A GoFundMe page set up to raise funds for Nikki Grahame’s eating disorder treatment has been reopened to help pay for funeral costs.The Big Brother star died of complications from anorexia aged 38 on Friday (9 April), weeks after a GoFundMe page was set up by her friends to raise money for the treatment. In the wake of her death, the page has been re-activated, with the money raised going towards Grahame’s funeral costs and a charity supporting people with eating disorders.An update on the page, written by Grahame’s close friends Carly Cunningham and Leon Dee, reads: “We just wanted...
Lilly Bumpus sold a record-breaking 32,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies in a single season as part of her mission to help kids with cancer. 8-year-old Lilly, a cancer survivor, and her troop have been delivering cookies and raising money for cancer research.
Many times, an artist or collector wishes to preserve their collection by donating the collection to a museum or other public charity. Often the museum, university or other organization is unwilling or unable to integrate, preserve, store and display the entire collection along with the associated documents. Even if there is a financial gift to sufficiently endow the collection today, there is no certainty that the endowment will be able to fund the charity indefinitely into the future. Furthermore, charities are not immutable, they change their focus and mission. What fits their mission today, may not fit with the charitable purpose of the charity in the future. When there is no charity willing to preserve the collection, the artist or collector should consider using a private foundation; especially, now as the future of museums is moving away from the brick-and-mortar and toward a virtual institution.
Lori Loughlin spent some time on April 14 delivering food with Project Angel Foods. See the latest photos of the former actress, who was released from prison at the end of December 2020. Lori Loughlin kept a low-profile while volunteering in Los Angeles on April 14. The former Full House...
CHARLOTTE — Like most parents, Courtney Jones spends her days chasing after her 3-year-old son, Shivay. But since adopting him from India a year and a half ago, she’s also been balancing a strict medical regimen for him, too. “We have many medications that he gets,” she told Channel 9...
For many comedians, joking around is just a part of their lives. Once off the stand-up stage, sitcom set, or big screen, celebrities who crack us up have proven they also have a serious side. Many are so active, you wonder how they find time for their "day jobs." Read on for a survey of comedy stars and a sampling of their "real-life" work for a wide range of causes.
This article was produced in partnership with Spotlight PA and The Philadelphia Inquirer, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. For over a year, lawyer Bob Heist, then-chairman of the Milton Hershey School’s board, says he sought internal financial records detailing the spending history of the $17 billion charity, which has a mission to educate low-income students for free.
