http://www.bringlight.com/feeds/all Projects at Bring Light Fri, 16 May 2008 20:42:43 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/178 Charity: Georgia Canines for Independence. Categories: Animals Children and Youth Social Services . Help provide the healthcare for two puppies training to be therapy / service animals! It takes just $369 for each puppy from 6-weeks to one-year-old. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:40:05 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/175 Charity: CASA of Nashville. Categories: Children and Youth Community Social Services . The goal of this project is to be able to train and provide 10 more volunteers to be Special Advocates to children who have been abused or neglected. Thu, 01 May 2008 22:00:03 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/174 Charity: ACHIEVA. Categories: Children and Youth Social Services Autism . Scholarships for people with disablities of all ages to attend overnight summer camp. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:29:48 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/173 Charity: Volunteer Fairfax. Categories: Social Services . Help Volunteer Fairfax connect volunteers with those in our community who need a helping hand. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:23:11 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/172 Charity: Hudson Community Foundation. Categories: Community . Hudson Community Foundation is raising funds to provide for the Annual Fourth of July Fireworks display for 2008 and to create an endowment to fund the fireworks in the future. The Hudson Community Foundation (HCF) is organized as a 501(c)(3) public charity. HCF is dedicated to serving the philanthropic needs of Hudson, Ohio. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:29:43 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/171 Charity: Wings Learning Center. Categories: Children and Youth Health Autism . Provide transportation for 20 students with autism to give them access to extracurricular activities during summer. Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:03:52 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/170 Charity: The Family Giving Tree. Categories: Children and Youth Education . Low-income students in the greater Bay Area need your generous help for a fulfilling education! Since 1996, the Family Giving Tree has helped provide sorely needed backpacks and school supplies to local school children who are enrolled in the California Free or Reduced Lunch Program (Title I). Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:24:30 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/169 Charity: Humane Society Silicon Valley. Categories: Animals . Second chances do happen! Reggie was scheduled to be euthanized at a local shelter until the Humane Society Silicon Valley stepped in and provided the critical medical care necessary to give him a new lease on life. Nurturing foster homes are vital for special needs animals like Reggie. Your donation can ensure these programs continue. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:30:10 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/168 Charity: Humane Society Silicon Valley. Categories: Animals . Hercules has a special place in the hearts of the people at the Humane Society Silicon Valley. He was brought in badly injured and needed immediate medical treatment. His courage and affection touched everyone’s hearts. Would you please help make sure special needs animals like Hercules get the help they need? Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:14:20 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/167 Charity: Centaur Stride, Inc.. Categories: Animals . Raise $8400 to support 2 retired therapeutic horses, which is $350 per month per horse which includes supplements, medical expenses, and daily care. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:32:28 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/166 Charity: Humane Society Silicon Valley. Categories: Animals Community Education . Provide healthy treats for our volunteer and staff trainers to use when teaching manners to our shelter dogs. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:20:36 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/165 Charity: Guardian Angel Pet Rescue. Categories: Animals . Due to prior neglect of her broken leg, Buttercup, a 3 yr. old Pug mix, needs immediate surgery to save her dangling, useless limb. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:44:22 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/164 Charity: Breathe California of the Bay Area. Categories: Children and Youth Health . Breathe California of the Bay Area will be hosting their annual asthma/allergies day camp for asthmatic children ages 6 to 12. Camp Superstuff utilizes trained staff to teach participants important techniques critical to managing their asthma. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:22:28 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/163 Charity: Huxley Public Library. Categories: Arts and Culture Children and Youth Education . We need to update our childrens pragram area. Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:54:59 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/162 Charity: Huxley Public Library. Categories: Children and Youth Education Social Services . A program designed to reach the special needs population in Central Iowa. Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:42:50 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/161 Charity: Pregnancy Center & Clinics of the LowCountry. Categories: Children and Youth Community Education Health Human Rights Social Services . The PCCLC is building a new facility in Jasper County, SC, a county in which 38% of women receive inadequate prenatal care. Currently, we are the only clinic offering free prenatal care for women not qualifying for Medicaid, or are uninsured or underinsured. Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:53:41 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/160 Charity: The Wish Project. Categories: Social Services . Sponsor a new bed for a needy child in Merrimack Valley MA for $80. Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:43:14 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/157 Charity: Alternative Homes for Youth. Categories: Arts and Culture Children and Youth Social Services . The goal of our Art Therapy group is to utilize the creative process in supporting the traumatized youth we work with in bringing new insights into their challenges. The curriculum is dynamic and themes will address: personal identity, self-awareness, boundaries, processing feelings, positive self expression and their own victimization of trauma, to name a few. The art therapy groups will be grounded in Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy. It is an amazing healing opportunity for these youth. And, we need art supplies in order to run such a group. Hence, our project! Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:01:48 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/156 Charity: Alternative Homes for Youth. Categories: Children and Youth Community Social Services . The goal of this project is to raise enough money so we can purchase a snow blower. We can not afford a snow removal service and, yet, it of course snows out here in Colorado! Please help us to purchase a snow blower! Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:37:33 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/155 Charity: Redwings Horse Sanctuary. Categories: Animals . This project covers medical bills, treatments, special supplements, bandages, and other crucial needs we have already had to pay for to treat Pigeon Fever in our horses. There are other things that our money was intended for, especially hay, so we would be grateful for your help in recovering from our sudden expenses that a tiny bacterium has caused. Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:58:51 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/154 Charity: My Geek Friend. Categories: Education . Raise funds to keep cover our monthly hosting costs. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:49:42 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/153 Charity: Los Cimientos Alliance. Categories: Children and Youth Community Environment Human Rights International Social Services . The natural land around our center is being developed and destroyed. Help save our agriculture and ecology study program for troubled youth in Maya Kiche community of Los Cimientos and in the village of San Lucas Toliman, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:19:31 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/152 Charity: Llyons Court Charities Inc.. Categories: Children and Youth Civil Rights Community Education Health Human Rights International Social Services . Northern Thailand - Project to build a 250 room educational and health facility for 5-13 year old children from Thailand and refugee children from Burma (Myanmar). Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:46:51 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/151 Charity: YMCA of Santa Clara Valley. Categories: Children and Youth . These are just a few of a child’s favorite things to experience at YMCA Campo Alegre each spring. For some campers, it is their first time spending the night away from home. For others, it is their first time among the towering redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains. For combined donations of $5,000, a new child each year can go to Campo Alegre at no cost to his or her family, through a 100% subsidy - forever! Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:37:04 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/150 Charity: Fairgrounds House - Family & Children's Services of Nantucket. Categories: Human Rights Social Services . Fairgrounds House is in need of new furniture for our dining room and living room areas of our program. Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:52:03 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/149 Charity: Fairgrounds House - Family & Children's Services of Nantucket. Categories: Human Rights Social Services . Fairgrounds House is in need of a new program van to transport our clients around the island. Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:34:59 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/147 Charity: Camp Tuolumne Trails . Categories: Children and Youth Health . The camp needs to purchase waterproof wheelchairs so children who only have regular wheelchairs can use them to enter the wheelchair-accessible swimming pool. Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:41:26 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/146 Charity: Community Action New Mexico. Categories: Children and Youth Community Human Rights Social Services . To help New Mexicans who long for the American Dream of home ownership make it their reality. Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:44:02 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/145 Charity: Santa Clara County FireSafe Council. Categories: Community Education Environment . Our goal is to raise $500 to buy Smokey Bear fire prevention materials to distribute to children in schools and at events. Our Community Outreach programs educate and enable Santa Clara County residents to protect their homes, communities and the environment from wildfires. Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:57:33 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/144 Charity: Santa Clara County FireSafe Council. Categories: Community Education Environment . Our goal is to raise $1,000 to match grants from the US Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management for Defensible Space/Hazardous Fuel Reduction Projects for a total of $112,000 in Santa Clara County to protect homes, communities and the environment from wildfires. Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:26:40 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/143 Charity: The Family Giving Tree. Categories: Children and Youth Community Social Services . Children who are born visually impaired face many challenges as they develop. Vision is the primary source of learning for most children, and finding alternative ways to learn and develop is a challenge for families. This holiday season we want to provide 40 early learning toys to an agency that serves this population. Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:35:29 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/142 Charity: The Family Giving Tree. Categories: Children and Youth Community Social Services . Help make the holidays brighter for child victims of domestic violence! The Family Giving Tree has a goal of providing holiday gifts to mothers and children in the greater Bay Area who have endured physical, emotional and verbal abuse and are looking for a fresh start. Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:32:53 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/141 Charity: Third Street Community Center. Categories: Children and Youth Education . The Robotics Program is an intensive 4-month curriculum for 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th grade students. Our program teaches project management, team building and leadership skills while engaging students in basic to intermediate level engineering, physics, internet research, and other technology related activities. Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:59:21 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/140 Charity: The Family Giving Tree. Categories: Children and Youth Community Social Services . Bring a smile to a Bay Area foster child's face this holiday season with a gift! The Family Giving Tree is aiming to spread holiday cheer by providing gifts to more than 75 Bay Area foster children with the help of generous donors like you. This year, The Family Giving Tree needs your help to fund gifts for these children, many who face daily interpersonal and social obstacles. Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:50:10 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/138 Charity: Grail Family Services. Categories: Children and Youth Education . An early literacy program for parents and their pre-school children to develop reading skills for the children and parenting skills for the adults. Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:53:49 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/137 Charity: Willow Glen Youth Football. Categories: Children and Youth . Help our boys go all the way to the finals! Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:35:00 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/136 Charity: Lambda Legal. Categories: Children and Youth Civil Rights Human Rights . Lambda Legal’s Out, Safe & Respected campaign inspires young people to know their rights and make sure they are respected. Sat, 13 Oct 2007 23:19:20 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/135 Charity: Lambda Legal. Categories: Civil Rights Human Rights . Help us protect the intimate and enduring relationships that are important to all people. It is crucial for those in same-sex relationships and for all parents and children to be treated equally under the law. This project ensures Lambda Legal has the resources to protect the rights of those in same-sex relationships and all LGBT parents and children. Sat, 13 Oct 2007 23:09:34 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/134 Charity: Planned Parenthood Golden Gate. Categories: Children and Youth Community Health Human Rights Social Services . Our goal is to raise $5,000 to provide vaccines to low-income women and girls. Every donation will bring us one step closer. Together, we can make a REAL difference in women's lives. Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:35:20 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/131 Charity: START Center. Categories: Children and Youth Community Education Social Services . Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program Sun, 07 Oct 2007 22:49:28 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/130 Charity: START Center. Categories: Children and Youth Community Education Health Social Services . The Center's At-Risk Youth program provides classroom instruction, life skills programs, and computer skills training for youth ages 17-21. Sun, 07 Oct 2007 22:11:36 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/128 Charity: Bay Area Birth Information. Categories: Community Health . Supplies Needed to Open two Birth Rooms Supporting Women's Health Care at Sanctuary for Birth And Wellness Sat, 06 Oct 2007 23:35:37 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/127 Charity: Kirsch Fund for Waldenstrom's Research. Categories: Health . Over 1,500 people per year in the United States are diagnosed with Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia, a slow-moving, but incurable blood cancer that kills its victims in 5 to 10 years. The funds you donate will be disbursed based on the recommendations of Steven Treon at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA, and other top researchers in this field. Funds will be used for both research and clinical trials. Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:18:15 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/125 Charity: Streams of Life International. Categories: Health . Help us bring badly needed hospital beds to a desperate facility! The Assosa Hospital in western Ethiopia cannot afford to provide hospital beds for their patients. If a bed is available, the frame is most likely broken and mattresses are ripped and covered in maggots. If a bed is not available, patients will sleep on the floors. Would you want this for you or your family? Help us make a difference! It costs $325 dollars to provide one bed to the hospital. What can you do bring hope and life to rural Ethiopia? Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:00:04 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/124 Charity: RotaCare Free Clinic of San Jose. Categories: Community Health Social Services . Without insurance, many patients have to choose between paying rent, buying food, or purchasing medications. Help us remove this burden. Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:17:31 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/123 Charity: Cedarwood Sudbury School. Categories: Education . Cedarwood Sudbury School would like to raise $55,000 to assist us with our tuition assistance program. This will help insure that we can open our school to more families who otherwise might not be able to afford it. Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:24:56 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/122 Charity: Humane Society Silicon Valley. Categories: Animals Community Environment Health Social Services . It's very, very simple - almost silly simple, really. It costs $50 to purchase a humane trap to capture a homeless cat who needs to be spayed/neutered, microchipped, vaccinated and disease tested. Humane Society Silicon Valley has humane traps that can help our community members trap homeless cats so that we can provide everything they need to be placed back into their colonies where caring people can take care of them while they live out the rest of their lives. Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:06:49 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/121 Charity: Humane Society Silicon Valley. Categories: Animals Community . Even though homeless cats traditionally have shortened life spans, with your help, Humane Society Silicon Valley can help stem the tide of the thousands of kittens that are born homeless each year - and over time, stop the cycle of uncertainty and pain for these helpless creatures. With your support, HSSV will be able to provide spay and neuter surgeries for homeless cats at a minimal cost to caring community members. If we spay and neuter 4,800 cats per year, we will see a decline in the number of homeless cats by roughly 10% each year in our community - and more importantly, we will see a decrease in the number of cats and kittens euthanized at public shelters! Sat, 22 Sep 2007 01:48:31 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/120 Charity: Humane Society Silicon Valley. Categories: Animals Community . Provide vaccines, microchips and tests for deadly diseases that can spread to an entire colony of homeless cats. Even though homeless cats traditionally have shortened life spans, we can help these helpless creatures live safer, healthier lives. With your support, HSSV will provide vaccinations, combo testing and microchips at cost...just $21 per cat. As a starting goal, we're going to try to raise $1,050 to provide these items for 50 cats in the month of October. Sat, 22 Sep 2007 01:26:39 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/118 Charity: Southern Cross Humanitarian. Categories: Children and Youth Community Human Rights International Social Services . The Peruvian Earthquake has left scores of children literally wandering the streets. Help us provide housing for them. Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:25:28 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/117 Charity: Women's Earth Alliance. Categories: Arts and Culture Community Education Environment Health Human Rights International . The June 2008 Transformative Advocacy delegation to the Southwest will convene international women environmental attorneys with Native American women working for environmental justice and sustainability in their communities. For ten days, our delegation will travel through the Southwest to meet with Native women environmental leaders, learn about the environmental challenges at stake and the legal structures applicable to Native lands and communities, and witness the profound parallels between the Native American environmental justice movement and the worldwide movement to preserve and defend environmental human rights. Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:09:28 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/116 Charity: YWCA of Silicon Valley. Categories: Civil Rights Community Health Human Rights Social Services . The YWCA of Silicon Valley’s Rape Crisis Center provides an “emergency fund” for victims of sexual assault or sexual abuse. Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:44:14 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/115 Charity: Institute on Religion and Public Policy. Categories: Children and Youth Civil Rights Environment Health Human Rights International . Directly-elected legislators can relate to one another about the local challenges and opportunities they share, as well as questions of national and global interest. When they agree, they can take collaborative action, not through cumbersome formal treaty processes but directly through parallel legislation – identical where possible and differing where particular circumstances require. Help support a unique and innovative first-time meeting of legislators from Africa to discuss the most important topics facing the world today!!! Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:51:38 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/114 Charity: Institute on Religion and Public Policy. Categories: Civil Rights Human Rights International . Funds needed to participate in major conference on human rights. Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:27:29 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/113 Charity: Learning and Loving Education Center. Categories: Arts and Culture Children and Youth Education Social Services . Provide school supplies to previously underserved children and help pave the way to a brighter future! Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:49:47 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/112 Charity: Houston ISD Council of PTAs. Categories: Arts and Culture Children and Youth Civil Rights Community Education Environment . We are looking to help four students in Houston go on to trade school, college, or university. they can be in regular,advanced, or special education classes Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:43:58 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/111 Charity: The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula. Categories: Arts and Culture Children and Youth Education . Help the Boys & Girls Club's Center for a New Generation revive its marching band and provide music education for 65 deserving young people who would not otherwise have the opportunity. Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:45:26 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/110 Charity: GlobalGiving. Categories: International . Pay for food for one day, or clothes for one person - Get your funds straight to the ground via this project Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:46:22 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/109 Charity: Southern Cross Humanitarian. Categories: Children and Youth Health Human Rights International . The Peruvian Earthquake has left scores of children literally wandering the streets. Help us provide housing for them. Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:12:30 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/107 Charity: Academic Film Archive of North America. Categories: Arts and Culture Education International . Save a film from being lost by sponsoring the digitization and free internet viewing of one of our archived "lost" 16mm films Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:53:37 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/106 Charity: DonorsChoose.org. Categories: Arts and Culture Children and Youth Education . Help a teacher in Louisiana teach geometry to elementary schoolers through the creation of a class quilt. Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:52:26 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/104 Charity: DonorsChoose.org. Categories: Children and Youth Education . Help a teacher in Houston, Texas provide students with cameras for a high school newspaper. Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:49:50 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/103 Charity: DonorsChoose.org. Categories: Children and Youth Education . Help a teacher in Indiana provide fun learning activities for elementary school students and their parents to do together. Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:45:47 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/102 Charity: DonorsChoose.org. Categories: Children and Youth Education . Help a teacher in Brooklyn, NY use a multi-media approach to teach middle-school girls about positive self-image. Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:35:04 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/101 Charity: DonorsChoose.org. Categories: Children and Youth Education . Help a teacher in Los Angeles, CA promote self-discovery and writing through a journal project for high school students. Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:29:30 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/100 Charity: DonorsChoose.org. Categories: Children and Youth Community Education Environment Health . Help a teacher in Richmond, CA teach students about healthy eating and resource sustainability through the creation of a community garden. Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:23:58 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/99 Charity: DonorsChoose.org. Categories: Children and Youth Community Education . Help a teacher in Brooklyn, NY set up a school newspaper for a gifted and talented class. Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:20:00 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/98 Charity: DonorsChoose.org. Categories: Children and Youth Education . Help a teacher in Los Angeles, CA lead hands-on Physics experiments. Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:15:57 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/97 Charity: DonorsChoose.org. Categories: Animals Children and Youth . Help a teacher in Buffalo, NY create a science lab for Pre-K students. Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:11:41 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/96 Charity: DonorsChoose.org. Categories: Children and Youth Education . Help a teacher in San Jose, California create a "coffee-shop" for her special-needs students. Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:07:57 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/95 Charity: Teen and Family Counseling Center. Categories: Children and Youth Health . “I can face my problems rather than run from them …..” – These are the words of one of our kids. For $50 you can help a child or teen receive free Marriage and Family Therapy counseling in one of 13 local public elementary, middle and high schools. We hope to raise $10,000 to offer 20 students, 10 free counseling sessions each in their own schools. Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:32:02 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/92 Charity: Kitty Petty ADD/LD Institute. Categories: Health Social Services . Kitty Petty died in 2005; you can help preserve the legacy of her creation by allowing us to continue providing service to the community. Sun, 22 Jul 2007 20:28:29 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/90 Charity: Fullah Progressive Union. Categories: Children and Youth . Fullah Progressive Union seek your support and embrace its role in fostering the development of Sierra Leone Amputees, by providing a workable solution for some of the challenges they face in realizing their full potential and becoming active participant in today’s society. Sat, 21 Jul 2007 06:00:47 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/89 Charity: Companions Circle Church Inc.. Categories: Children and Youth Community Education Health Social Services . Work with Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling to expand our current non-sectarian counseling outreach Roadscrossing Clinic to open and activate an eastside Milwaukee network of clergy and congregations as 'portals to help' for individuals and families affected by problem gambling. Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:59:30 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/88 Charity: Laare Community Technology Centre (Lacotec). Categories: Children and Youth Community Education International . The Laare Community Technology Centerparticularly targets the youth and seeks to equip them with basic computing skills that they can apply for personal use, in industry and in education. Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:52:48 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/87 Charity: Women's Earth Alliance. Categories: Community Education Environment Health International . As part of our efforts to facilitate the work of women environmentalists throughout the world, Women's Earth Alliance (www.womensearthalliance.org) is organizing an African Women and Water Conference to be held in Nairobi, Kenya in March of 2008. Our 30 African women need your financial support to attend the conference and gain the tools they need to successfully take leadership in water management. Our 30 women participants, nominated and selected from various local environmental organizations in Africa, will need your support to attend this conference. Here's how you can help: $50 - woman’s travel from East Africa (Total: 22) $50 - printed training materials for one woman (Total: 30) $500 - woman’s accommodation and meals for 7 days (Total: 50) $600 - training materials and tools for training (Total: 4) $700 - woman’s travel from Southern Africa (Total: 4) $800 - woman’s travel from West Africa (Total: 4) $1500 - International Organizer’s Travel (Total: 3) Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:39:05 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/86 Charity: Grail Family Services. Categories: Children and Youth Education . Let's Read! / ¡Vamos a Leer! is GFS' annual community event to promote awareness of the importance of early literacy and parent involvement in East San José. Each September 150-200 parents and their children ages three to eight participate in literacy activities and receive a free book. Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:52:02 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/85 Charity: Benchmark School. Categories: Animals Arts and Culture Children and Youth Community Education Environment Human Rights . Kids learn through hands-on, sensory experiences. They take their early childhood experiences and foundation of skills and apply them throughout the rest of their adult lives. A local charter school in the Phoenix area is hoping to accomplish this idea by creating an arts and sciences complex on their campus, but lack the funding to move forward. Once this building is operable it will train elementary school kids how to properly care for animals and learn the early primer for becoming a veterinarian. Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:54:19 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/84 Charity: SCLEEP (Lowcountry Environmental Education Programs. Categories: Education Environment . We join together with educators, scientists, community leaders, and other organizations to provide a series of innovative, standards-based, classroom lessons Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:09:40 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/83 Charity: Willow Glen Youth Football. Categories: Children and Youth . The new season is just around the corner....as in next month. Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:10:27 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/82 Charity: Algiers Charter School Association. Categories: Arts and Culture Children and Youth Community Education . The Algiers Technology Academy, located in New Orleans, Louisiana, opens this fall as the first school in the area to offer a technology-focused curriculum. This project will send some of the school's most deserving young students on an inspirational trip to Silicon Valley. Tue, 10 Jul 2007 06:57:15 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/81 Charity: Industry Initiatives for Science and Math Education (IISME). Categories: Education . Science teachers need lab equipment and supplies to motivate their students with captivating hands-on activities. Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:27:58 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/80 Charity: Proyecto Itzaes. Categories: Animals Children and Youth Community Education Environment International . The Proyecto Itzaes' Science in the Villages project brings the hands on work of environmental science and ecology to the poor, rural villages in Yucatan Mexico served by Proyecto Itzaes. Children in the villages of Ixil and Mococha are archiving traditional ecological knowledge by interviewing village elders (often in Maya and Spanish), and have started a seed bank of native plants. The project increases knowledge and respect for the rich biodiversity of Yucatan and provides real world experience in science that motivates students to stay in school. Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:46:04 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/79 Charity: Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence. Categories: Children and Youth Social Services . $1,000 enables 18 victims of domestic violence to obtain Temporary Restraining Orders that provides them with a sense of safety. By helping victims obtain restraining orders, the orders put a batterer’s violence on the record and threaten criminal prosecution if the batterer disobeys the order. Statistically, when a restraining order is implemented, the victim’s risk of lethality drops dramatically. Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:21:05 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/78 Charity: The Hope4Growth Education and Achievement List (HEAL) Project, a project of Congressional District Programs. Categories: Children and Youth Community Education Human Rights International . The HEAL Project's mission is to strengthen and assist institutions that help educate and motivate people so that even the most disadvantaged can become positive contributors to society - locally and globally. Dedicated to increasing positive self development in every individual from all walks of life. Our project's objective is to to provide resources that will improve the quality of education and will strengthen schools (elementary & secondary) in the Southern Part of the Philippines that will in turn enhance and motivate children to become positive contributors to themselves, to their community and to society. Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:39:33 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/75 Charity: Hands & Voices. Categories: Children and Youth Community Education Human Rights . 95% of all deaf babies are born to hearing families who have no experience or knowledge of their unique communication needs...Hands & Voices can help! Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:36:09 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/74 Charity: Lambda Legal. Categories: Children and Youth Civil Rights Human Rights Social Services . There are roughly 250,000 children in the United States being raised by same-sex couples. But the rights of gay and lesbian parents vary widely among states. Only about half of all states permit second-parent adoptions by the unmarried partner of an existing legal parent, and in other states, the courts have ruled against such adoptions. In many cases, state courts have terminated the parenting rights of mothers and fathers simply because they are lesbian or gay. This leaves tens of thousands of children without legal ties to the parents who love them and want raise and protect them. This project will help fund Lambda Legal's broad-based civil rights efforts to ensure all families and children are treated equally. Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:12:54 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/73 Charity: National Adrenal Diseases Foundation. Categories: Community Education Health Social Services . Join Dusty and her race to save lives! Give "Dusty Bucks" for every one of the 140.6 miles she will race in the 18th Annual Full Vineman Triathlon, August 4, 2007 in Sonoma County, CA. Funds raised will go to the National Adrenal Diseases Foundation (NADF) for information, education, and support of those with Addison's disease and other diseases of the adrenal glands. Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:38:15 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/72 Charity: Santa Clara County FireSafe Council. Categories: Community Education Environment . Each $1.00 you contribute matches about $3.00 in Federal grants. Our goal for this project is $4,000. Your contributions will become part of a $116,000 program to prevent wildfires in Santa Clara County this year. Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:55:05 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/71 Charity: Sunday Friends. Categories: Children and Youth Education Social Services . Sunday Friends enables students in very low-income families to earn all the tools they need to succeed in school while they give back to their community. Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:02:24 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/70 Charity: Learning and Loving Education Center. Categories: Arts and Culture Children and Youth Community Education Health Human Rights Social Services . Help women and children learn the skills they need to increase their future success! Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:42:46 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/69 Charity: Shady Shakespeare Theatre Company. Categories: Arts and Culture Community . Shady Shakespeare Theatre Company is in need of $5,000 for a new sound system to assist people in hearing our free performances! Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:39:27 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/68 Charity: Partners in School Innovation. Categories: Children and Youth Education . By sponsoring a School Improvement Fellow (SIF), you can provide an individual elementary school serving roughly 500 low-income African American and Latino students with a results-oriented change agent who will build the school's capabilities to decisively improve the learning levels and life prospects of its students. Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:56:03 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/67 Charity: Friends of African Village Libraries. Categories: Arts and Culture Children and Youth Community Education International . Friends of African Village Libraries (FAVL) is ready to expand once again. We are looking to build two more libraries for the villages of Nyariga, Ghana and Boni, Burkina Faso. Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:32:51 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/65 Charity: Opera San Jose. Categories: Arts and Culture . Opera San José seeks funding to support its Mainstage Student Matinee program for its 2007-2008 production of The Magic Flute by Wolfgang A. Mozart. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:08:35 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/64 Charity: GlobalGiving. Categories: Arts and Culture Children and Youth Health International . Thanks to this project, 150 children of the shantytowns of Casablanca improve their life skills like commitment, discipline and self-confidence through street dancing lessons. Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:45:13 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/63 Charity: GlobalGiving. Categories: Children and Youth Health International Social Services . This project provides 100 Congolese youth with disabilities essential treatment and equipment, increasing their mobility, dignity and opportunities for the future. Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:46:24 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/62 Charity: The Rabbit Haven. Categories: Animals . It doesn’t take long for little bunnies to grow up if they get proper nutrition and care. If you’d like to help rescued rabbits, but don’t have space in your house to become a foster home, you can still help! Consider making a donation to provide fresh greens, hay and healthy pellets to fostered rabbits so they develop good nutrition habits as they await their permanent homes. Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:40:19 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/61 Charity: The Rabbit Haven. Categories: Animals . Say hello to Godiva, a stunning gray black Lionhead girl, rescued from a local shelter where she was on the euthanasia list due to injuries sustained from a predator attack. She had multiple surgeries to heal a severely abscessed bite wound on her back, but she is now perfectly healthy and ready to be adopted. $450 is needed to cover her medical expenses. Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:32:26 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/60 Charity: The Rabbit Haven. Categories: Animals . But thanks to a good samaritan and loving care from The Rabbit Haven, she is well and hopping today. Bunnies like Camille receive TLC from Haven volunteers to help them on the road to recovery – your donations will help offset Camille’s bills of over $600. Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:27:29 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/59 Charity: Humanitarian Emergency Logistics & Preparedness (H.E.L.P.). Categories: Education Health Human Rights International Social Services . Network that ties doctors, hospitals, the media and the public all together with disasters and humanitarian crisis world wide. Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:58:30 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/58 Charity: Humanitarian Emergency Logistics & Preparedness (H.E.L.P.). Categories: Education Health Human Rights International Social Services . Network that ties doctors, hospitals, the media and the public all together with disasters and humanitarian crisis world wide. Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:56:34 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/56 Charity: Learning Innovation & Technology Consortium. Categories: Community Education International Social Services . Community-Led Community Change Thu, 31 May 2007 23:47:15 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/55 Charity: Schola Cantorum. Categories: Arts and Culture Children and Youth . Schola Cantorum wants to encourage young singers to develop their interest in choral singing of all kinds - they are our future! Thu, 31 May 2007 19:16:34 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/54 Charity: Petpals, Animal-Assisted Therapy. Categories: Animals Health . Help Fund Animal-Assisted Therapy Training Wed, 30 May 2007 22:34:27 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/52 Charity: Southern Cross Humanitarian. Categories: Children and Youth Community Education Health International Social Services . Self-sustaining orphanages provide loving second starts for street children and safe havens to awaken hopes and dreams for children now and generations to come. Tue, 29 May 2007 22:48:47 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/51 Charity: Friends Outside in Santa Clara County. Categories: Children and Youth Community . Every year our Grandmother & Caregiver Support group goes on a family camping trip. These Grandmothers are taking care of their grandchildren due to parental incarceration. Please help them enjoy a much deserved weekend vacation! The cost is only $125 per person for a weekend trip! Tue, 29 May 2007 21:42:21 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/50 Charity: Parents Helping Parents. Categories: Children