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I believe strongly that we have a responsibility to help support non-profits in our community, and we encourage our representatives to do so as well. I currently serve on the boards of the Girl Scout Council of Greater New York and InMotion. Last year we donated approximately $150,000 to non-profits that focus on women, children, education, health and the arts. We work with charities in various ways to help raise awareness for their mission and funds for their projects. These include gift certificates for silent auctions, private trunk shows where up to 20% of the proceeds are donated to the non-profit, fashion shows and other events. The following list are some of the non-profits we have worked with to raise funds and we would like to tell you more about them. If you know of a non-profit in your area that would like to work with us, or if you would like to know more about any of these non-profits or when we will have an event, please click on response form and individual sites below. |
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| Allendale School | The Allendale Association is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to excellence and innovation in the care, education, treatment and advocacy for troubled children, youth and their families. | www.allendale4kids.org/ |
| Annapolis Symphony | The mission of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra is to produce and present memorable symphonic music that increases the awareness, enjoyment, and appreciation of music for audiences of all ages throughout the region. | www.annapolissymphony.org |
| Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is internationally recognized as having achieved a preeminent place among the world’s most important orchestras. Acclaimed for its enduring pursuit of artistic excellence, the BSO has attracted a devoted national and international following while maintaining deep bonds throughout Maryland through innovative education and community outreach initiatives. | www.bsomusic.org |
| Glimmerglass Opera | Glimmerglass Opera is a professional non-profit summer opera company dedicated to producing new productions each season. The company’s mission is to produce new, little-known and familiar operas and works of music theater in innovative productions which capitalize on the intimacy and natural setting of the Alice Busch Opera Theater; to promote an artistically-challenging work environment for young American performers; and to engage important directors, designers and conductors who provide high standards of achievement. | www.glimmerglass.org |
| Hill-Stead Museum | Hill-Stead Museum, a National Historic Landmark, serves diverse audiences in Connecticut and beyond as a welcoming place for learning, reflection and enjoyment. The museum develops, preserves, documents, displays and interprets its exceptional Impressionist paintings, 1901 historic house, collections and 152-acre landscape for the benefit of present and future generations. | www.hillstead.org/ |
| Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation | In recognition of the interdependence of the Los Alamos National Laboratory and Northern New Mexico communities, the LANL Foundation exists to enhance the vitality of the region by investing in education, learning, and community development. | www.lanlfoundation.org |
| Marymount Manhattan College | Marymount Manhattan College is an urban, independent, liberal arts college. The mission of the College is to educate a socially and economically diverse student body by fostering intellectual achievement and personal growth and by providing opportunities for career development. | http://www.mmm.edu/ |
| Memphis Symphony Orchestra | The Memphis Symphony Orchestra’s commitment to meaningful musical experiences is the heart of its past, present, and future. The MSO is an integral part of the cultural, educational, and economic life of the Bluff City and has been since 1952. | www.memphissymphony.org |
| Providence Ballet | Providence Ballet Inc. prides itself in giving all students the best training possible, whether their goal is recreational or for a future in the performing arts. | www.providenceballet.org |
| Richmond Ballet | Richmond Ballet’s mission is to awaken and uplift the human spirit, both for audiences and artists. It is dedicated to the promotion, preservation and continuing evolution of the art form of ballet, according to specific aesthetic and institutional values established by the vision of the artistic director and supported by the board of trustees. Richmond Ballet strives to keep meaningful works of dance alive and to produce and foster new works that remain true to these values. | www.richmondballet.com/ |
| St. Edward’s School | Saint Edward’s School, founded upon the independent Episcopal school tradition, is a co-educational, pre-kindergarten through grade twelve, college preparatory school committed to educational excellence. To empower each child to reach his or her full potential, the School community promotes an environment of advocacy, challenges the whole student, cultivates moral courage and spiritual growth, and inspires a lifelong passion for learning. | www.steds.org/default.aspx |
| Strathmore Hall | Strathmore provides affordable, accessible, multi-disciplinary arts programming in the Mansion at Strathmore, the Music Center at Strathmore, and on its scenic 11-acre site. | www.strathmore.org/ |
| Sunbeam | Sunbeam, A Shop for Children, is a specialty store located on Fairmount Boulevard in Cleveland Heights, sells unique, high-quality children’s apparel, accessories and toys. Since the shop opened in 1920, all proceeds from sales have gone directly to support VGS. | www.vgsjob.org/sunbeam.asp |
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| Friends of Acadia National Park | Friends of Acadia preserves, protects, and promotes stewardship of the outstanding natural beauty, ecological vitality, and distinctive cultural resources of Acadia National Park and surrounding communities for the inspiration and enjoyment of current and future generations. | www.friendsofacadia.org |
| Marin County Community Fund | The Marin Community Foundation was founded with one simple aspiration: to make a difference in the lives of others through thoughtful, effective philanthropy. Our mission is to encourage and apply philanthropic contributions to help improve the human condition, embrace diversity, promote a humane and democratic society, and enhance the community’s quality of life, now and for future generations. | www.marincf.org |
