Archive for the ‘Fundraising’ Category

I just found out about this organization, The Lollipop Kids Foundation, and their very resourceful website. The foundation helps families of children with special needs and their site provides articles and interesting news about raising a disabled child.
The mission of the foundation is simple:

The mission of the Lollipop Kids Foundation is to make a positive [...]

I’ve written about this issue before, but there is still a major problem in parts of Africa: People with Albinism are being killed in Tanzania, Burundi, and Kenya because of their skin color and the horrific belief that their bones posses magical properties.
The organization Under the Same Sun has joined with other groups to petition [...]

Looks like all of our voting paid off! The Perkins School for the Blind will be receiving $60,000 from Partners in Preservation and American Express in order to restore the once-beautiful pond in the center of campus.
Perkins says that this “generous grant will help us take the all-important first steps in making Perkins Pond safe, [...]

Mark DeMontis lost his sight at the age of seventeen due to Leber’s Optic Neuropathy, but was determined to keep playing the sport he loves: Hockey.
He is now in-line skating across Canada, from Toronto to Vancouver, to raise awareness and money for visually impaired kids. He wants to encourage kids, no matter what their abilities, [...]