Gratitude. It is central to all that I do.
So I give back to my community by supporting organizations
that are near and dear to my heart.
1. COLDWELL BANKER CARES www.ColdwellBankerCares.org
Coldwell Banker Cares is the charitable arm of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. CBRB Cares primary purpose is to raise funds to provide financial assistance to housing-related causes in our local communities.
To accomplish this mission, CBRB Cares makes donations in the following areas:
- Organizations offering services to the homeless population including short and long term shelters as well as transitional housing • Organizations promoting affordable housing
- Ongoing delivery of direct care or direct services in residential settings
- Programs that support secondary services to the homeless population such as soup kitchens, job training, medical care and day care services
- Home based services for the poor and medically challenged including food delivery, respite care and heating assistance
- Over the last 5 years CBRB Cares donated over 3 million dollars
- Each year, CBRB Cares donates to over 250 New England based non-profit organizations. Locally this includes Community Servings, The Home for Little Wanderers, Habitat for Humanity and Families in Transition, just to name a few.
I donate 5% of each commission I earn to this worthy organization.
Click here if you would like to make a contribution.
2. LIFE IS GOOD www.lifeisgood.com
The recently established Life is good Kids Foundation exists to improve the physical, emotional and social well being of children. The heart of the Foundation's mission is to support innovative and effective non-profit organizations that help strengthen joy and connection in children's lives. Special emphasis is placed on supporting underserved children and those facing unfair challenges.
The Life is good Kids Foundation receives its principal financial support from the public via the charitable community fundraising festivals conducted by Life is good, Inc. This year eighteen festivals will be held in thirteen different states nationwide. Fully 100% of monies received from these festivals is distributed to 501 (C) (3) non-profit organizations supporting children in need. The Foundation anticipates distributing over one million dollars in 2007.
The Life is good Kids Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for assistance.
Spotlight on Project Joy
Project Joy, the recipient of major support from the Life is good Kids Foundation, illustrates the kind and quality of nonprofit organization funded. Project Joy protects and champions play as the single most important activity in the life of a child. Its mission is to ensure that nothing, including poverty, trauma or any other societal injustice, stands in the way of healthy play for young children. By providing extensive training, resources, and ongoing support to early childhood developers who are working with impoverished preschool children, Project Joy is creating a peaceful army of early childcare teachers who have the skills, insight, and artistry to use play with their children in a way that promotes security, creativity, confidence, compassion, and healing.
Click here for additional information.
3. ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE OF BOSTON www.arlboston.org
The Animal Rescue League is a non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing domesticated animals and wildlife from suffering, cruelty, abandonment, and neglect. Since 1899 they have advocated the philosophy of the founder, Anna Harris Smith, that "Kindness Uplifts the World".
The Animal Rescue League of Boston envisions a day when all pets are cherished, and animals are no longer threatened with abandonment, neglect, abuse, exploitation, or extinction.
The Animal Rescue League of Boston believes that the power and beauty of the animal human bond is intrinsic to efforts to stop all forms of violence in our society.
A fundamental premise of the humane community is that if a child is taught to be kind to animals, there is a greater likelihood that the individual will mature into a person who respects not only humanity, but also all living things. This premise has been the subject of sociological studies and is expressed in literature and the arts. With a deep belief in this premise, Animal Rescue League of Boston founder Anna Harris Smith initiated a humane education program for children by establishing The Kindness Clubs in the neighborhoods of Boston.
Today, the League believes that it must leverage its reputation, programs, and financial resources to be part of a larger effort to stop violence in our communities and in our world. We know that animals, with their ability to give us unconditional love, can be a powerful force to bring reason, order, and a sense of truth and beauty to a world in desperate need of civilization.
