Robin Hood News

Robin Hood News.

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  Help the Hungry With a Video Camera

  By Katherine Gustafson | Fri Nov 6, 2009 10:36 AM ET

  Thanksgiving coming up, a lot of us are thinking about food and eating. Especially those who don't have enough to fill their bellies. According to Robin Hood Foundation, 1.3 million families in New York City alone depend on food banks and other emergency purveyors to survive. Imagine what tha Read More

  More like this in: Feeding America, Robin Hood Foundation, YouTube, Volunteerism, Movies, Thanksgiving, Hunger, Feeding America, Food Banks, Food Banks
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  Debating the Real Robin Hood

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:33 PM ET

  was "Robin Hood: Media Creature." Events included a screening of the long-lost 1912 silent film, possibly the oldest of the 80-odd English-language Robin Hood films ever created. (The newest will come out next year and stars Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett.) Saturday featured the premier Read More

  More like this in: Cate Blanchett, The New York Times, Film, Russell Crowe, University of Rochester, Cardiff University, Douglas Fairbanks
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  From Iron Man to Robin Hood

  By Ben Corbett | Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:34 PM ET

  need.Said Paltrow in a statement: "Card sales raise much-needed funds for our less-fortunate neighbors, and every single card spreads the word about Robin Hood's vital work in New York City." Photos: Top, courtesy Marvel Studios. Bottom, Blossoming Bliss design by Gwyneth Paltrow, courtesy Tin Read More

  More like this in: Gwyneth Paltrow , New York, New York City, Charity, Poverty, Film, Business, Entertainment, Good Ideas, Retail, Celebrity, Movies
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  Russell Crowe Makes Like Robin Hood

  By David Jenison | Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:18 PM ET

  the sleeve, pointed at the battering ram and said, 'It's all yours'."Talk about taking from the rich and giving to the poor!Apparently working on "Robin Hood" has really awoken Crowe's charitable spirit. He already made a sizable donation to a local charity and paid to replace a crew member' Read More

  More like this in: Russell Crowe, Entertainment, Celebrity, Movies
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  Robin Hood Targets NYC Holiday Hunger

  By Katherine Gustafson | Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:00 AM ET

  any entity outside of government agencies. Last year, the foundation invested $4.2 million in soup kitchens and food pantries throughout the city.“Robin Hood’s network of poverty-fighting organizations spans all five boroughs,“ said David Saltzman, Robin Hood’s executive director Read More

  More like this in: Robin Hood Foundation, Facebook, Twitter, Thanksgiving, US, Social Responsibility, Regional/Local, Kindness, Giving, Activism, Food & Drink
• One Stop for Help

  By Sarah Parsons | Sun Sep 27, 2009 11:52 AM ET

  registered 146 people. During the same period this year, that location registered 336 people, a 130 percent increase.SingleStop was founded by the Robin Hood Foundation, a nonprofit that donates millions of dollars each year to New York City organizations that help combat poverty. SingleSto Read More

  More like this in: Robin Hood Foundation, New York City, Non-Profit, US, Social Responsibility, Regional/Local, Kindness, Giving, Family
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  Something to Crowe About

  By Courtney Rubin | Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:00 AM ET

  one of the workers on his film set £5,000 ($8,245) so she could buy a new car. This actor takes getting into character quite seriously, for surely Robin Hood himself would approve. (Photo by Caroline Bonarde Ucci courtesy Common Read More

  More like this in: Russell Crowe, Wales, Ascot, Peter Pan, World, Entertainment, Europe, Celebrity
• Drug Money Does Good?

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:15 PM ET

  says is there to remind folks about the drug kingpin's undeniable role in Colombian history. Though he has a mixed legacy -- some saw Escobar as a Robin Hood-like figure because he used some of his riches to give to the poor -- at least this last gift was to th Read More

  More like this in: Michael Jackson, Colombia, Concrete, Elephants, Business
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  Make Like Robin Hood ... and Go Birdwatching

  By Rachel Felder | Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:04 PM ET

  the beer (and that's pretty darn warm!) If you're stopping by Clumber Park, make sure to wear comfortable shoes ... and bring plenty o Read More

  More like this in: London, Britain, Travel, Destinations, Leisure Travel
• The Brief 4/17: Kutcher Scores, First Class Pets, I.Q. Boost

  By Caroline Walker | Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:16 AM ET

  America.Horse whispering offers healing for autistic boy. Presidential lotto. Bill C. = Jackpot! Oh. Hell. Yes. AirZoo to the rescue. Robin Hood, Prince of Universities. Duh. Rescued Cap'n finally headin Read More

  More like this in: Bill Clinton, Ashton Kutcher, Twitter, Prince, Anne Frank