Obama Reaches Out To Faith

CHICAGO -- Reaching out to evangelical voters, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is announcing plans to expand President Bush's program steering federal social service dollars to religious groups and -- in a move sure to cause controversy -- support some ability to hire and fire based on faith.

Obama was unveiling his approach to getting religious charities more involved in government anti-poverty programs during a tour and remarks Tuesday in Zanesville, Ohio, at Eastside Community Ministry, which provides food, clothes, youth ministry and other services.

"The challenges we face today ... are simply too big for government to solve alone," Obama was to say, according to a prepared text of his remarks obtained by The Associated Press. "We need all hands on deck." - WHDH

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Charities persuade philanthropists

Boston.com has an interesting article about philanthropy, specifically, how organizations try to get donations.

In a sleek conference room in a downtown Boston office tower, Matthew Kochka, a
bearded 27-year-old farmer in flannel and khakis, stood before two dozen crisply
dressed business executives, investors, and other white-collar types.
He
braced himself.
"I think your presentation was almost 100 percent wrong,"
said Dale Bearden, a managing director at Babson Capital Management, an
investment management firm. "It didn't compel me to support your organization."

Lowell Ninety Nine auctions it's stuff for charity

Gail Metropolis absolutely had to have the eagle.
It was carved in a wood
plaque, painted blue and gold, and measured five feet wide. Bids started at
$100, and on the last day of the auction she stayed until midnight at the Ninety
Nine Restaurant in Lowell where it had hung near the bar for 15 years, locked in
a fierce bidding war.

Proceeds from this auction went to Lowell's public school and the city's Boys and Girls Club.

Naz donates to children's home

Junior Rachel Malinowski spear-headed a project during Lent that had students and faculty donating their spare "junk food" change at lunchtime that was sent to Asha Niwas, a children's home run by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Guragon, India.

More than $500 was raised.