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Filmmaker Perry gives $1 million to NAACP
Tyler Perry says the organization helped pave the way for his success
Child entrepreneur gives back big
San Diego eighth-grader donates teddy bears to sick children
Chef Paula Deen hit in face by charity ham
She was accidentally hit by the flying meat while helping unload donations
Deer hunters help feed the hungry
In Ohio and other states, venison donations give food banks a lift
Goldman Sachs on Thanksgiving trash duty
Hundreds of financial firm's employees volunteer for cleanup duty
Study: 6 million seniors at risk of hunger
Findings by charity says most of them live above poverty levels
Food banks struggle to meet demand
Charities ask Congress to create tax incentives to get people to donate
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Child entrepreneur gives back to kids
Hundreds of teddy bears are going to sick children in San Diego this Christmas, thanks to an eighth-grader who started his own company at age 9.
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