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Conviction Overturned After 25 Years in Prison

August 27, 2018 By Lynn Fugaro

The Innocence Project

We’re hearing more about people being wrongly convicted in our nation’s courtrooms because the Innocence Project and other such justice-seeking organizations are taking on difficult criminal cases (often murder and other violent crimes) and they’re winning these complex, time-consuming, multi-faceted cases. Recently, the Innocent Project scored another victory when they were able to exonerate a […]

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San Francisco Dentist Travels to Guatemala to Provide Dental Services Alongside Local Dentists and Students

July 27, 2018 By Altrumedia

Open Wide Foundation

For experienced dentist Dr. Jarrod Cornehl, the opportunity to give back is one of the most rewarding aspects of his profession. In 2012 and again in 2014, Dr. Cornehl traveled to Guatemala to put his skills and services to work for the Open Wide Foundation, which is an organization that establishes dental clinics in underserved […]

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Dr. George P. Chatson Joins Rotaplast International for Cleft Palate Repair in Guatemala City

January 4, 2018 By Altrumedia

Dr. George P. Chatson

One in every 600 children in Guatemala is born with a cleft palate. Many of these children are born to families that lack the basic resources to address the issue. The World Factbook, produced by the Central Intelligence Agency, reports that 23% of the population of Guatemala resides in extreme poverty and more than half […]

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Louisville Attorney Provides Free Holiday Dinners to Military Families

December 15, 2017 By Altrumedia

Christmas

Karl Truman aims to bring Christmas cheer to the Louisville military community The holidays can be a very stressful time for military families. Often, there are miles separating families from their loved ones who are deployed to remote corners of the world, and this separation is felt all the more strongly during the Christmas season. […]

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Food Maven: The Restaurant and Farmer Haven

October 19, 2017 By Zac Pingle

On a day to day basis food waste has become far too commonplace. We are reminded of this fact every time we have to clean out our refrigerators or take home leftovers that we know deep down we’ll never eat. Grocery stores and the farmers that provide their produce, like their consumers, have the same […]

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Wood Creek Dental Brings Dental Care to Ecuador

September 25, 2017 By Altrumedia

Wood Creek Dental in Ecuador

Dr. Dale Hunt and team travel to the remote village of Cebadas to help villagers with oral health For over 10 years, Dr. Dale Hunt of Wood Creek Dental in upstate South Carolina has brought his dental services to the country of Ecuador. It’s a special relationship that he and his staff have developed with […]

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Doctor Sees Brighter Future for Orphans

April 19, 2017 By Altrumedia

Dr. Nasrin Mani Travels to Tijuana to Provide Eye Care to Girls in Orphanage It’s not every day you get the opportunity to help a community in need. Fortunately, Dr. Nasrin Mani has had the pleasure of helping young girls at the Los Angelitos Orphanage located in Tijuana Mexico, offering regular eye exams to help […]

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How Dylan Williams Survived a Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

March 31, 2017 By Sean Lally

For many of us, life is a given – we need not question on a daily basis whether today will be our last. But, for some, that basic assumption is overturned through the forceful imposition of a catastrophic event. This was the case for Dylan Williams and his family in 2012 when Dylan was hit […]

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Kindness Program Brings Blogger Baskets, Joy to Hundreds

January 23, 2017 By Altrumedia

Hundreds of Cancer Patients Have Been Offered Gift Baskets by Bloggers Who Joined Environmental Litigation Group, P.C. “Kindness Program” Cancer is a devastating disease which claims the lives of over half a million people annually in the U.S. Although it is undeniable that major breakthroughs have been achieved in regards to effective cancer treatments over […]

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Leftover Olympic Meals Help Feed the Hungry

October 19, 2016 By Zac Pingle

Although the Summer Olympic Games are over, in some ways, their positive impact has continued. This year a program was created to feed Rio’s hungry citizens using leftover foods at from the Olympic Stadium. This program named RefettoRio is in response to the world’s growing wasted food crisis. According to Agencia Brazil, 30 percent of […]

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Open Wide Foundation

San Francisco Dentist Travels to Guatemala to Provide Dental Services Alongside Local Dentists and Students

For experienced dentist Dr. Jarrod Cornehl, the opportunity to give back is one … [Read More...]

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Dr. George P. Chatson Joins Rotaplast International for Cleft Palate Repair in Guatemala City

One in every 600 children in Guatemala is born with a cleft palate. Many of … [Read More...]

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Louisville Attorney Provides Free Holiday Dinners to Military Families

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