Meet the Charities
These are the organizations we want you to help us support by tossing some of your hard earned cash into the 'stache for one or more of the below charities. All of these charities are non-profit organizations, so tell the IRS about your contributions and they'll actually show you some appreciation by reducing your taxes. What a sweet deal!
Boys and Girls Club
Boys and Girls Club inspires and empowers young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens. They reach out to young people through camps, schools and stand alone clubs. Your contributions help provide children in need with an opportunity to have positive direction and outlets for their energy and growth.
www.boysgirlsclubs.org
Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast
Designed to fulfill the specific needs of girls, Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast (GSWISE) serves over 28,500 girls in Kindergarten through grade 12. GSWISE provides a girl-centered quality leadership experience that meets the needs of girls in a fast-changing world and ensures a lifelong connection with Girl Scouting. Partnered with adult volunteers and the community, and infused with the principles of inclusion and diversity, GSWISE is the premier organization for girls.
www.gswise.org
Locks of Love
Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the United States and Canada under age 18 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. We meet a unique need for children by using donated hair to create the highest quality hair prosthetics. Most of the children helped by Locks of Love have lost their hair due to a medical condition called alopecia areata, which has no known cause or cure. The prostheses we provide help to restore their self-esteem and their confidence, enabling them to face the world and their peers.
www.locksoflove.org
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services. LLS's mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Since its founding in 1949, LLS has invested more than $600 million in research specifically targeting blood cancers.
www.lls.org
Rolland Nelson Crossroads Home Hospice
Rolland Nelson Crossroads Hospice provides compassion and care to individuals who are suffering from a terminal illness and who wish to remain in the comfort of their own home with family and loved ones. A multidisciplinary hospice team consisting of physicians, nurses, a chaplain, a medical social worker, volunteers and others work together to support the family and alleviate the patient’s pain and uncomfortable symptoms.
www.phchomehospice.org
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Wisconsin, Inc. is dedicated to easing the burden of families whose lives have been disrupted as a result of their child's illness or injury. We provide a home-away-from-home and caring outreach initiatives.
www.rmhcmilwaukee.com
Wounded Warrior Project
More than 30,000 troops have been injured in recent conflicts, many of them suffering traumatic brain injuries, amputations, and sever burns. Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) provides services and programs to ease their burdens and aid in the transition back to civilian life.
www.woundedwarriorproject.org