Best ideas for gifting money to charity
Q. I have about $500,000 in cash accounts from a life insurance payout. I don’t need the money for retirement or for living expenses, and I don’t have any relatives to leave it to. If I decide to give...
View ArticleDonations to schools and sports teams
Q. If my kid’s school or sports team collects donations to give to a charity, and I give, can I deduct the cost of what I donated? Continue reading…
View ArticleFive ways you can give to those in need this Thanksgiving
With the holidays upon us, charities and food banks in NJ are in need of cash and food donations for people and families for Thanksgiving. Here's how to help. Continue reading…
View ArticleA Sincere Thank You To Middlesex County
Throughout the year New Jersey 101.5 assists many different charities and fundraisers. This year we helped the United Way of Middlesex County 'Stuff The Bus'! Continue reading…
View ArticleVolunteer Information and Drop Off Locations
The response today with people who want to donate time and money to the relief efforts has been incredible. Continue reading…
View ArticleSome Sandy Donations Not Wanted
Donations are rolling into New York and New Jersey after Superstorm Sandy, but some relief experts say the things being given are not always what's needed. Continue reading…
View ArticleRestore New Jersey: Hoboken [PHOTOS/VIDEO]
Ray The Prize Guy and myself visited Hoboken today and visited with Mayor Dawn Zimmer and saw how a volunteer group from St. Louis is helping to Restore New Jersey. Continue reading…
View ArticleMore Donations Needed for Sandy Victims [AUDIO]
Just as quickly as donations are coming in for victims of Superstorm Sandy, more items are still needed, especially along the Jersey shore - as residents come home to find nothing. Continue reading…
View ArticleNJ Hurricane Relief Fund Tops $18 Million
The charity launched by Governor Chris Christie and his wife to help victims of Hurricane Sandy has raised $18.2 million in its first 24 days. Continue reading…
View ArticleFrom Coast to Coast: Seaside Helps Seaside [PHOTO]
The spirit of helping others is not dead in this country, many have found ways to help those affected to raise funds for Hurricane Sandy Relief. I was recently contacted by a group from Seaside, Oregon...
View ArticleHelp Paraplegic Toms River Man Rebuild his Home After Sandy
Eric Katz, a 30-year-old paraplegic, Toms River, NJ native, who has devoted his life to building and creating artificial limbs for amputees, lost his home and everything he owned during Hurricane...
View ArticleHow to Help Victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines [LIST]
The devastation is hard to fathom. We all share this Earth and these poor people need our help. Continue reading…
View ArticleFacebook's Zuckerberg Biggest Giver in 2013
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have propelled themselves to the top of the A-list of charitable giving. Continue reading…
View ArticleHelp Raise Money for Injured Marine Aaron Alonso
Jim was discussing this story this morning and wanted to pass along the information for anyone looking to offer help. Continue reading…
View ArticleHelp Kelsey Flanigan Fight Brain Cancer
Kelsey Flanigan is a friend of our promotions director Dan "Pinky" Specht. Kelsey is fighting brain cancer and we are reaching out on behalf of Dan and Kelsey for your help. Continue reading…
View ArticleHelp raise money for NJ girl who needs chemotherapy treatment
Dennis and Judi try to help get the word out when good NJ people are in need and this story definitely falls under that category. Continue reading…
View ArticleYear without a Santa Claus? NJ woman shares her shelter story
Imagine waking up Christmas morning, walking downstairs and there is no tree or presents. Now, think about celebrating Hanukkah with no exchange of gifts and barely enough food to eat. Continue reading…
View ArticleNJ trails most states in charitable giving
A new survey finds New Jersey is one of the least charitable states in the country. Continue reading…
View ArticleCamden attempts to break world record
Feed Our Children NOW! will gather in the parking lot of the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden this Friday, during Vans Warped Tour presented by Journeys, in an effort to shatter the official world...
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