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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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ORGANIC CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION

ORGANIC CONSUMERS ASSOCIATIONwww.organicconsumers.org
The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is an online and grassroots interest organization campaigning for health, justice, and sustainability. The OCA deals with crucial issues of food safety, industrial agriculture, genetic engineering, children’s health, corporate accountability, Fair Trade, environmental sustainability and other key topics.

TEACHERS AGAINST PREJUDICE

TEACHERS AGAINST PREJUDICEwww.teachersagainstprejudice.org
Teachers Against Prejudice (TAP) is dedicated to fighting prejudice, intolerance and bigotry through education. TAP helps teachers address issues of sensitivity and respect concerning diversity in the classroom and provides trained professionals to teach students how to confront prejudice.

A PLACE CALLED HOME

A PLACE CALLED HOMEwww.apch.org
A Place Called Home (APCH) is a dynamic youth enrichment center founded in 1993. Their mission is to provide at-risk youth with a secure, positive family environment where they can regain hope and belief, earn trust and self respect and learn skills to lead a productive lifestyle free of the gangs, drugs and poverty that surrounds them. A Place Called Home helps inner city youth find their dreams through educational enrichment.

GLOBAL VOLUNTEERS

GLOBAL VOLUNTEERSwww.globalvolunteers.org
Global Volunteers was founded in 1984 and strives to wage peace throughout the world by helping to establish mutual understanding between people of diverse cultures. Global Volunteers is a NGO (non-governmental organization) in special consultative status with the United Nations. Global Volunteers builds bridges of understanding between people of diverse cultures by involving them in one-on-one service projects. Projects include tutoring children, teaching conversational English or business skills, renovating and painting community buildings, assisting in health care or with natural resource projects, and nurturing at-risk kids.

COMMON GROUND

COMMON GROUNDhttp://www.commonground.org
Common Ground’s mission is to end homelessness through innovative programs that transform people, buildings and entire communities. In 1990, Common Ground pioneered the concept of mixed-income supportive housing – affordable housing for a range of income groups with on-site social services. These services help formerly homeless tenants restore their health, regain their economic independence, and rebuild their lives. Of those assisted, 93% remain stably housed. Indeed, their lives are transformed.

TEENS FOR TOMORROW

TEENS FOR TOMORROWhttp://www.teensfortomorrow.org
Teens for Tomorrow is an Atlanta-based, organization created by teens for teens. Their goal is to provide teens who want to get involved in the community the opportunity to do so. By providing teens the chance to work alongside others in a fun environment, it’s hoped that this will encourage them to participate more frequently in changing their community. By becoming an active member of Teens for Tomorrow, participants will not only receive the self-rewarding benefits of helping their community, but also the opportunity to meet more teens like themselves.

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