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From Seattle to Connecticut, three UConn medical students just rolled back into the state after a very trying cross country journey.

From Seattle to Connecticut, three University of Connecticut medical students just rolled back into the state after a very trying cross country journey. UConn medical students Brian Legato, Dustin Moore and Julia Neri started their ride to raise money for the Hole in the Wall Gang camp on June 6, traveling from Washington state back to Connecticut. They said it…

The pandemic shined a spotlight on the problem of food insecurity. In New York City, one local organization, powered by Millennial and Gen Z volunteers, is fighting the problem by partnering with restaurants to deliver excess food from restaurants to people experiencing food insecurity. Rescuing Leftover Cuisine acts as the middleman, transporting food to those in need.

Consider this a win-win situation: a full day of golf while raising money for charity. When Avon’s Brian Cuddeback says “full day,” he means it. From sun-up until, as he puts it, “I can’t see the ball anymore,” Cuddeback is playing as many holes as he can hoping to raise money for the nonprofit Gifts of Love, which helps...

A woolly mammoth tooth found off the coast of Newburyport, Mass., sold at auction for more than $10,000. The man who sold it pledges to use the money to help support Ukraine.

Former first lady Melania Trump launched a venture this week selling non-fungible tokens that must be paid for with Solan cryptocurrency, currently valued around $180 each.

The event aims to let players bring awareness to charitable causes of their choosing by wearing pre-approved custom cleats during the game.

Shelton’s Echo Hose Ambulance held their second annual 24-hour charity run this weekend with EMT Michael Pereiro. Last year, Pereiro ran for 24 hours and helped raise more than $7,000 to help purchase a new ambulance for the Echo House EMT. “It’s a 24-hour ultra-marathon,” said Pereiro. “Basically, what we’re doing is a 2.98-mile loop.” Pereiro’s pace was steady...

A Shelton EMT has been running since Friday night and is set to be done around 8 p.m.

“When you have great losses in your life, you have great tragedy in your life, you may not be the same anymore. I don’t think the old Shirley that I was looking for will ever come back again. I’m not healed, but it’s allowed me to talk to people in my community who are broken just like me and let...

Donations play a critical role for many nonprofits but needs go beyond a single day of giving.

The chairman of Prince Charles’ charitable foundation has resigned after reports the organization was offered a donation of more than 500,000 pounds ($692,000) from a Russian banker seeking British citizenship

Gaines said that he would also donate his cut hair to Children with Hair Loss, an organization that makes wigs for children in need.

In Southington, it was a day of remembrance and unity in the community. It’s that passion that is behind the 8th annual Race for Chase.

In Southington, it was a day of remembrance and unity in the community. It’s that passion that is behind the 8th annual Race for Chase. The race is named after Chase Kowalski, who was 7 years old when he passed away in the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Nearly a decade later, his parents and community are continuing to…

Ben Berman, 27, began baking pizzas and delivering them from his second story apartment to connect with friends at the start of the pandemic. Months later, his hobby evolved into a booming nonprofit that has raised $30,000 to help fight food insecurity and homelessness in Philadelphia. Berman’s passion for cooking for others was inspired by his mother Kerri. Raised in Portland,...

MacKenzie Scott, philanthropist, author and former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, says she has given away $4.1 billion in the past four months to hundreds of organizations as part of a giving pledge she announced last year

Justin Bieber has teamed up with a choir of London medical staff to record a charity Christmas single.

Find out how to donate to Christmas Wish CT’s Virtual Toy Drive, and learn some of Taylor and Mike’s favorite toys they received for Christmas when they were kids!

Giving Tuesday takes place the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving and is a day to give back to the community following the consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. NBCLX’s Clark Fouraker explains how you can get involved.