In total, the charity fielded a record 1, 362, 000 calls - up 3.4% on the previous year, with many children calling more than once.

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Pierre Barnoti, who founded U.S.-based SPCA International in 2006, also has a questionable record as a charity manager.

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Knitters are to gather in Coventry to attempt to break a record for knitting while raising money for charity.

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His eventual total of 439, 000 copies sold in six days was a record weekly total for a non-charity release this year, it added.

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They also have an excellent safety and availability record which means our life-saving charity can provide the very best and most reliable service possible to the public across Scotland.

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The demand for rhino horns has led to record poaching this year in South Africa, wildlife charity WWF has said.

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The charity has also begun the Storybook Dads scheme where imprisoned parents record a story and send it to their children.

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The charity said both the homeowners and the homeless person must agree to undergo criminal record checks.

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The standout beauty of her era, Elizabeth Taylor became as famous for her string of failed marriages as for her amazing track record in film, and later, became a noted philanthropist and charity superstar.

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Ms. Kessler flew to Los Angeles this month and told producers how a star would find someone like herself (likely through an agent or record company) and what the client should do (stage a charity event, sign a new makeup contract, come out with a new album, or anything to change the message).

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Moira Hornik, spokeswoman for the charity, said they were hoping for a good turnout to break the current Guinness World Record.

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