Children/Youth
December 2, 2015 at 10:29 am
The Marine Corps League, organizing the annual "Toys for Tots" toy drive for families in need in the Reno/Sparks area, said local Wal-Mart stores have removed donation boxes from area locations. The group said it had donation boxes set up at area Wal-Mart locations, but has now learned that Wal-Mart has removed those boxes. A…
November 16, 2015 at 10:31 am
Utah branches of the Boy Scouts of America said they're feeling a financial impact following a ruling by the national office to allow openly gay scout leaders. The biggest scout branch in the country, Utah National Parks Council, is based in Orem and serves 90,000 scouts in a region that covers the entire state south of…
October 28, 2015 at 9:42 am
As a fundraiser, I’ve been to my fair share of fundraising parties, often hosted by a board member, donor or volunteer. While these events can be a fantastic way to connect and meet new potential major donors, I typically find them to be awkward, stiff and sometimes a little too heavy on the wine. Recently,…
October 26, 2015 at 10:23 am
Jared Fogle, the former Subway pitchman who used his foundation to access child victims, in August pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and sex with minors. Now, as part of his plea agreement, Fogle has begun issuing restitution. According to The Associated Press, Fogle has already paid a total of $1 million to 10 victims...
October 20, 2015 at 10:09 am
The chairman of a nonprofit mentoring program for at-risk boys, which has had contracts with two area school districts, has been accused of asking a teenage boy to send him an explicit photo. Paul Dean Jamison Jr., who founded Developing Boys To Men (DBTM) in 2009, was arrested Friday morning. Bail was set at $10,000.…
October 5, 2015 at 11:05 am
Penn State’s decision to honor a former board member of Jerry Sandusky’s Second Mile charity has drawn more than 100 complaints to the university in less than 24 hours. Penn State selected Bruce Heim—a man who said he witnessed Sandusky enter showers with children—to join a group of alumni for an honorary coin toss prior…
October 1, 2015 at 7:00 am
Ask anyone what their favorite season is and you’ll get a variety of responses, from spring to winter and everything in between. But for the dessert aficionados among us, the most highly anticipated season of all–Girl Scout cookie season. Since 1917, the Girl Scouts of America have reaped the many benefits of peer-to-peer fundraising through…
September 17, 2015 at 10:32 am
Ringo Starr seems to be on a bit of a cleaning binge. And that can be a chore when you own an estate in London, one in Beverly Hills and another in Monaco. Last week, the Beatles drummer announced that he was preparing to publish a new book of never-before-seen photographs he took of the…
September 16, 2015 at 9:41 am
Ever hear Steve Smith Sr. spit fire at an opponent (or, sadly, a member of the media) and wish you could do the same to someone in your life? Well, the next best thing would be to have Smith do it for you. As part of a fundraiser for his Steve Smith Family Foundation, which…
September 4, 2015 at 9:11 am
The onetime director of Jared Fogle's charity has agreed to plead guilty to charges of child exploitation and distributing and receiving child pornography as part of a conspiracy with the former Subway pitchman, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Indianapolis said Tuesday. The plea agreement with Russell Taylor, 43, a former head of the charity focusing…
