattle are tied to volunteers. Even more - many are completely dependent on volunteers! ...

Give half the fortune to charity: why Mackenzie Bezos decided to become a philanthropist

Mackenzie Bezos has pledged to give half of her fortune to charity, just months after ending her divorce proceedings with the richest man in the world. The newly minted female billionaire has signed the Giving Pledge, which encourages the richest people in the world to give most of their ...

Treasurer of the charity stole $ 400 000 donations to families of deceased NYPD officers

The former treasurer of a charity that helps the families of NYPD officers killed in the line of duty allegedly stole more than $ 400 from the organization to help cover her son's legal fees and dental services. Lorraine Shanley, 000, was arrested in the morning ...

How in America to get free food

Popular humor ascribes to America the status of a “labor camp with increased nutrition.” Only a very lazy person can go hungry here. Having settled in the country legally and having lost income, you can qualify for food stamps. But even if there is no official status, you will not be left without food. Specially…

American gives air miles to strangers so they can spend Christmas with their families

For the fifth year in a row, American businessman Peter Shankman has donated his accumulated airline miles to strangers from Imgur. According to Shankman, in this way he helps those who cannot afford to buy tickets, but want to see loved ones during the holidays, the newspaper writes ...

An incurable child received hundreds of Christmas cards

A terminally ill 8-year-old boy received a huge number of letters of Christmas greetings, including from the White House, after the call to create a holiday mood for him went viral. Nine months ago, Drake Quibodo of Louisiana was diagnosed with diffuse internal ...

Pensioners from the post-Soviet countries staged a charity event in California

Pensioners from the former republics of the Soviet Union staged a charity event at children's hospitals in Los Angeles (California). Mikhail Stupansky came to the rehabilitation center for children with disabilities for the first time - with a string of tangerines, he came to congratulate the little patients on the upcoming holidays, reports Voice of America. ...

Kindness or a way to save on taxes? How does charity work in the USA?

In pre-Christmas New York, they think not only about gifts and discounts, but also about helping their neighbors: Americans massively donate money, food, clothing, movable and immovable property. Charity is something completely natural, more than a tradition - a way of life. Here are just donations ...

An American from New Jersey was barred from putting up a Christmas installation until he paid a round sum.

The New Jersey resident put on free light shows every year, but now his town has billed him thousands. Thomas and Chris Apruzzi of Old Bridge have been creating Christmas installations for over a decade. In 2014 they were featured in ABC's Great Christmas Light Fight. ...

Invented to make money: a homeless person and a couple who collected more than $ 400 000 for him were arrested

According to the source, Marke D'Amico, Keith McClure and Johnny Bobbit have been charged with conspiracy and theft by deception. The homeless man who found himself at the center of the GoFundMe campaign last year and the couple who raised over $ 400 for him have been arrested last ...

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