Announcing our Charity Grants!It's …
Announcing our Charity Grants!It's been an exhausting and inspirational last few days here at DailyStrength …
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Hi everyone.
Last week I asked you to help me decide where to donate two $1,000 charitable grants.
I’ve received hundreds of amazing stories of courage from our members, and I thought I’d share just a few of them with you. Perhaps they’ll inspire you to take action, or maybe they’ll just remind you to live every day to it’s fullest. Either way, you’re all heroes to me and everyone at DS.
We’ll make a decision on the grants in the next few days, and I’ll let you know where the money ends up going. If your journal entry isn’t listed below, it’s just because we ran out of space, but we’re still considering everyone for the grants.
Please take a moment to read these incredible stories and learn more about the organizations these members support.
Keepmegoing’s husband has ALS (ALS Association)
Julescork’s friend went into a coma after birth (Lisa Charlap Fund)
tygeress1968’s mother battled breast cancer (Nat’l. Breast Cancer Foundation)
Armygirlmags is dealing with the loss of a child (March Of Dimes)
Keepingon is fighting Lupus (Lupus Foundation)
kls28’s family deals has heart diseases (American Heart Association)
dynomatica is ending a cycle of abuse (The Family Place)
AMV makes giving a family affair (Doctors Without Borders)
Donnabug beat a brain tumor (American Brain Tumor Association)
Lacbike deals with blindness (McGreal Sight Center)
NicNoc wants to fight cancer (Susan B Komen Fndtn)
Hotlikfyr’s dad had pancreatic cancer (CancerMap)
Racheal5’s son has cerebral palsy (Scottish Rite Hospital)
Brandi24 lost part of her leg (Limbs For Life)
Jaybee wants to fight homelessness (Project Homeless Connect)
Stacieh73 lost her mom to breast cancer (Breast Cancer Research Center)
Pneylan wants to support a hospice (Ashgate Hospice)
sue71435 battles alzheimer’s (Alzheimer’s Ass’n. Research)
SmilingHope has MS (Multiple Sclerosis Society)
Karasal has diabetes (Canadian Diabetes Fnd’n)
missyS battles anorexia (Sage House)
hugs4smiles got help for self-injury (Active Minds)
orb3d is beating bipolar disorder (NAMI Maine)
gramma2gavin lost a grandson to Spinal Muscular Atrophy (FSMA.ORG)
Saige’s family experienced stillbirth (March Of Dimes)
ang550 is dealing with PCOS and Infertility (PCOS Awareness)
There are hundreds more stories just like these. I’ll try to post more soon. Thanks again for sharing.
Doug
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Read the message I have sent to you... And, like I have stated, I WILL, Right Now, donate $50.00 to this cause myself!
kewlkitten42
i cannot wait until i hear where the donations are going! my fingers are crossed!
missyS
I know the donations will be gratefully recieved and properly used no matter where they go. You folks at DS the "Board of Directors" are awesome.
Mrjosua
I HAVE PRACTICALLY TRUSTED YOU WITH MY LIFE SO WHY NOT THE MONEY ALSO THINK ABOUT AUTISM I DONT KNOW IF THERE IS A GROUP BUT RVAYRES HAS MANY CHILDREN AND IN MUCH NEED OF SOME HELP A LITTLE I KNOW THE MONEY MUST GO TO FOUNDATIONS HAS ANYONE THOUGHT OF MAKING A FUND SOMEHOW TO HELP OUR MEMBERS IN NEED
DebyDavis
Doug
I will put my two cents in about worthy causes to receive the grants.
As I'm sure most people here will tell you - they are personally affected by illness or challenges.
While I support all of the research and scientific work that goes on - I would like to send money like you are proposing to organizations that provide people who are inflicted with disease or struggling with specific disorders the opportunity or motivation to improve the quality of the life they are leading.
As such I would reccommend Island Dolphin Care. It is a unique place that offers "Dolphin Therapy " to physically and mentally challenged children and adults. It is an unbelievable place. It is a 'joy factory ' . People visit and have week long therapy and then go home and do incredible and unthinkable things in thier home therapy programs. A visit to Island Dolphin Care for an individual will provide long lasting and life changing therapy for the entire family of that person.
Please check out thier website .... www.islanddolphincare.org
Thanks
Melanie .
P.S. Yes - that is my daughter in the Media segment from the Today show.
mumwife
The Hemochromatosis Foundation Of Central New York could certainly use some financial assistance.- Despite the effort put forth, we have yet to receive a single grant to assist in our efforts to make people (including county health officials & those in the field of medicine) AWARE of HH and just how important early detection & treatment can be.
hemochromatosiscny.org
Apalled
I just joined, but I think that it wonderful that you are donateing to a cause. My heart goes out to you for your generosity.
Keydawn
Well, I have to say this site is awesome. So much work and caring has gone into it and I am so glad I found you.
Take a bow all of you at Daily Strength!
msE