| The Newport Flower Show | Proceeds from The Newport Flower Show are dedicated to the ongoing restoration and maintenance of The Preservation Society of Newport County’s 88 acres of gardens and landscapes. | www.newportmansions.org/page4702.cfm |
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Health |
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| American Heart Association | The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is: "Building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke." | www.americanheart.org |
| Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia | Since its start in 1855 as the nation’s first hospital devoted exclusively to caring for children, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has been the birthplace for many dramatic firsts in pediatric medicine. The Hospital has fostered medical discoveries and innovations that have improved pediatric healthcare and saved countless children’s lives. Over 150 years of innovation and service to our patients, their families and our community, reflect an ongoing commitment to exceptional patient care. | www.chop.edu/ |
| Ovarian Cancer Research Fund | The mission of the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund is to fund research to find a method of early detection and ultimately a cure for ovarian cancer. | www.ocrf.org |
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| New York County Lawyers Association | At the time of its founding, the only existing bar association in Manhattan precluded some lawyers from membership by virtue of ethnicity, religion, gender and race. | http://www.nycla.org/ |
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Supporting Women |
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| Garden Club of America | The purpose of The Garden Club of America is to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening, to share the advantages of association by means of educational meetings, conferences, correspondence and publications, and to restore, improve, and protect the quality of the environment through educational programs and action in the fields of conservation and civic improvement. | www.gcamerica.org/ |
| Girl Scout Council of Greater NY | New York City’s largest girls-only youth and leadership development program where girls learn to lead with courage, confidence and character to make their communities and the world a better place. | www.girlscoutsnyc.com |
| Girls Inc | Girls Inc. is the champion for all girls and young women that for over 40 years has provided effective life skills and enrichment programs to empower girls daily to take charge of their lives. They provide learning and development opportunities designed around personal effectiveness, academics, and career planning so that girls are inspired to be strong, smart and bold and lead successful, independent and fulfilling lives. | www.girlsinc.org |
| Girls, Inc. | Girls Incorporated of Metropolitan Dallas inspires all girls to be Strong, Smart and Bold. The vision of Girls Inc. is to enable girls, ages 6-18, who are from families with limited financial resources, to become strong, smart and bold, and graduate from high school equipped for success with personal effectiveness, academic, and career planning competencies. | www.girlsincdallas.org |
| Hadassah of Philadelphia | Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, is the largest women’s and largest Jewish volunteer and membership organization with 300,000 members nationally, 10,000 of which reside in the Greater Philadelphia Area. | www.philly.hadassah.org/site/pp.asp?c=dfIOK0OBJqG&b=1758083 |
| InMotion | InMotion offers hope to low-income women who need free legal services in matrimonial, family and immigration law. Our volunteer lawyers are on the front lines working to protect women and their children—preventing tragedies and changing lives. | www.inmotiononline.org |
| International Women’s Forum | IWF is a world-class leadership association of global importance providing access, information, leadership exchange and development for women on issues of international concern. | www.iwforum.org/ |
| Loudoun County Abused Women’s Shelter | LAWS (the Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter) opened in March 1985 to provide temporary emergency shelter, food and emotional support to women and their children who were escaping domestic violence and abuse. | www.lcsj.org/ |
| New York Women’s Bar Association | The New York Women’s Bar Association is a non-profit organization devoted to improving the status of women in society, educating women lawyers and assisting them in professional development and advancement, and promoting the fair and equal administration of justice. | http://www.nywba.org/ |
| Pro Mujer | Pro Mujer provides Latin America’s poorest women with the means to build livelihoods for themselves and futures for their families through microfinance, business training, and healthcare support. | www.promujer.org/ |
| The Committee of 200 | The C200 Foundation provides women with tools they need to become successful entrepreneurs and corporate leaders. Together with its contributors and corporate partners, C200 equips the next generation of women with scholarships, education, and mentoring that will foster their rise to the top. | www.c200.org/ |
| The Shelter for Abused Women & Children | The Shelter’s mission is to help adult and child victims and survivors of domestic violence through safety, intervention, and support; to educate the public about domestic violence; and to advocate for social change against domestic violence. | www.naplesshelter.org |
| Women President’s Organization | The Women President’s Organization works to improve business conditions for women entrepreneurs and promotes the acceptance and advancement of women entrepreneurs in all industries. | www.womenpresidentsorg.com/ |
| Women’s World Banking | The WWB Network Mission is: To expand the economic assets, participation, and power of poor women as entrepreneurs and economic agents by opening their access to finance, knowledge and markets. | www.swwb.org |
| YWCA Central Alabama | The YWCA Central Alabama’s vision is to create a more caring community. The YW plays a leadership and collaborative role as it works to achieve positive changes in the lives of individuals and in the community. | www.ywcabham.org |
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