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We will donate $1 for every government member that joins GovLoop between now and December 15. You can suggest as many charities as you like and you’ll have up to 5 votes. Feel free to comment on the options, too.
The charity with the most votes as of 11:59p ET on December 15 below gets the loot.More info at awesomegov.org
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Zambia Missionaries http://bit.ly/BBZambiaDonate
Phil and Melody Stephens serve in Livingstone, Zambia and minister to the people out in remote bush villages where most have never seen anyone from the outside world. No running water, sanitation, or electricity. Tax-deductible donations pay their living and ministry expenses to: BBFI, PO Box 191
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Feed children @ JAM: "Help Africa Help Itself" http://bit.ly/JAMDonate
JAM’s little red bowl provides 75% of each child’s recommended daily allowance (RDA), by UNICEF’s standards — the only meal a child may receive each day (porridge-like nutritionally-fortified food ration made of corn, soy beans, sugar, and micronutrients).
Right now, JAM is actively fighting back against starvation and human suffering through the schools in several African countries:
237,000 children fed each school day in Mozambique;
202,000 in Angola;
2,200 in Sudan, with plans to increase support to 15,000;
24,000 in Zimbabwe, in partnership with World Vision;
4,948 in an informal settlement in Orange County, South Africa.1 vote -
green stuxk for everyone
taking green and going further with stuxk
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Boy Scouts of America, Keystone Area Council #515
The Keystone Area Council is located in south central Pennsylvania and provides the Scouting program to more than 10,500 youth in more than 300 units. It serves the counties of Dauphin, Perry, Cumberland, Franklin, and a small part of York and Adams. Although the Council Service Center is located in Mechanicsburg, the largest metropolitan area in the Council is the state capital, Harrisburg. Also within the Council are the towns of Hershey (home of the Hershey Company, maker of Hershey chocolates) and Carlisle (home of the U.S. Army War College, the Dickinson School of Law and Dickinson College).
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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
In 1996, Dolly Parton launched an exciting new effort to benefit the children of her home county in east Tennessee. She wanted children to be excited about books and to feel the magic that books can create. Moreover, she could insure that every child would have books, regardless of their family’s income.
So she decided to mail a brand new, age appropriate book each month to every child under 5 in Sevier County. With the arrival of every child’s first book, the classic The Little Engine That Could ™, every child could now experience the joy of finding their very…
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Shepherd's Table - www.shepherdstable.org
Shepherd's Table is located in Silver Spring, MD and provides help to people who are homeless or in need by providing basic services, including meals, social services, medical support, clothing, and other assistance in an effective and compassionate manner.
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Jane Goodall Institute http://www.janegoodall.org
Founded by renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, the Jane Goodall Institute is a global nonprofit that empowers people to make a difference for all living things. The Institute builds on Dr. Goodall’s scientific work and her humanitarian vision. Specifically:
…* Improve global understanding and treatment of great apes through research, public education and advocacy * Contribute to the preservation of great apes and their habitats by combining conservation with education and promotion of sustainable livelihoods in local communities * Create a worldwide network of young people who have learned to care deeply for their human community, for all animals and for1 vote -
American Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/ - The American Red Cross is where people mobilize to help their neighbors—across the street, across the country and across the world—in emergencies.
Each year, in communities large and small, victims of some 70,000 disasters turn to neighbors familiar and new—the more than 700,000 volunteers and 34,000 employees of the Red Cross. Through nearly 720 locally supported chapters, more than 15 million people gain the skills they need to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their homes, communities and world. Some 4 million people give blood—the gift of life—through the Red Cross, making it the largest supplier of…
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Internet Archive
From the website: "The Internet Archive is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public."
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Combined Federal Campaign
Since 1961, the only authorized workplace-giving campaign for Federal Employees. Join our Chair, Secretary Hilary Clinton and donate to over 4,000 charities. Find one that matches your passion. Our goal this year is $64 million because the needs are greater than ever.
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Victory Junction
Victory Junction enriches the lives of children with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses by providing life-changing camping experiences that are exciting, fun, and empowering, in a safe and medically-sound environment.
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Boy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America provides a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness.
Scouting.org1 vote
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