and Youth Social Services . The refrigerator in our small office kitchen died and we need a replacement ASAP. Sun, 27 May 2007 04:52:07 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/48 Charity: International Reptile Conservation Foundation (IRCF). Categories: Animals Education Environment International . The IRCF, is a partner of Project Heloderma and supporting efforts to prevent the extinction of the Guatemalan Beaded Lizard. Fewer than 200 individuals remain in the unique dry forest habitat of the Motagua Valley. The Guatemalan Beaded Lizard is facing extinction due to local extermination and loss of habitat for agricultural purposes. Sun, 27 May 2007 02:00:46 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/47 Charity: Foundation for Self-Reliance (FSR). Categories: Community Education Human Rights International . Help us offset our costs for this landmark, free-to-the-public, community education symposium taking place in Fremont, CA on Saturday, June 23, 2007. Sun, 27 May 2007 00:48:08 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/42 Charity: Project HIRED . Categories: Community Education Social Services . Help a Deaf job seeker land their next job! For $100, you can fund an American Sign Language interpreter for a Deaf person during a job interview. Our goal is to raise $1,000 for ten job interviews. Sat, 26 May 2007 21:02:13 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/41 Charity: Project HIRED . Categories: Community Education Social Services . Help give Project HIRED's website a marketing make-over! Project HIRED's website needs to be easy to use and navigate for disabled job seekers AND be appealing to businesses looking for talented workers. We need funding as well as volunteers for our website project. Contribute to create some online marketing "buzz" and know that you are making a difference in the lives of disabled adults seeking competitive employment. Sat, 26 May 2007 19:30:40 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/40 Charity: Wings Learning Center. Categories: Children and Youth Education Health Autism . Help increase autism awareness and promote positive relationships. Through the Friend 2 Friend program, we plan to increase awareness about autism and encourages mutual friendships between typical peers and children with autism. The program will encourage children to recognize and accept differences in themselves and others. The result is to promote positive relationships with all peers and reduce the number of bullying incidences in the schools. Sat, 26 May 2007 04:38:04 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/38 Charity: InnVision. Categories: Community Health Social Services . InnVision changes lives by providing food, housing and self-sufficiency to those most in need. Your donation can help a homeless family get back on their feet. Sat, 26 May 2007 04:24:20 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/36 Charity: San Jose Museum of Art. Categories: Arts and Culture Children and Youth Community Education . Help the Museum bring free field trips to the most deserving of public schools, schools with no or limited arts resources. Sat, 26 May 2007 04:14:53 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/35 Charity: Humane Society Silicon Valley. Categories: Animals Children and Youth Education Social Services . Help provide class supplies for a severely underfunded Humane Education Program at Humane Society Silicon Valley (HSSV). It will cost $300 for class supplies for HSSV's 8-week Caring Communities program, a program that impacts youth from many communities. Fri, 25 May 2007 19:50:40 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/34 Charity: Humane Society Silicon Valley. Categories: Animals Children and Youth Community Education Social Services . For $450, you can be a hero and help cover the discounted tuition for 3 students in the same family who want to be more involved in Humane Society Silicon Valley's (HSSV) Animal Pals Club, but can't afford the classes. Fri, 25 May 2007 19:46:15 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/33 Charity: Humane Society Silicon Valley. Categories: Animals . Sheba is a sophisticated 8 year old cat who landed at Humane Society Silicon Valley (HSSV) after living with one family her whole life. She's been at HSSV for over 8 months, and we're working hard to keep her healthy, social and contented. HSSV believes that every adoptable animal deserves a chance for a new home, regardless of age or breed, and it is expensive to care for animals for long periods of time! Show the community that Sheba is valued by others, not just HSSV staff and volunteers by sponsoring her condo for $500. We'll post the sponsoring friends on a special certificate on Sheba's condo for one year! Fri, 25 May 2007 19:35:08 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/32 Charity: Lambda Legal. Categories: Civil Rights . San Francisco Pride gives Lambda Legal a tremendous opportunity to raise awareness and let people know about our mission and programs. Please help us fund the literature, information kits, and other expenses related to letting people know about Lambda Legal! Fri, 25 May 2007 16:00:57 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/31 Charity: AUTISM SOCIAL CONNECTION (formerly ANGELS). Categories: Children and Youth Education Health Autism . The filmmaking process is a great leveler where teens with special needs are often able to achieve on an equal footing with their typical peers. Fri, 25 May 2007 04:05:12 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/30 Charity: AUTISM SOCIAL CONNECTION (formerly ANGELS). Categories: Children and Youth Education Health Autism . ANGELS Center's Elementary Age Program for children 5-11 years old combines creative approaches to integrate children with autism with their typically-developing peers. Your donation will give 20 children the opportunity to participate in this award-winning program. Fri, 25 May 2007 04:02:35 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/29 Charity: AUTISM SOCIAL CONNECTION (formerly ANGELS). Categories: Children and Youth Education Health Autism . Your donation will give 20 autistic children the opportunity to participate in our Toddler (under 3 years old) or Early Childhood (3 to 5 years old) programs to help them learn and develop so that they will be able to participate in a full range of educational experiences. Fri, 25 May 2007 04:00:12 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/28 Charity: Humane Society Silicon Valley. Categories: Animals . Save a life! Help dogs just like Gigi, a 13-year-old terrier/chihuahua mix, who was in desperate need of medical attention when she arrived at Humane Society Silicon Valley. Help support Humane Society Silicon Valley's (HSSV) home foster program for special needs animals, like Gigi, who otherwise wouldn't have a second chance at life! Not every animal can thrive at a shelter, so HSSV makes sure they have alternatives! Wed, 23 May 2007 20:50:27 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/27 Charity: Project HIRED . Categories: Community Education Social Services . Help us help more disabled adults become employed! At Project HIRED, people with disabilities receive the career coaching, job skills, job search workshops, and computer experience they need to find a competitive job in Silicon Valley! The average weekly earnings of program participants increased from $71./week to $544./week after going through the program and becoming employed! It costs approximately $4,000 to sponsor a job seeker to participate in Project HIRED’s workshops, career coaching, and computer resource center. 