: Charity
We at Dirt Candles, feel it is very important to give back in life. We try to make this an easily attainable goal for everyone who buys our candles, by donating a portion of the profit to selected charities. Below are some charities we find near and dear to us. If you would like us to consider donating and educating about a charity close to your heart, please send us an email or call us for consideration.
A SPECIAL WISH
Their mission is to enhance the quality of life for those children who have been diagnosed as having a medical problem considered to be life threatening and or terminal, who has not attained the age of 21 years, by providing the opportunity for their special wish to be granted.
To lend both emotional and social support to the family of the above mentioned children by providing the opportunity for them to share in the wish activity, and to enable them to gather some lasting memories to cherish for the future. www.spwish.org
MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION
Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation(R) has enriched the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions through its wish-granting work. The Foundation's mission reflects the life-changing impact that a Make-A-Wish(R) experience has on children, families, referral sources, donors, sponsors and entire communities. www.wish.org
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service. www.cancer.org
THE NATURES CONSERVANCY
The mission of The Natures Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on earth by protecting the land and waters they need to survive. www.nature.org
SUSAN B. KOMEN FOUNDATION
For more than 20 years, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has been a global leader in the fight against breast cancer through its support of innovative research and community-based outreach programs. Working through a network of U.S. and international Affiliates and events like the Komen Race for the Cure(R), the Komen Foundation is fighting to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease by funding research grants and supporting education, screening and treatment projects in communities around the world. www.komen.org
HUNTER'S HOPE
The Hunter's Hope Foundation was established in 1997 by Pro Football Hall of Fame member and former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly and his wife, Jill, after their infant son, Hunter, was diagnosed with Krabbe Disease (Globoid-Cell Leukodystrophy). The Foundation is the Kelly's lifelong commitment to increase public awareness of Krabbe Disease and other leukodystrophies, as well as to increase the likelihood of early detection and treatment. The Foundation's goal is to fund research efforts to identify new treatments, therapies and a cure for Krabbe Disease. To date, the Foundation has awarded over $3.8 million to leukodystrophy and other neurological disease related research. www.huntershope.org
PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), with more than a million members and supporters, is the largest animal rights organization in the world. Founded in 1980, PETA is dedicated to establishing and protecting the rights of all animals. PETA operates under the simple principle that animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment. PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: on factory farms, in laboratories, in the clothing trade, and in the entertainment industry. We also work on a variety of other issues, including the cruel killing of beavers, birds and other "pests," and the abuse of backyard dogs. PETA works through public education, cruelty investigations, research, animal rescue, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement, and protest campaigns. www.peta.org
THE HUMANE SOCIETY
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has worked since 1954 to promote the protection of all animals. With nearly ten million members and constituents, The HSUS is the nation's largest and most powerful animal protection organization, working in the United States and abroad to defend the interests of animals. We celebrate the human-animal bond, and we fight animal cruelty and abuse in all of its forms. www.hsus.org
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
Big Brothers Big Sisters is the oldest, largest and most effective youth mentoring organization in the United States. We have been the leader in one-to-one youth service for more than a century, developing positive relationships that have a direct and lasting impact on the lives of young people. Big Brothers Big Sisters mentors children, ages 6 through 18, in communities across the country - including yours.
The Big Brothers Big Sisters Mission is to help children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships with mentors that have a measurable impact on youth. www.bbbs.org