Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, have donated $2.5 million to oppose California's Proposition 39, a ballot measure to implement voter ID.
Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, have contributed a combined $2.5 million to block a voter ID measure in California, signaling greater involvement in Democrat and Democrat-aligned politics after stepping down as Netflix chairman. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, have donated $2.5 million to oppose California’s Proposition 39, a ballot measure to implement voter ID. DETAIL: Hastings contributed $1 million earlier this month to a “No on 39” campaign, while Quillin donated $1.5 million at the end of August to a similar campaign linked to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Proposition 39 would require voters to show a government-issued photo ID for in-person…Open
A Connecticut farm is honoring Dolly Parton with a corn maze in the shape of her head, one of 20 Dolly-themed corn mazes across the US and Canada. Participating farms are donating a portion of proceeds to local Imagination Library programs, the philanthropy started by Parton which has distributed over 85 million free books to preschool aged children since its creation.
The 9/11 Promise Run is an annual event dedicated to raising scholarship money for children of first responders who were seriously injured or killed during the attacks. The race begins at the Pentagon, and over the course of three days, runners will make the 240-mile journey to the 9/11 memorial in New York City. Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
“Power and joy.” “The most beautiful energy.” National Domestic Workers Alliance president Ai-jen Poo and National Women’s Law Center CEO Fatima Goss Graves joined Jacob Soboroff on "Connect" to celebrate the success of Olivia Rodrigo’s inaugural Daisy Chain Fields Festival. which raised $20 million for 10 non-profit organizations “advancing and advocating for women and girls in the U.S. and globally."
Meet Ashley and Sage, a family enrolled in Dolly Parton's free Imagination Library. Dolly started the library in 1995 as a tribute to her father, who never learned how to read or write. Today, the Imagination Library sends more than 3 million free books to children around the world every month—including Sage.
Dolly Parton knew the power of imagination better than anyone else; it took a whole lot of it to manifest her diamond-dusted dreams. It’s why she founded the Imagination Library – a global nonprofit that delivers free books to children each month. Dolly hoped to inspire a love for reading in children like Sage, whose mother Ashley says each book brought a “special moment” for their whole family.
A volunteer-run nonprofit that provides free knitted breast prosthetics to mastectomy patients now operates in all 50 states and 76 countries, with a recent viral Instagram reel flooding the organization with new orders. Barbara Demorest founded Knitted Knockers in 2011 after her own mastectomy left her struggling with the standard options. Her doctor told her […] The post Knitted Knockers gives breast cancer survivors free handmade prosthetics — and demand is surging appeared first on American Almanac .
A volunteer-run nonprofit that provides free knitted breast prosthetics to mastectomy patients now operates in all 50 states and 76 countries, with a recent viral Instagram reel flooding the organization with new orders. Barbara Demorest founded Knitted Knockers in 2011 after her own mastectomy left her struggling with the standard options. Her doctor told her she couldn't place a traditional silicone prosthetic against her surgical scar for weeks. The silicone was heavy, hot, and uncomfortable. He mentioned that some people had started making a lightweight knitted version instead. A knitting friend from her church took the idea and ran with it. She made Demorest a pair and delivered them in a Victoria's Secret bag. Demorest tried them…Open
