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MEDIA CENTER

For media enquiries, or additional information about Points of Light & Hands On Network, contact:

John Jowers
Director, Media & Public Relations
Points of Light & Hands On Network
P: 404.979.2941
jjowers@handsonnetwork.org

Current media releases
12/14/2007 Forbes.com - "Give Like an Entrepreneur"
11/17/2007 Fast Company - "Social Capitalist Award Winner, 2008"
11/11/2007 NY Times - "Charities Trying Mergers to Improve Bottom Line"
09/04/2007 Points of Light & Hands On Network Supports
National Mentoring Month in January 2008
08/24/2007 USA Today - "New Orleans: 'Beautiful Things' Ugly Reminders"
08/21/2007 SunHerald - "14 Million Hours"
08/20/2007 Denver Post - "New Schools, Stronger Leaders, More Autonomy"
08/20/2007 ABC News, Good Morning America - "Extreme School Makeover: Manual High"
08/09/2007 CBS4 Denver - "600 Volunteers Work to Improve Manual High"
08/09/2007 CNN Money.com - "Hands On Schools..."
07/31/2007 StarTribune - "Helping Hurricane Victims go Home"
07/18/2007 Atlanta Journal-Constitution - "Hands On Vision Grows with Merger"
07/18/2007 Outstanding Corporate Citizens Honored as Volunteer Leaders Close Conference
07/17/2007 The Chronicle of Philanthropy - "Two Major Volunteerism Groups Merge" \
07/17/2007 The NonProfit Times - "Points of Light, Hands On Merge"
07/16/2007 Merger of Hands On Network and Points of Light Foundation to Create World’s Largest Volunteer Organization
07/13/2007 The Salvation Army Welcomes "World Changers" to Philadelphia - July 16
07/12/2007 Outstanding Volunteers and Organizations to be Recognized at National Conference on Volunteering and Service
07/11/2007 Former President Bush, Alma Powell, to Keynote at National Conference on Volunteering & Service
07/02/2007 Philadelphia Area Service Projects Scheduled for National Conference on Volunteering and Service
06/14/2007 Weather Experts Predict Above-Average Hurricane Season.Web site identifies volunteers before next disaster
05/23/2007 Outstanding Workplace Volunteer Programs Recognized at National Conference
05/15/2007 Employee Volunteer Program Development Workshop Series to Highlight
National Conference on Volunteering and Service
05/10/2007 Ten Communities May Establish Volunteer Centers
05/03/2007 "To the Point" Covers Volunteering from California to the Middle East
04/15/2007 A Day Without Volunteers
04/10/2007 New Additions to the Latest Monument in Nation’s Capital
03/29/2007 National Council on Workplace Volunteerism Achieves Important Milestone
03/20/2007 Former President Bush to Address National Conference on Volunteering & Service
02/23/2007 “We Are Family 2007” CD Now in Stores
02/22/2007 Target to Sponsor 2007 National Volunteer Week
02/14/2007 Foundation Welcomes Benevolink to “We Are Family” Campaign
02/13/2007 Building the Volunteer System for Improved Local Community Impact
02/12/2007 Points of Light Foundation Endorses 2-1-1 Phone Service
01/31/2007 Hurricane Relief Project to Be Launched February 3 in Miami
01/29/2007 February 1 Designated "EITC Awareness Day" by IRS
01/26/2007 Hurricane Relief Effort Receives Major Boost
01/18/2007 Comcast Executive and Eagles President to Host 2007 Conference on Volunteering
01/18/2007 2006 Awards for Excellence in Workplace Volunteer Programs: Call for Nominations
01/10/2007 Grants Awarded to Support Volunteer Center Associations to Strengthen the Network of Volunteer Centers Across the Country
01/10/2007 Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Offers Opportunity for Service
01/04/2007 Capital One and Points of Light Foundation Promote EITC in Ten Communities

Past releases 2001 - 2006


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