Special help for Haiti; Bend company collecting artificial limbs for injured earthquake victims (The Bulletin)
A Bend company is trying to help injured victims of the Haiti disaster by collecting donations of artificial limbs and braces.January's magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and left a million more homeless, according to The Associated Press. us.rd.yahoo.com |
AAA centers collecting used car, marine batteries
South Carolina can receive $1 for every automotive or marine battery they drop off at an AAA Car Care Center or an AAA-approved auto repair shop from April 18-24, Earth Week. greenvilleonline.com |
Mesa collecting water for the homeless and needy
MESA, Ariz. (AP) Mesa is busy collecting the life blood of the desert. The city is working with nonprofit agencies to provide supplies of water to the homeless and unsheltered during the stifling summer months. Residents are being asked to donate bottles of water at various drop-off locations throughout the city. The Mesa Hydration Donation Campaign will be collecting water until Friday ... fox11az.com |
State Lawmaker Opposes Tropical Fish Collecting
A state lawmaker from the Big Island said he plans to introduce a bill to ban tropical fish collecting in Hawaii waters. kitv.com |
Collecting as asset building
Art as a hedge against bankruptcy? Read on Last week, Christie’s South Kensington added $2.6 million to an earlier auction of Lehman Brothers’ art memorabilia by Christie’s New York that fetched $12.3 million in what many have described as a frenzied bid for the bankrupted company’s assets. business-standard.com |