Charity
Lucas Carr and Matt Brown Near Finish Line
Former Army Ranger Lucas Carr, right, and Stonehill College student Matt Brown, who has been a quadriplegic since he was 15, celebrate as they near the end of the race. The two have run multiple marathons together for charity since 2012.
Harvard Relay for Life Sets Goal of $60K
The overnight fundraising walk, one of many nationwide, features team members walking laps around Gordon Indoor Track for up to 12 hours, as well as other activities that have included live band performance and free massages in the past.
HUDS Food Donations
Harvard University Dining Services staff member Mayra C. Urquiza labels food donation bags on Monday evening in Quincy House. HUDS packages food donations and freezes them so that they can be delivered to various local community organizations each week.
HUDS Food Donations
Harvard University Dining Services staff member Mayra C. Urquiza bags butternut squash on Monday evening in Quincy House. The food donation program is part of the Food for Free program that provides leftover food to local shelters and pantries.
HUDS Food Donations
Harvard University Dining Services staff member Mayra C. Urquiza labels food donation bags on Monday evening in Quincy House.
Making the Pitch
In today’s crowded philanthropy market, Harvard continues to be a worthy—and attractive—cause, donors and experts say.
Kathy Griffin Receives Distinguished Service Partner Award for Work with Veterans
Comedian and bestselling author Kathy M. Griffin received the inaugural Distinguished Service Partner Award to commemorate her work with veterans during a charity benefit hosted by the Harvard Undergraduates Honoring Veterans this Saturday.
Synchronicity
The Haydenettes, Hayden Sychronized Skating Team's senior level team, perform a simultaneous glide across the ice. An Evening with Champions, a public charity non-profit organization, has raised over $2.6 million for the Jimmy Fund.
Evening With Champions
An Evening with Champions, a public non-profit organization, hosts an ice skating event at Bright Hockey Rink on October 5. The organization has raised over $2.6 million for the Jimmy Fund.
Frozen in Time
Ludmilla & Oleg Protopopov, skating legends considered by some to be the grandparents of modern pair skating, demonstrate that age has no meaning. An Evening with Champions, a public charity non-profit organization, has raised over $2.6 million for the Jimmy Fund.
Nailing the Landing
Shawn Sawyer, the 2011 Canadian Nationals silver medalist and 2006 Olympian, completes a backflip in the middle of his spontaneous dance routine. An Evening with Champions, a public charity non-profit organization, has raised over $2.6 million for the Jimmy Fund.
Dancing in the Light
Maria Kalina, a sophomore at Harvard University, shines in the spotlight. An Evening with Champions, a public charity non-profit organization, has raised over $2.6 million for the Jimmy Fund.
A Dance of Love
Anastasia Cannuscio and Colin McManus, members of Team USA, beautifully finish their dance routine. An Evening with Champions has raised over $2.6 million for the Jimmy Fund.
HarborArts Festival Forecasts a Splash
The festival is an annual event at the HarborArts Shipyard Gallery, located in the Boston Harbor Shipyard and Marina, curated in partnership with the UrbanArts Institute of MassArt, and juried by Randi Hopkins, curator at the Institute for Contemporary Art.
Benefit Concert - Dropkick Murphys
Dropkick Murphys headline a Benefit Concert at the House of Blues in Boston on April 28, along with State Radio; Big D and the Kids Table; Parkington Sisters; Old Bregade; and Ballroom Heroes. Proceeds from the concert go towards The One Fund, which helps those recovering from the Boston Marathon.
HSBA Partners with Local Start-Up To Help Homeless
The Harvard Square Business Association has partnered with Cambridge-based technology start-up Leaf Holdings, Inc. to begin collecting in-store donations this month to help the homeless, the HSBA announced last Friday.
Zigen Again Hosts Charitable Concert
The Zigen Fund, a nonprofit that supports the educational and social development of women and children in impoverished areas of China, will be putting on a concert to celebrate the Lunar New Year on March 3 at Sanders Theater.
Office for Sustainability Spearheads Cosmetics Drive
Tables covered in gourmet chocolate, pastries, and gift bags of donated cosmetics filled the YWCA in Cambridge Thursday during its 10th annual Valentine’s Day Cosmetics Drive.
Benefit Raises Funds For Chinese Orphans
Harvard China Care’s Seventh Annual Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction Saturday nigh, designed to raise money for orphans in China, featured humorous and thought-provoking speeches
China Care Benefit Dinner
Harvard China Care’s Seventh Annual Benefit Dinner featured speakers Sheryl WuDunn, Joe Wong, and Eric I. Lu ‘09. The dinner raised money for charitable causes in China through a silent auction.
Evening with Champions 2012
Stars as well as students skated to raise money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Jimmy Fund. The event is hosted annually by Harvard College's Eliot House.
An Evening With Champions
Melanie Lambert and Fred Palascak perform during "An Evening with Champions," benefitting the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Jimmy fund.
Giving Out Free Money Is a Crime?
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past. May 29, 1936: News from the Houses On Monday Phillips Brooks House will start its annual spring textbook and clothing drive, to be carried on in both the Houses and the Yard.