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Anonymous donors pay off Kmart layaway accounts

stefminus — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:04:34 +0000

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The young father stood in line at the Kmart layaway counter, wearing dirty clothes and worn-out boots. With him were three small children.

He asked to pay something on his bill because he knew he wouldn't be able to afford it all before Christmas. Then a mysterious woman stepped up to the counter.

Bon Jovi opens "pay what you can afford" community restaurant

gibson042 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:18:29 +0000

Soul Kitchen is a new restaurant opened in Red Bank, New Jersey, by Jon Bon Jovi and his wife, Dorothea. The establishment offers a "pay what you can afford" payment model, and serves wholesome, gourmet food made with fresh ingredients grown in the restaurant’s garden, and other local produce.

On the website, they explain that Soul Kitchen is "A community restaurant with no prices on the menu; customers donate to pay for their meal. If you are unable to donate you may do volunteer work in exchange for your family's meal."

20% say Govt Anti-Poverty Programs Work: Rasmussen Reports

subsidiarity — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:55:34 +0000

Only 20% Think Government Anti-Poverty Programs Really Work. This marks a steady increase in the number of those who think the programs cause more of the problem they’re supposed to solve – from 43% last September to 45% in April to 49% now.

BBC News - Charity offers UK drug addicts £200($317) to be sterilised

kb7834 — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 20:39:06 +0000

Drug addicts across the UK are being offered money to be sterilised by an American charity.

Project Prevention is offering to pay £200 to any drug user in London, Glasgow, Bristol, Leicester and parts of Wales who agrees to be operated on.

The first person in the UK to accept the cash is drug addict "John" from Leicester who says he "should never be a father".

Wikileaks temporarily shuts down due to lack of funds

Fizzul — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:26:39 +0000

The whistleblowing website Wikileaks which refuses to accept corporate or government funding has temporarily shut down because of a lack of funds. The site, which has been a major irritant to governments and big businesses since it launched in 2007, says it cannot keep going without more public donations.