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These are all wonderful. Some are new to me, and thank you for putting them on my radar.

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Nov 28, 2023·edited Nov 28, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

New Horizons Village in Farmington. Opened in 1984, it was the country's first independent living community for adults with disabilities. It started as the dream of a young woman who was consigned to an iron lung at 16 after contracting polio. After 6 years in rehab facilities she ended up in a New Britain hospital and was determined there had to be more than that for herself and others like her.

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Nov 28, 2023·edited Nov 28, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

Journey Home, Gifts of Love (local Avon charity-They pretty much got my entire wardrobe after my weight loss.), Paws of Dixie (rescue in AL that we got our Muriel from) and Interval House.

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Nov 28, 2023·edited Nov 28, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

Mine this year are NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), Bridgeport Rescue Mission and Vintage Pet Rescue

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Nov 28, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

My cultural/religious background teaches that the highest form of giving occurs when you give and the recipient will not know you gave, you will not be thanked and will likely not know the effect of your action - you give solely because it's the right thing to do.

Having said that, I'll mention one group we support because they're not well-known: Pongo Fund in Portland, OR. Yes they're out of state (near some of our family) but they are an amazing bunch. They provide assistance when animals are in dire need of food, medical attention, etc. - and they also help the humans who are trying desperately to help those animals but are in dire need themselves (seniors, people who are unhoused, people who have lost their jobs, etc.). The only paid person associated with this nonprofit is the person who does their bookkeeping; everyone else, including the guy who founded and heads it, is a volunteer. https://www.thepongofund.org/

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Nov 28, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

South Park Inn, House of Bread, Holy Trinity Church, Brian's Angels......no middle man, no mass mailings, just walking the walk EVERY day! Each day these organizations practice the words proclaimed in The Beatitudes!

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Nov 28, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

Charity begins at home….. but it doesn’t end there.

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Nov 28, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

“Virtue signaling” is like “political correctness” or the hijacking of “woke”. Terms that aren’t used as descriptive phrases but insults, usually by people that would be hard pressed to explain what they really mean by them. I have an extremely intelligent, contrary friend who once said to me, “Aren’t you afraid people will call you politically correct?” I responded, “They do it all the time. Why is that a bad thing? Am I banished from the cool kids table in the cafeteria?”. Suddenly his IQ abandoned him replaced by anger because he thought I was being insulting. “Are you insinuating that I’m being immature?” To which I responded (maturely), “Of course I am, you dummy”.

We have big needs for a little town so most of our donations stay local. Shelter, soup kitchen, food pantry. A chunk however supports community events that are free for everybody because you have to get together and have some fun.

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Your hometown is famous for those goofy little get-togethers that mean the world to the community. I applaud you and your town.

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Nov 28, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

Some of these are new to me too including RIP Medical Debt.

What a coincidence that today is also the tribute to Rosalynn Carter, a great humanitarian.

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It’s kind of perfect, isn’t it?

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It truly is. ❤️

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Nov 28, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

Yes, absolutely. Her work on supporting persons suffering with mental illness and their families is impressive to say the least. She spoke out when awareness was low, few people were speaking and many did not hear. My parents generation - Dad (bipolar disorder) and Mom (borderline personality disorder). Groundbreaking!

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Nov 28, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

My favorite nonprofit is Camp Hispaniola. Founded by Marc-Yves Regis, a talented photographer (we worked together at the Hartford Courant), provides a summer camps for children in Haiti and the Dominican. I also support news nonprofits, eccoRI news, the New Bedford Light, CTMirror.

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Oh, amen. I left off CT News Junkie and both of your news organizations are wonderful.

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Nov 28, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

Especially to small, volunteer-run nonprofits, any size donation helps. It’s also a good time to donate gently used coats/boots/warm winter clothing to homeless shelters and towels, blankets etc. (call first to be sure of what they need) to animal shelters. One of the smallest that does so much is No Animal Left Unfed in greater Hartford (find them on facebook). Among the things they do is help families facing financial struggles to be able to keep their pets.

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Nov 28, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

Thanks for sharing - I just cleaned out 2 big closets and have all of these things to donate

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Nov 28, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

World Central Kitchen, Planned Parenthood, Audubon Society, Defenders of Wildlife.

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Nov 28, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

The Jimmy fund

https://www.everylibraryinstitute.org/

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Nov 28, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell
Nov 28, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

I gave to Feeding America thru The Daily Stoic because they matched my donation. I also gave to "Raise the Woof NOLA" fundraiser for dogs to support my friend. Can't do it today but I will make a gift to Alzheimers.org before year end.

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