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Honoring Life - Offering Hope Even small acts and celebrations can have a profound impact on the lives of hospice patients and those closest to them. Seasons Hospice Foundation brings comfort to patients and families by providing essentials and enriching lives with fond, lasting memories. Our funds also support community education to increase awareness about the benefits of hospice, funding for special programs and applied research to improve the quality of hospice care. Extending beyond the borders of traditional healthcare, we treat the whole person and their loved ones in ways that touch the human spirit—adding days to life and life to days.

The BC Cancer Foundation is the bridge that connects philanthropic support and research breakthroughs in cancer knowledge. As the fundraising partner of the BC Cancer Agency and the largest charitable funder of cancer research in this province, we enable donors to make contributions to leading-edge research that has a direct impact on improvements to cancer care for patients in British Columbia. We fund with the goal of finding solutions. We have offices in each of the BC Cancer Agency’s five regional centres: Abbotsford, Surrey, Kelowna, Vancouver and Victoria. Visit www.bccancerfoundation.com to make a donation or to learn how you can make a difference in the lives of those affected by cancer.

Open Wide Foundation is a non-profit dental organization redefining humanitarian dentistry. Our mission is to make a significant, measurable and lasting impact on oral health in communities of need. By combining the efforts of dental volunteers and industry leaders, we strive to impact oral health in a positive and lasting way. Together we: • Build permanent dental clinics in cooperation with the communities they serve to provide on-going access to oral care. • Provide and facilitate turn-key dental outreach experiences where volunteers can provide dental services to the needy & mentor local professionals and students. • Give access to on-going mentoring, educational materials and support to local oral health care providers, institutions & students.

Despite significant reductions across the nation, tobacco use is still the number one cause of preventable death in the United States, killing more than 400,000 people every year. Since being established in 1999, the American Legacy Foundation (Legacy) has developed a comprehensive understanding of the tobacco crisis and the many issues that surround it. Legacy is the nation's largest and most effective independent public health charity dedicated to tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation. Our mission is to build a world where young people reject tobacco and anyone can quit. By giving young people the facts and information they need to reject tobacco and adult smokers the tools they need to quit and stay quit, Legacy is helping people live longer, healthier lives. Legacy employs community intervention and population-based public education strategies to reach current and potential tobacco users, customizing our approach to recognize, respect and address cultural differences.

The Community Hospice is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization providing high quality end-of-life care to residents of eight counties covering over 4,000 square miles in Upstate New York State. Some of the most vulnerable people in our community are those who are struggling with advanced illness, facing the end of life, and recovering from the loss of a loved one. The Community Hospice is committed to serving these people. While insurance reimbursements cover most costs, they do not fund the programs and services that reach out to care for Hospice patients and families in a comprehensive way. No one is turned away due to financial need. That is where your active support comes in. You can join the caregiving team by considering a donation to The Community Hospice. Contributions provide funds for community bereavement services, community awareness, educational programs, and special services so that Hospice care is readily available, fully understood, and appropriately utilized by those in need. We, St. Peter's Health Partners And Trinity Health, Serve Together In The Spirit Of The Gospel As A Compassionate And Transforming Healing Presence Within Our Communities. Founded In Community-Based Legacies Of Compassionate Healing, We Provide The Highest Quality Comprehensive Continuum Of Integrated Health Care, Supportive Housing And Community Services, Especially For The Needy And Vulnerable. The Community Hospice Foundation is a member of St. Peter's Health Partners and Trinity Health.

TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AFFECTED BE LEUKODYSTROPHIES

To improve the quality of life of those affected by PCD and to develop the means to find a cure.

To promote; Research. Education, and Advocacy regarding Lyme and other Tick borne disorders.

WE WORK TO FILL IN THE GAPS NEEDED TO CREATE REAL CHANGE AND BUILD A MORE INCLUSIVE FUTURE FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES. WE PROVIDE PRACTICAL FAMILY SUPPORT, FUND SMA RESEARCH, AND ARE BUILDING THE FIRST INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND IN SANTA BARBARA.

To prevent the pain and trauma of burn injuries to children, and to heal, and to give children who suffered severe burns the opportunity to reach their full potential, physically, psychologically, and sociallly.

Our mission, "So the World May Hear," is about bringing understanding between people through caring and sharing. We believe caring develops trust and by sharing we find out humanity. We believe by growing engagement in this cause that we can increase tolerance and respect for life. Our goal is to pursue our mission with commitment so that future generations can live in a world with more caring and peace.

VBF provides support and informational resources for individuals affected by vascular birthmarks and their caregivers, and sponsors conferences, clinics, education, and relevant research.