“BIGHORN BAM was the largest single private fund raiser benefiting Eisenhower Medical Center this season,” says Betty Wolf, Foundation Executive Director, Eisenhower Medical Center.

A City of Palm Springs employee for almost 17 years, Phil Kaplan walked out of City Hall in September deciding the time was right to retire. He owned a classic Alexander house in Vista Las Palmas and had a healthy amount saved for retirement between personal retirement investments and work-related deferred compensation investments. A nice monthly pension check added to his security. Kaplan is one of the lucky ones.

Thirty years in the making, Animal Samaritans SPCA breaks ground on a new veterinary clinic on Feb. 24 (National Spay Day USA) in Thousand Palms.

That billionaire Mort Zuckerman could fall victim to Bernard Madoff leaves average investors shaking in their boots. Brian Shea, vice president and regional manager of Wells Fargo’s Wealth Management Group, knows this firsthand. “This has hit a vein here,” he says. “It’s no surprise that we’re hearing from local clients that know someone hit hard by Madoff. Your money must be well diversified. We talk about that all the time, but we’re seeing so many investors who gave Madoff practically everything.”

Linda Gray, Donna Mills, and Morgan Fairchild talk about their lives and the issues that matter to them

Linda Gray, Morgan Fairchild, and Donna Mills unite at the Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards to raise awareness and money for AIDS services.

Long days and extraordinary altruism of doctors and other volunteers transform lives in Ecuador

In a recent Washington Times story, Patrick Rooney, director of research at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, said a typical recession causes charitable giving to drop between 1 and 3 percent, adding that charities that have diversified sources of funding tend to fare better than those who raise the bulk of funding from one source.