Charities: Poll

OK, so everyone who donated money for Justin, I just wanted to see what you guys wanted to do with it now.

We raised over $250 dollars with me, J800, BrianS, Bye Dawk, isi_eagle,and RCeagle

All these guys are selfless people and all came together for a good cause. In fact, when I noted Justin getting a pair of tickets everyone agreed to not take the money back and just donate it to charity!!! FYI J800 donated the most money and wins the date with eagles girl5!(100 dollars).

Today when I had some time I got a list of charities that we could donate to.

Since Justin has cerebral palsy, the first charity is the UCP (united cerebral palsy ). It advocates rights for peopleof disabilities.

The second one is http://www.childfindofamerica.org/ . Child Find of America, Inc. is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to  the prevention and resolution of child abduction. It helps families afford resolutions for the missing children. (its up there as missing children of america).

The third is the http://www.sunshinefoundation.org/... This is like a make-a-wish where terminally ill, physically challenged or abused children get funding for one of their dreams.

the last is http://www.bbbs.org/site/c.diJKKYPLJvH/b.1539751/k.BDB6/Home.htm (big brothers/big sisters). This one is huge for me because I think a lot of us who live around Philly knows the importance of having a positive influence in your life.. And the fact is, theres so many kids who don't.

All of these have been checked out as top-rated charities according to the AIP

"Groups included on the Top-Rated list generally spend 75% or more of their budgets on programs, spend $25 or less to raise $100 in public support, do not hold excessive assets in reserve, and receive "open-book" status for disclosure of basic financial information and documents to AIP."

and once again, thanks to the guys who contributed--especially in this down economy and more importantly right around the holidays.

http://www.sunshinefoundation.org/message.html