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A MIDWINTER NIGHT’S DREAM

A MIDWINTER NIGHT’S DREAM

www.amnd.org/12.html
A Midwinter Night’s Dream
is an annual charity fundraiser held by The Northport High School chapter of the National Honor Society that supports Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease) research. To date they have raised $722,000 for ALS Research and families afflicted with the disease.

Besides raising funds and awareness for ALS, the students have begun their quest to find a cure. In 2006, the student committee hosted a research symposium entitled: “Can nanoscience and technology accelerate our search for a cure for ALS?” This meeting created opportunities for Northport High School students to become active participants of ALS Research in both the clinical and laboratory setting. Due to the success of A Midwinter Night’s Dream, they have been able to support numerous ALS organizations and fund their research.

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IMOM (IN MEMORY OF MAGIC)

IMOM (IN MEMORY OF MAGIC)www.imom.org
IMOM is helping people help pets. Their mission is to better the lives of sick, injured and abused companion animals and are dedicated to insure that no pet has to be euthanized simply because their caretaker is financially challenged. Veterinary medicine has advanced greatly over the years, but if one doesn’t have the funds so their pet can be treated, what good are these advancements? IMOM works to remove the money barrier so that all companion animals have the best chance they can get. Each and every animal deserves that.

ANIMAL PLACE

ANIMAL PLACEwww.animalplace.org
Animal Place, founded in 1989, is a sanctuary for abused and discarded farmed animals. Rescued individuals and indigenous wildlife share 60 acres of forest, meadow, pasture, hills and a small lake. Animal Place is also a humane education center that works to promote cruelty-free lifestyles and veganism. They provide a variety of educational resources for both children and adults that teach kindness and compassion for all creatures, and implement nationwide educational programs such as our Food For Thought, ABC (About Building Compassion) and 5-H campaigns.

AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY

american bird conservancywww.abcbirds.org
American Bird Conservancy’s (ABC) mission is to conserve wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. It is the only U.S.-based group dedicated solely to overcoming the greatest threats facing birds in the Western Hemisphere. A growing human population, consuming ever greater resources, is critically impacting bird populations through habitat destruction, direct mortality from such harmful practices as the unwise use of pesticides, and the introduction of destructive species including domestic cats. ABC believes adequate resources exist to overcome these threats, and that unifying people, organizations, and agencies around common approaches to priority issues is the key to success.

FRIENDS OF ANIMALS

FRIENDS OF ANIMALSwww.friendsofanimals.org
Friends of Animals(FoA) works to cultivate a respectful view of nonhuman animals, free-living and domestic. Their goal is to free animals from cruelty and institutionalized exploitation around the world. FoA has facilitated over two million procedures through a unique nationwide spay/neuter program, and their record of protecting free-living animals spans almost five decades.

OPRAH WINFREY

oprah08.jpgwww.oprahsangelnetwork.org
Oprah Winfrey has used the power of the media to create an unparalleled connection with people around the world. Her accomplishments as a global media leader and philanthropist have established her as one of the most respected and admired public figures today. Oprah has long believed that education is the door to freedom, offering a chance at a brighter future. Through her private charity, The Oprah Winfrey Foundation, she has awarded hundreds of grants to organizations that support the education and empowerment of women, children and families in the United States and around the world. Oprah’s Angel Network is a public charity dedicated to inspiring people to make a difference in the lives of others. Since beginning in 1998, they have been making grants to organizations and operating projects in underserved communities that provide educational initiatives as well as assist people in fulfilling basic human needs and regaining dignity.

JACOB KOMAR

JACOB KOMARwww.computers4communities.org
Jacob Komar
founded Computer for Communities, Inc. at age 9, when he realized that not all people had the ability to purchase a computer. Jacob started out by refurbishing 30 computers that were destined for the scrap heap and then finding people in need to receive them. Their goal is to help groups of people in all states start their own local CFC to distribute computers to those who need them.

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