Entries from December 2005

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

Submit Appeals

Submit an appeal for help with your personal situation or global cause. The Appeals pages on NICE are reserved to promote the work of small to medium-sized nonprofit organizations as well as individuals and families with pressing issues. We’re unique in offering this service as most online fundraising sites are catered for larger organizations already [...]

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

Thank You To: Brad, Shelly & Nancy

Thank You To: Brad, Shelly & Nancy

“Thank you for saving my life during my butterscotch candy choking episode at Bayridge Sushi today. Thank goodness for good pals like you! :) Thank goodness for life and the many more Bayridge sushi fest visits I will be able to make with you guys (minus the butterscotch candy).”

Jennifer D — Lake Mary, FL

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

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Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

About

History NICE Magazine got its start in a fit of madness. In the early 1990s, founder, D. Robert, a once laid back, easy going cruiser from Hawai’i did what any aspiring Hawai’ian does — he moved to the Mainland to expand his horizons. What he found was an incredible mix of experiences, situations and interactions, [...]

Monday, December 19th, 2005

Boston Globe and Santa, Unite

Read about the Globe Santa program, an 18-year old fundraising effort of The Boston Globe newspaper and The Globe Foundation. Raising more than a $1 million a year to buy presents for tens of thousands of eastern Massachusetts children is an effort that should be applauded. Thanks, Globe Santa.

Sunday, December 18th, 2005

Angels, step forward

From the Rockford Register Star at www.rrstar.com

During Thanksgiving week on East State Street in Rockford, my car stopped in the midst of busy traffic. Almost immediately a man came and said, “I’ll push you around the corner.” I put my Oldsmobile into neutral, and this kind man pushed us out of the traffic onto Hunter Avenue. And then, he was gone.

Saturday, December 17th, 2005

Being Nice Has Its (Fringe) Benefits

Susan Rucker planned on walking out of Luciano’s Coffee Shop with her usual drinks, two extra Irish cream lattes, on Tuesday morning.

But instead she walked out with a free trip to Las Vegas and tickets to see Celine Dion, courtesy of the shop’s owner.

Tuesday, December 13th, 2005

Hoosiers came through for Katrina victims

From The Journal Gazette at FortWayne.com

Thanks to all in Fort Wayne who helped my family and me in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The “Katrina Express” that Allen and my brother Mike transported here to Biloxi, Miss., was a godsend. When my mom and Allen telephoned me three days after Katrina destroyed our home and belongings and told me that relief – including a camper trailer – would be on its way to us, I cannot tell you how overwhelmed with relief, joy and gratitude we were.