Charities

American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund
PO Box 37243
Washington DC 20013
Tel: 202-737-8300
Fax: 202-639-3150
E-mail: info@usa.redcross.org
Web: http://www.redcross.org

Mission: A humanitarian organization led by volunteers to provide relief to victims of
disasters and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.

Make-A-Wish Foundation
100 West Clarendon, Suite 2200
Phoenix AZ 85013
Tel: 800-722-9474
Fax: 602-279-0855
E-mail: mawf@wish.org
Web: http://www.wish.org

Mission: It exists for one purpose: to fulfill the special wishes of children
under the age of 18 who have life-threatening illnesses.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
1311 Mamaroneck Ave.
White Plains, NY 10605
Phone: (914) 949-5213
Fax: (914) 949-6691
website: http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org

Mission & Goals - The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma,
Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

Leukemia is the #1 disease killer of children.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
P.O. Box 96305
Washington DC 20090-6305
Tel - 800-FIGHT CF
Web: http://www.cff.org

St. Jude's Chilrdren's Research Hospital
Box 50
Memphis TN 38101
Tel: 1-800-822-6344

Mission: Purpose is to care for children stricken with catastrophic diseases, to conduct
medical research on those diseases and to raise funds needed to allow St. Jude to accomplish this.

Children International
P.O. Box 419055
Kansas City MO 64141
Tel: +1 816-942-2000
Fax: +1 816-942-3714
E-mail: children@cikc.org
Web: http://www.children.org

Mission: To help children living in dire poverty. By providing children with
program benefits and services that meet their basic needs.

Ronald McDonald House Charities
One Kroc Drive
Oak Brook IL 60521
Tel: 630-623-7048
Fax: 630-623-7488
E:mail: use links on site.
Web: http://www.mcdonalds.com/a_community/rmhc/

Mission: To help as many children as possible in communities around the world by
supporting "homes away from home" for the families of seriously ill children.

Goodwill Industries
Goodwill Industries of Greater New York
4-21 27th Avenue
Astoria NY 11102
Tel: 301-530-6500
Fax: 301-530-1516
Web: http://www.goodwill.org
Tel: 718-728-5400

Mission: We actively strive to achieve the full participation in society of people with disabilities
or other special needs by expanding their opportunities and occupational capabilities.

 Habitat for Humanity International
121 Habitat Street
Americus GA 31709-3498
Tel:+1 912-924-6935
Fax: +1 912-924-6541
E-mail: info@habitat.org
Web: http://www.habitat.org

Mission: Dedicated to eliminating substandard housing and homelessness worldwide
and to making adequate, affordable shelter a matter of conscience and action.

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International
120 Wall Street
New York NY 10005-4001
Tel: 1 800-JDF-CURE/+1 212-785-9500
Fax: 1 212 785-9595
E-mail: info@jdfcure.com
Web: http://www.jdfcure.org

Mission: It exists in the belief that its efforts towards research and awareness
will help bring about an end to the disease -- to discover a cure.


Covenant House
JAF Box 2973
New York, NY 10116-2973
http://www.covenanthouse.org


World Vision - Child Sponsoring
P.O. Box 70050
Tacoma, WA 98481-0050
http://www.worldvision.org


If you are part of a worthwhile national charity and
would like to be listed, please send me an e-mail.
Many thanks to Christmas.com for the research put into
compiling a portion of this charity list.~Kim

Please remember that Christmas is really a time for giving and sharing.
If you choose to support one of these charities, THANK YOU!
Please also remember that there are people in your own community
that need help too. If you would prefer to help the less fortunate in
your own hometown, here are a couple of ideas for you.

 Bake Christmas Cookies and bring them to people in nursing homes, shelters, etc.

Sponsor a family for Christmas.

Donate some gifts to the tree of sharing.

Go through your unused household and personal items and donate something to the local mission or women and children's shelter.

Have your children go through their toys and give something to the local women and children's shelter or a local crisis nursery or children's hospital. This helps instill a wonderful sense of giving and pride in children.

Donate to the food bank...a couple of times.

Volunteer your time at a local shelter.

Invite a widow, widower, single mom or dad, or anyone who is alone for the holidays, over for Christmas dinner.

These are just a few ideas I came up with,
if you have any other ideas, please let me know!
God Bless
~Kim

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