ORGANIZATIONS AND CHARITIES

You may be interested in supporting

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Boys and Girls Clubs of America     www.bgca.org/     find your county

Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey  www.bgcmc.org/ 

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WHISTLESTOP

Serving Marin's Older Adults and People with Disablilities for over 50 years

http://www.thewhistlestop.org/contact%20us.html

To donate via U.S. mail simply send a check to:  Whistlestop Development Dept. 930 Tamalpais Avenue  San Rafael, CA 94901

To donate online simply " click here " This connects you with the Whistlestop and Network For Good are both non-profit agencies.

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EASTER SEALS

Easter Seals Central California's mission is to create solutions that change the lives of children and adults with disabilities.  For over 45 years, Easter Seals Camp Harmon has offered a week of fun, recreation, and learning for over 700 children and adults with special needs.  Recently, Camp Harmon lost its state funding which provided scholarships for children with disabilities to be able to attend this program. Easter Seals' campers are working to raise funds so they can continue to attend Camp Harmon this coming summer. To get involved and help children with special needs live a better life, please contact Tracy Chappell, Chief Development Officer, at tchappell@es-cc.org or visit our website at www.centralcal.easterseals.com. 

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 DRAWBRIDGE

  DrawBridge provides art programs for homeless and other vulnerable children in an environment that fosters their sense of joy, creativity and exuberance.

 http://www.drawbridge.org

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GEORGE MARK CHILDRENS' HOUSE

 Unlike any other institution that cares for children with serious and terminal illnesses, perhaps none is more singularly dedicated to helping the entire family before, during and after their child’s illness, and life, is over. 

http://www.georgemark.org/www/index.htm

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MBINGA CHILDREN'S ORGANIZATION  

Mbinga children's Organization has built two classrooms in a school that educates 50 preschoolers and 50 first graders. After the school and dormitories are finished, the organization plans to build a health clinic, a water and electricity facility, and also a farm to provide sustainability for the school. A guest house is planned so that donors can visit and volunteer at the school.  Your donation can do so much!

   http://www.twigagallery.com 

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   In 1991, 150 kids in three East Harlem public elementary schools were about to lose their cherished violin program as a result of budget cuts. Working with parents, other teachers and volunteers, their violin teacher, Roberta Guaspari, founded Opus 118 Harlem School of Music, a private, nonprofit organization, to save the program and to continue to serve public school students in low-income areas.Violinist Arnold Steinhardt, impressed by what he witnessed in these Harlem music classes, engaged colleagues Itzhak Perlman and Isaac Stern to organize Fiddlefest, a benefit concert at Carnegie Hall to keep the violin program alive. Not only did this first concert shine a bright light on Opus 118, it became the first in a series of Fiddlefests with acclaimed musicians such as Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Wynton Marsalis, Bobby McFerrin, and Mark O'Connor joining the Harlem students in performance  ...

OPUS 118

 http://www.opus118.org

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MAKE A WISH

 "...Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation® has given hope, strength and joy to children with life-threatening medical conditions. From our humble beginnings with one boy’s wish to be a police officer, we’ve evolved into an organization that grants a child’s wish in the U.S. every 40 minutes." President David Williams 

  http://www.wish.org/about

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ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

                                            Organizations you may wish to support with your time or donations

                                                                                   SPCA         www.SPCA. ( your County)

                                                         Adopt a Pet, Volunteer or Donate to your local SPCA   

                                                             NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY   www.Audubon.org

                                                        RichardsonBay.Audubon California     www.TiburonAudubon.org

                                                                           INJURED WILDLIFE

                                                Google: Help for Injured Wildlife to find the Injured Wildlife Center in your area