Madeleine Pickens Posted on July 12, 2011 It should come as no surprise that Madeleine Pickens is once again in the spotlight for her unwavering efforts to fight for animals in need. Rescues have long been her crusade, whether airlifting homeless dogs and cats to safety after the Katrina disaster or saving horses headed for…
Recruitment has kicked off and United Way of San Diego County is challenging 10,000 locals to volunteer as readers, tutors, and mentors for the county’s youth over the next three years. Nationwide, United Way is seeking one million volunteers towards its goal of dramatically reducing the country’s high school dropout rate by 2018. “We are…
For years, the San Diego County Ford dealers and the Ford Motor Company Fund have partnered with the San Diego Air & Space Museum on Operation Goodwill, Ford’s charitable program that sponsors the museum’s Green Skills For Life, which encourages students to go green. The trio recently honored American legend Mickey Rooney at the Studs…
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) has launched a new Web site, BBBSConnect.org, to reconnect all former mentors (“Bigs”), mentees (“Littles”), caregivers, board members, donors, staff, and volunteers. BBBS invites all alumni to join the network during its 50th anniversary year, by creating a profile, sharing their story, and making connections with those who made their…
Vision and persistence these are qualities Scripps Research Institute professor Ray Stevens has demonstrated in directing his outstanding structural neurobiology program. He also displayed these traits in his latest venture outside the lab completing a six-day, 156-mile ultramarathon across the African Sahara Desert. The race, called Marathon des Sables, has been described as the toughest…