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The CFC is a Federal tradition and the official workplace-giving campaign for Federal employees and retirees. Since its inception in 1961, the CFC has raised more than $8.7 billion for charities and people in need.  Support our homeless Veterans today!     Give. Try it – just $5 per paycheck to your favorite charity makes a big impact. There are so many ways to give -- online, through the CFC Giving Mobile App, or if you like pen and paper, download the PDF pledge form. Our favorite option is giving online. All you have to do is go to GiveCFC.org and click DONATE. Then set up your profile, choose your charities, and designate your payment option: payroll deduction, credit/debit card, or e-check. #cfc2024 #genesisjoyhouse #homelessfemalevets #homelessvetchild #homelessness #homelessawareness #cfc86450

Friends and Colleagues, As many of you know, I am a passionate Board Member for Dallas Pets Alive! One of the biggest fundraising events for us is TODAY, North Texas Giving Day. Our goal today is to raise $115,000 so we can continue our amazing life-saving work! If you’re looking to give back, please consider donating to Dallas Pets Alive. Every bit helps and makes a big impact! ❤️ Thank you for your support! 🙏 https://lnkd.in/gsZdDbjw More about Dallas Pets Alive: Your support during North Texas Giving Day is not just a donation; it's a lifeline. Every gift you make goes directly to programs that are transforming the lives of animals and their humans. Our Foster and Adoption program is a beacon of hope for the most at-risk animals in our partner shelters, while our preventative programs—like PASS, Dogs Matter, and Bark Dorm—work tirelessly to keep pets out of shelters and in loving homes. These initiatives are not just about rescue; they're about building healthier, stronger communities where animals and people thrive together. The need is urgent. Many of the pets that come into our care have medical conditions so severe that shelters simply can't provide the care they need. Over a third of the animals we help are Major Medical Cases, requiring $1,000 or more in medical expenses. In 2023 alone, we spent more than $400,000 on treatments ranging from basic vaccinations to heartworm treatment and life-saving surgeries. This year, as we've taken on the incredible work of Dogs Matter and face the overwhelming overcrowding in North Texas shelters, the number of animals in our care has more than doubled. For the first time, we have more than 500 animals relying on our programs. While we've made strides in fundraising, the financial demands have outpaced our resources.

And this is the action faith results.

Our first blog post tells the story of how our mission to help local nonprofits was born. #SupportNonprofits #iFounditAtLisas https://lnkd.in/eiVTy47A

Giving back through volunteerism, financial investments, and promotion of local non-profits is an important part of being a community member. Since joining HUB International its been no different than when we started Great North Insurance. If you are willing to invest in the Great North Pole today... your dollars will be multiplied significantly! Here's how: $250 (your investment) x 2 (Scheels match) x 4 (GNP vendor partnership) = $2000 in winter gear for local kids in need. $250 = $2000 in gear!! Invest by clicking the link today!

Last night, Friday 2nd of February, 2024, we had 4 homes unaided until we received 2 amazing donations of £100 & £250. We spent £174 sorting those out last night, no home left without energy that we were aware of. https://lnkd.in/e3-PR3tr This morning, Saturday 3rd of February, 2024, we started with another generous donation of £5 (Every penny counts; we take no donation for granted); we added £300 of local funds. £481 in the pot. Today, we have had 9 referrals & have spent £384 in resolving them, so we have £97 left in the kitty. All these were financially resolved by 11:30hrs. I apologise for the lateness in this update. Eight have working heating now. However, one of the boilers would not restart. The friendly gas engineer who helped us has deemed it a Boiler Beyond Economical Repair (BER), the Landlord is not willing to replace it. He has said, he will issue a section 21 notice to remove the tenant. After 9 years of taking rent, and because the tenants work in a supermarket, even through hashtag #COVID19, they paid their full rent because as essential workers they were still earning money, the first time a major repair is needed this is the threat. It is a disgusting system, Sorry, I forgot to mention that we have provided the family with 3 electric heaters, and an electrician has been out and tested the immersion heater, which has not been used for years, and passed it as safe. 

On the day I do my final run through for the wellbeing & volunteering session I am co-delivering for the Getting Ahead with Volunteering cohort with the The Open University I see this thought provoking article from Jess. It’s a great question to pose to volunteer involving organisations - how are we allowing prospective volunteers to peak through our windows? #volunteer #volunteering #whatcanIdo #whatwillthatlooklike #howdoesthatfeel #willthatworkforme

Recently, I was contacted by an individual who had noticed that the amount of help we are giving each household is a third higher this year than last year, but energy prices have not increased by a third. Well, the explanation is that when we first started, the average per person was around £10.50 (£34 per household), & now it is £13.52 per person, which is £44.10 per household. However, last year, the households were getting around £60 a month in energy support, which is now not being given. https://lnkd.in/eeMQh5mZ https://lnkd.in/eh4yQUpV We started today, Wednesday,14th of February, 2024, with 1 home unresolved, & we have added £300 of local funds to the pot, and resolved the home from last night, which left us with £261, It is 11 am and we have had 10 valid claims, and we have spent £246 resolving 6 of them already, and have 4 unresolved and £15 left in the kitty. It is Valentine's day, and people are going without heat and energy. PS: While I was typing this, we have received 2 more valid referrals. So we have 6 homes in need, 22 people.

A lot of people ask me about my nonprofit and what we do. This video is a great introduction: https://lnkd.in/gRDvpv8Q

Hope you can tune in, and learn how you can play an important part in writing this story’s subsequent chapters!