Urban Farming is a non-profit organization founded by chairperson Taja Sevelle, which intends to eradicate hunger while increasing diversity, motivating youth and seniors and optimizing the production of unused land.

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Charity of the month: Heart Land Comedy Foundation

Photo by: Derek Goes/GOES PHOTOGRAPHY

THE PERFORMERS FEATURED AT OUR FIRST COMEDY CONCERT
(Back Row: Kevin Nealon. Second Row: Richard Lewis, Jay Leno, Norm Crosby, Hugh Hefner, Ross Shafer, Drew Carey, Albert Brooks. Front Row: Shelley Berman, Jonathan Winters, George Carlin, Mort Sahl, Harry Shearer. Missing from the photo: Bill Maher, Jack Riley, Paula Poundstone.)

The Purpose of the Heartland Comedy Foundation*
This organization was formed by stand up comedians...for stand up comedians and other LIVE comedy performers. We have two primary goals.

(1) While we may sponsor smaller fund raising events throughout the year, once a year, we honor a singular Legend-Of-Stand-Up-Comedy at a much larger annual comedy concert. The comedy concert stars "Big Name" stand up comedians who volunteer their performances to pay homage to our "Comedy Legend of The Year." The money raised at these events makes our second goal possible.

(2) Provide temporary financial assistance to professional comedians (as defined by our articles of incorporation and board of directors) who may find themselves in a time of need - unable to meet current bills, to help pay for needed medical treatment, or to provide assistance with some other unforeseen financial burden that besets them or their family. click here to read more >

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Click on charities of your choice: Heart Land Comedy Foundation - Stop Global Warming - STAR Fouondation - Forgotten Harvest - Hunger Action Coalition - Ocean Futures - Second Harvest - Peta - Salvation Army - American Red Cross - Larry King Foundation - We Are Family Foundation - Little Lil Angel Bunny

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charities: Larry King Foundation - We Are Family Foundation - Little Lil Angel Bunny

Partial Proceeds from Taja's Store goes towards the charity of the month.

Please e-mail us if you have a charity you would like us to make note of... tajsevelle@aol.com

Click Here to view charities list.

 

Chesed - (Means kindness in Hebrew)

Love is patient, Love is kind...

I believe strongly that charity is one of the most important factors in holding the fabric of society together.  Charity shows others that you care and it represents kindness and love.    This section of my site will feature 2 new charities each month and will keep you posted on the fundraisers, charity events and foundations I am involved with.  You may post your favorite charity on the site and in time, we will make available more contacts for people who are interested in doing charity work or starting their own charity.  I really want this section to grow and I hope it serves as a ripple of chesed, kindness around the globe.

 

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Midnight Run is a volunteer organization dedicated to finding common ground between the housed and the homeless.

Visit: http://www.midnightrun.org or call 914-693-7817
for more information.

 

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Also featured is the "We Are Family Foundation."  This foundation was created right after 911 and in my own words, it fosters the fact that we are all a family...

 

For more info on "We Are Family Foundation", please check out the official website:

http://www.wearefamilyfoundation.org/

 

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Larry King foundation is all heart

By John Morgan
With medical adviser Stephen A. Shoop, M.D.
A Doctor In Your House.com

King and Osmond
Larry King holds son Chance as he talks with Donny Osmond.

When Larry King underwent successful quintuple bypass surgery 12 years ago, it was just the beginning of some profound changes in his life. He quit smoking, adopted a low-fat diet, and embraced a regimen of regular exercise that helps keep him trim and healthy today.

But when he saw the $65,000 tab for his operation, he realized he could change the lives of others as well.

King reasoned that many people simply couldn’t foot the bill for such a costly procedure. So he founded the Larry King Cardiac Foundation whose primary mission is to provide life-saving heart operations to people who can’t afford the medical expenses. USA Today

If you would like more information about The Larry King Cardiac Foundation, visit the Web site at www.lkcf.org or call 1-888-256-7706.

To get the facts on heart disease, visit the American Heart Association Web site at www.americanheart.org.

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Breast Cancer Awareness

If it hasn't already, breast cancer will likely touch you or someone you know. The disease will strike more than 200,000 times this year and claim more than 40,000 lives. Join Making Strides and help make breast cancer a thing of the past. Making Strides is a non-competitive walk designed to raise awareness, foster camaraderie, and raise funds for breast cancer research, services, patient education, and advocacy.

Educate Yourself About Breast Cancer and the American Cancer Society

 

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Lil' Angel Bunny

 

Lil' Angel Bunny Foundation (LABF) is dedicated to be a viable vehicle that will provide abused, abandoned and severely emotionally disturbed children an alternative method of recreational and education therapy through music and the arts and funding special services and programs that assist the needs of these children using these fundamental methods.

More than 75 percent of our grant dollars will be invested at the local community level. Outside financial support fills a viable niche in light of more conservative funding offered by the federal government. Foster care systems and outreach programs alike share the urgent demand for funding and unite in this strong commitment to serve the needs of disadvantaged children.

visit the Lil Angel Bunny Foundation at: www.lilangelbunny.com

 

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More information on this charity and other to come, please keep checking for updates.

 

Charities List:

Urban Farming

American Heart Association

Breast Cancer Awareness

Larry King Cardiac Foundation

Midnight Run

We Are Family Foundation

Lil' Angel Bunny