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In honor of Elise Cerami, the Swim4Elise Foundation was developed to promote and educate regarding issues of water safety for USA Swimmers. Our goal is to create a "Positive Wave of Change," in swimming. Through our scholarship program, we will collect water safety data that will be used to improve the sport Elise loved.

Building upon the independent spirit of Wheeling's visionary leaders, the Oglebay Foundation will efficiently secure, manage, and provide sufficient resources to ensure the legacy of the country's leading municipal park system and inspire investment in Oglebay and Wheeling Park's power to enrich lives, build a healthy community, and drive economic development.

HOCKEY IS FOR EVERYONE.Hendrickson Foundation seeks to enrich the lives of individuals with disabilities, and their families, through the game of hockey. Our focus is to make hockey accessible for ALL who want to play the game. By supporting adaptive and Warrior hockey programs' growth and participation nationwide, we aim to break barriers and promote inclusivity in the game.

SNOW DAYS FOUNDATION IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO YOUTH EMPOWERMENT THROUGH SNOWBOARDING. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO TEACH SNOWBOARDING TO SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN PORTLAND, OREGON. STUDENTS COME FROM MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN CHALLENGING NEIGHBORHOODS, WITH THE LOWEST ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, THE HIGHEST POVERTY RATES, AND THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS.

The Olympian Foundation (TOF) was established for the advancement of the values found in art and sport in line with the involvement of olympians and their quest for excellence in life; ". . . To promote the positive moral and educational values of sportsmanship, fair play, friendly competition, and the pleasure of participation, within the fundamental principles enshrined in Olympism". . . . And to "bring about better understanding between people, thereby helping build a better world."

To be a dynamic, progressive school that cultivates effective learning, generates creative ideas, responds to societal needs and offers equal opportunity for all. In its quest for excellence in mind, body and character and the pursuit of truth and freedom, Foundation University commits itself to: develop students of sound character and broad culture; prepare students for a definite career; imbue students with the spirit of universal brotherhood; and advocate truth, promote justice and advance knowledge.

The UNITE Foundation seeks to empower the next generation of leaders in West African development. Driven by our commitment to youth development, we provide financial support to Camp UNITE, which equips West African youth with the skills and knowledge they need to lead healthy, productive lives. Beliefs - We believe in the transformative power of the youth summer camp experience. - We believe in each young person's ability to make a positive contribution to the world. - We believe education is the most powerful tool a young person can have.

"Talobeeg Foundation is dedicated to fostering the wellbeing of the Somali community by delivering impactful technical services, mobilizing resources, and promoting inclusive governance. Through our commitment to quality education, TVET, youth empowerment, civic engagement, sports, and recreational games, we strive to enhance the overall quality of life. We actively engage in conflict mitigation through dialogue, offering alternative employment opportunities for youth, and addressing desperate livelihood options. Our focus extends to inclusive governance, stabilization, peacebuilding, and democratization, contributing to a society where individuals thrive and communities flourish. We are unwavering in our dedication to health, HIV/AIDS advocacy, sustainable food security, climate resilience, local economic development, and social safety nets. Additionally, our involvement in research and technical services aims to drive innovation and positive change. Embracing cross-cutting themes such as gender, FGM, protection, human rights, and WASH, we work towards creating lasting positive impacts on the community and fostering sustainable development."

WISDOM FOR CHANGE We believe in the possibility of being in the world more wisely, for the benefit of all sentient beings and the entire ecosystem. Wisdom, which allows us to recognize the interconnectedness of all phenomena, is the tool by which we can build a more equitable and compassionate society. Our name tells our mission. Wise in English means "wise," dana in Indian pali language means "to give." Wisedana therefore means "to give wisely". While remaining a secular organization, our values and activities are within the Buddhist philosophical perimeter. We encourage the practice of mindful generosity, which according to various Buddhist schools is the first of the virtues to be cultivated in order to overcome ignorance, understood as the main culprit of suffering in the world. Generosity is thus a tool that has an extraordinary transformative power, capable of building effective responses to the most important social problems. Wisedana is an international philanthropic foundation that draws on the values of the Buddhist tradition while expressing itself in a secular form. It caters to philanthropists who wish to be active in building a more equitable, wise and compassionate world by promoting systemic changes in humanitarian, ecological, social, educational, cultural, and fragility care. As Wisedana Foundation, we intend to be the catalysts for systemic change inspired by the values of the Buddhist tradition, leading to the elimination of suffering and major critical issues in the world today. Our role is to identify the actors, synergies, resources and strategies to achieve this and to connect them with the right philanthropists, men and women of our time who wish to nurture the seeds of wise change. We therefore intend to act both as a "quality advisor" capable of recognizing and supporting systemic change in all its activities, and as a "philanthropic actor" in synergy internationally with key stakeholders interested in supporting systemic change toward a wiser world. By "systemic change" we mean a strategy for responding to problems that starts by conceiving of each critical issue as a complex system, which must therefore be addressed through a multilateral and multidisciplinary analysis. The result of this composite analysis is a strategy of approaching the problem from multiple perspectives, taking into consideration all the actors involved and questioning the sustainability of the proposed solution. The value framework of Buddhism allows for a full understanding of the complexity of reality: every being is naturally connected to all others in a relationship of infinite reciprocity, and every arrangement of the world is only temporary and constantly changing. In accepting this condition-now increasingly evident in globalized society-we understand that the only way to effectively intervene in the world is precisely through systemic change. The tool we use is generosity (or philanthropy, which is its organized form) as an experience of relationship toward the other, as a powerful gesture of transformation capable of activating the vocation of individuals to participate in the common good and social change.

We’re in the midst of an epidemic. Our young women are bombarded with images and messages that glorify perfection as thin and beautiful. In some instances, they also have inadequate education on the merits of healthy, active, nutritious living. As a result, our young women are falling short--failing to realize how extraordinary they are. Instead they focus on everything they are not. We empower girls and women by providing them with resources, opportunities and experiences to use physical movement as a tool to build confidence and self-worth.

DESIGNING AND BUILDING A BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN TRAIL SYSTEM THROUGH METRO ATLANTA AND HELPING OTHER GEORGIA CITIES ADVANCE TRAILDEVELOPMENT.

Mission: To foster understanding and appreciation of Denali through informative and inspiring programs.