Benevolent Actions
 
 
Non-profits we have supported (and you should know about) Benevolent Acorn donates a portion of our profits from all sales to non-profits doing good work. We have already supported the following non-profits and are continually looking to expand our base. We would love your recommendations of any non-profits we could support or provide a link to from our website. Email us at contact@BenevolentAcorn.com ·White Bear Center for the Arts Community through art http://www.whitebeararts.org The mission of the White Bear Center for the Arts is to build creative and culturally rich communities in the White Bear area by providing arts experiences for children, adults, and families. ·Second Harvest Heartland http://www.2harvest.org For each $1 donated, Second Harvest Heartland will distribute more than $9 worth of grocery products to those in need in our communities. ·Pathways http://www.pathwaysminneapolis.org/ Pathways provides programs that are designed to support a creative healing response to life threatening illness. ·Urban Arts Academy http://www.urbanartsacademy.org The mission of the Academy is to bring neighborhood people together from diverse cultures by providing creative experiences in the arts with children and families to develop the gifts of self-expression and community. ·Small Dog Rescue of MN http://www.sdrofmn.org A non-profit rescue group that takes in surrendered dogs at Minnesota Animal Care and Control, pounds, and individuals. ·Open Cities Health Center Open Cities Health Center is one of the largest nonprofit community health centers in the Twin Cities. http://www.ochealthcenter.com OCHC also offers outreach and education through its Community Health Connection program to address major health care issues particularly cancer, depression, diabetes, heart disease and infant mortality. ·The Iluminadas Performing Arts School & Educational Services http://www.avaspecial.com/donate.htm The Iluminadas Performing Arts School & Educational Services is a non-profit organization dedicated to developing a network in urban settings which target students at risk and provide them with on-going instruction in music, dance and theatre. ·Animal Humane Society Largest animal welfare organization in Minnesota http://www.animalhumanesociety.org/ Dedicated to creating a more humane world for animals by promoting the responsible treatment of animals and by enriching the relationship between animals and people that enhances human lives immeasurably. ·Exultate Chamber Choir & Orchestra Twin Cities based chamber choir & orchestra http://www.exultate.org Now in their 12th season, Exultate is conducted by Thomas D. Rossin. Please visit their website for show schedules & CDs. ·Mahtomedi Middle & High School Jazz Bands Individual attention with a world view http://www.mahtomedi.k12.mn.us Serving the communities of Dellwood, Grant, Hugo, Lake Elmo, Mahtomedi, Oakdale, Pine Springs, White Bear Lake and Willernie ·Buya.org Where you shop on purpose http://www.buya.org Buya.org is an online marketplace for the marketing and sale of heartfelt causes, supplied by passionate, grassroots, charitable organizations, to individual donors to meet the specific needs of the poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged. ·MARS: Midwest Animal Rescue Services Rescuing at risk and homeless dogs & cats http://www.midwestanimalrescue.org A small but dedicated group of volunteers that rescues dogs and cats who are at risk and homeless through no fault of their own. The MARS organization was formed to reach out and help with "emergency" type situations as well as puppy mill rescues. ·Habitat for Humanity Nonprofit, nondenominational Christian housing Ministry http://www.habitat.org Their history, excerpted from their website: Since its founding in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fuller, Habitat for Humanity International has built and rehabilitated more than 200,000 houses with families in need, becoming a true world leader in addressing the issues. ·As you Sow Corporate Accountability, Shareholder Action and Toxics Reduction http://www.asyousow.org I was thinking how nice it was to start to see big companies like Home Depot adding some environmentally positive products to their selections, and then I found out it had a lot to do with this little group and was not just based on the benevolence of Home Depot. Some of their successes: * Forest Protection: Only Certified Lumber at Home Depot * E-Waste: Apple, Dell and HP Commit to Computer Recycling * Plastic Recycling: Coke and Pepsi Add Recycled Plastic Content * Paper Products: Staples Adds Recycled Paper Lines * Human Rights: Indigenous Tribe Receives Justice on Hydro Project ·American Tinnitus Association Working to cure tinnitus - a ringing in the ears http://www.ata.org Our board and staff work with researchers, tinnitus sufferers, donors, legislators and other concerned individuals to support vital tinnitus research. The researchers we fund work hard to discover the sources of tinnitus, to identify the best methods that will help people cope with their tinnitus and, especially, to find a cure for this often devastating condition. ·The Melissa Sullivan Endowed Fellowship at the University of Minnesota To perpetuate the memory and life’s work of Melissa Sullivan http://cehd.umn.edu/EdPsych/CSPP/Sullivan.html The Melissa Sullivan Endowed Internship/Practicum with Children & Families has been established to honor Melissa Sullivan, a CSPP student who graduated with the M.A. degree in 2001. She died unexpectedly in December 2001. The Sullivan family established the endowment in honor of Melissa and to encourage the training of students to work with children and families. ·Saint Paul Civic Symphony Providing free concerts in the Saint Paul Community http://www.saintpaulcivicsymphony.org The Saint Paul Civic Symphony has a commitment to provide audiences as well as orchestra members with concert programs which move beyond the standard classical repertoire. This is accomplished through collaboration with other performing arts organizations, commissioning of new works, solo performances by emerging young artists, and the regular inclusion of 20th century music in our programming.mailto:contact@beneovolentacorn.comhttp://www.whitebeararts.orghttp://www.2harvest.orghttp://www.pathwaysminneapolis.orghttp://www.urbanartsacademy.orghttp://www.sdrofmn.orghttp://www.ochealthcenter.comhttp://www.avaspecial.com/donate.htmhttp://www.animalhumanesociety.orghttp://www.exultate.orghttp://www.mahtomedi.k12.mn.ushttp://www.buya.orghttp://www.midwestanimalrescue.orghttp://www.habitat.orghttp://www.asyousow.orghttp://www.ata.orghttp://cehd.umn.edu/EdPsych/CSPP/Sullivan.htmlhttp://www.saintpaulcivicsymphony.orgshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5shapeimage_2_link_6shapeimage_2_link_7shapeimage_2_link_8shapeimage_2_link_9shapeimage_2_link_10shapeimage_2_link_11shapeimage_2_link_12shapeimage_2_link_13shapeimage_2_link_14shapeimage_2_link_15shapeimage_2_link_16shapeimage_2_link_17
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