Every year at PADUIblog.com, we ask our loyal readers to help a choose a charity for a $500 donation from The McShane Firm. This year we have chosen three worthy charities. The polls are open now with all voting to end on December 31 at midnight. The winning charity will get a donation of $500. The second place charity will receive $250. The third place charity will receive $100.
Here are the contestants:
(1) PAWS of Central PA–
Mission:
PAWS saves lives and prevents suffering by implementing the no-kill philosophy through aggressive spay/neuter programs for owned and unowned animals; by rescuing, fostering, and seeking permanent homes for endangered dogs and cats; and by raising awareness of the plight of homeless animals.
Vision:
PAWS seeks a time when there are no homeless companion animals in south central Pennsylvania.
(2) The United Way Hurricane Sandy Recovery Fund–
To respond to this disaster, United Way has established the United Way Hurricane Sandy Recovery Fund. Contributions to the Fund will be used by local United Ways along the Eastern Seaboard to address the near and long-term recovery needs of communities that FEMA has declared disaster areas.
The United Way system is uniquely equipped to respond to disaster because of our in-depth knowledge of local needs, ability to draw on the resources of our network of leaders in the corporate and social service sectors, and long-standing partnerships with key private, public and nonprofit stakeholders in our communities.
(3) The Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research–
Mission:
The V Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to saving lives by helping to find a cure for cancer. The Foundation seeks to make a difference by generating broad-based support for cancer research and by creating an urgent awareness among all Americans of the importance of the war against cancer. The Foundation performs these dual roles through advocacy, education, fundraising, and philanthropy.Don’t Give Up. Don’t Ever Give Up.
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Lisa Sheaffer says:
PAWS is a great organization and can use all the charitable contributions available.
Thanks the the McShane Group for this chance.
Shirley says:
Please give our local group PAWS the money.
They help so many cats/kittens in need and have been hurt with the economic downfall..they need funds to continue their good work.
Nancy Frederick says:
Pa PAWS has a great program to help the helpless. Countless lives have been saved thru the adoption program and lives have been prevented from coming into the world where there are not any homes for them to live out their lives.