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Distributing Money From "The One Fund" Raises Tough Questions

Virginia Prescott — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:40:56 +0000

In the four weeks since the Boston Marathon bombings, the One Fund set up to collect donations for victims has raised more than twenty-eight million dollars. The decision on how that money gets distributed goes to Kenneth Feinberg, the so-called “great decider”.

At public hearings held last week at the Boston Public Library, Feinberg stated that there is not enough money in the One Fund to satisfy everyone. Here to discuss how dollars get assigned to tragedies is Juliette Kayyem, national security and foreign policy columnist for the Boston Globe. She’s former assistant secretary for intergovernmental affairs at the department of homeland security.

The Charity of Wiffle Ball

Rick Ganley — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000

In Essex, Vermont there’s a scale replica of a famous baseball park. In fact, there are two. In 2000, Pat O’ Connor had the crazy idea to build a version of Boston’s famed Fenway Park in his backyard. The following year he began to hold Wiffle ball tournaments to raise money for various charities. Later, he built another field next door- Little Wrigley. Fast forward to 2013, and those two fields host dozens of charity tournaments each year, and have helped to raise more than 2 million dollars. And there’s talk of yet another field.

Warner Foliage Festival Raises Funds For Community Groups

Emily Corwin — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 19:33:02 +0000

The 65^th annual fall foliage festival took place in Warner, New Hampshire this weekend. Attendees could purchase crafts by local artisans, go on rides, or share a country breakfast the United Church of Warner.

Muir String Quartet Benefit Performance

Virginia Prescott — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:38:31 +0000

The Grammy award winning Muir String Quartet will perform at a benefit for Classical Music by the Sea in North Hampton.