Not only did Paterno like children, Thornburgh wrote, but made sure to participatein a Penn State dance marathon charity for children with cancer and was a supporter of the Special Olympics.
Gingrich will participatein a variety of events from town hall meetings to charity fund-raisers to going on an archaeological dig to touring national parks, ranches and mines.
But recently two of these stood out for me: One is Special Olympics where people with intellectual disabilities participatein sporting events, the other one is a South African charity supporting HIV-positive people called Positive Heroes .
Justin Byworth, chief executive of World Vision, the biggest child sponsorship charityin the world, said that they did not participate because it's harder to evaluate their projects.