91% of total revenue is used to fund program services. Tue, 22 May 2007 21:43:05 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/26 Charity: Room to Read. Categories: Children and Youth Community Education International . As part of the Reading Room Program, for $3,000 you can establish a library within an existing room in a school in any of the seven countries in which Room to Read works (Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, Sri Lanka, South Africa or Vietnam). Each of these libraries serves hundreds of students annually and includes as many as 300-1,000 local language and English language books (depending on the size of the room). Your name will also appear on a shared plaque in a library in the country to which you donate. Tue, 22 May 2007 18:27:36 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/25 Charity: Room to Read. Categories: Children and Youth Community Education International . Room to Read’s Room to Grow Girls' Scholarship Program has an immediate and direct impact on the lives of thousands of girls in the developing world. An education provides security and support to girls who often grow up in very uncertain environments and empowers them to make informed life decisions. A solid education beginning in the early years is the key ingredient for improved status for women, which provides a ripple of positive effects throughout society. Through this project, you can fund girls' scholarships in Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, Sri Lanka or Vietnam. These long-term, holistic scholarships make it possible for a girl, who would otherwise not have access to an education, to attend school through the secondary level. You can fund a one year girl's scholarship for $250 or a ten year girl's scholarship for $2,500. Tue, 22 May 2007 17:56:20 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/24 Charity: The Girls' Middle School. Categories: Children and Youth Education . 20% of The Girls' Middle School 126 students are on full financial aid. That means eight girls in every class. Each three-year scholarship costs $70,000. Mon, 21 May 2007 17:00:10 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/22 Charity: YWCA of Silicon Valley. Categories: Children and Youth Community Education . TechGYRLS gives girls ages 5-14 the opportunity to develop their skills and confidence in technology. Sat, 05 May 2007 18:25:58 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/21 Charity: Humane Society Silicon Valley. Categories: Animals . Help Humane Society Silicon Valley build a quiet room so we can properly evaluate animals when they are surrendered to our care. Fri, 04 May 2007 21:57:48 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/20 Charity: Ronald McDonald House at Stanford. Categories: Children and Youth Community Health . We need to replace our damaged and aging playhouse. Fri, 04 May 2007 20:50:22 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/19 Charity: Ronald McDonald House at Stanford. Categories: Children and Youth Community Health . Help us upgrade our computer lab and provide a fun escape for ill children. Fri, 04 May 2007 20:48:03 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/18 Charity: Humane Society Silicon Valley. Categories: Animals . Scully has been with Humane Society Silicon Valley (HSSV) since early February 2007 and is currently in a foster home! Help us keep her social, healthy and fed so we can find her that perfect home! $1,000 provides food and medical care for so many animals in HSSV's foster program and will help take care of Scully and other dogs just like her in HSSV's foster program. Fri, 04 May 2007 19:47:38 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/17 Charity: Assistance Dog Institute. Categories: Animals Education Social Services . Many service dog applicants live on small fixed incomes. A sponsorship helps us provide a service dog to someone who otherwise could not afford one, bringing greater independence and loving companionship into that individual’s life. Thu, 03 May 2007 20:52:49 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/16 Charity: Assistance Dog Institute. Categories: Animals Education . We provide our puppies with an enriched environment to stimulate their learning. Your contribution to this project helps our puppies grow up to be better service dogs by helping them learn from the day they are born. Thu, 03 May 2007 20:44:44 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/14 Charity: Planned Parenthood Golden Gate. Categories: Children and Youth Community Education Health Human Rights International Social Services . Women’s Nursing School Education for one woman for two and a half years = $2500.00 Includes: tuition, living stipend (housing/food/clothing), reference materials/books/supplies Tue, 01 May 2007 18:21:55 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/13 Charity: Humane Society Silicon Valley. Categories: Animals . Juju the teenage cat needs help with a special medical need! Humane Society Silicon Valley (HSSV) would like to help prepare him for adoption, and it will take almost $1,500! The faster we can get him fixed up, the sooner he can get started enjoying life in a fabulous, loving home. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 22:17:11 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/12 Charity: San José State Alumni Association. Categories: Education . The SJSU Alumni Association scholarship recognizes some of San Jose State's best and brightest students and are selected by the deans of the seven colleges. Funds raised through this program will support additional scholarships for qualified students of any major. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:29:26 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/11 Charity: Resource Area For Teaching (RAFT). Categories: Education . Volunteering at RAFT, Resource Area for Teaching is cool on several fronts: you get a glimpse into Bay Area teachers lives, you get to help kids by helping their teachers do a better job of teaching, you show teachers how to reuse donated materials and help reduce the amount of stuff that goes to the dump. But best of all, you get to give back to those special teachers that helped you. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:02:15 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/10 Charity: Resource Area For Teaching (RAFT). Categories: Education . Help teachers prepare their students for the reality show we call life through the Innovation Institute! Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:37:51 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/9 Charity: Resource Area For Teaching (RAFT). Categories: Education . Bring the magic of light to students with spectroscopes! Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:27:22 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/6 Charity: San Jose Youth Symphony. Categories: Arts and Culture Children and Youth Education . San Jose Youth Symphony needs a xylophone! Symphonic music from the 1900s and later often uses this instrument, which SJYS does not own. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:11:49 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/5 Charity: San Jose Youth Symphony. Categories: Arts and Culture Children and Youth Education . The San Jose Youth Symphony, which provides music education to young musicians from 8 to 21, wants to offer free tuition to those families who could not otherwise afford to join one of the six SJYS ensembles. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:06:59 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/4 Charity: Assistance Dog Institute. Categories: Animals Children and Youth Education . The Assistance Dog Institute has discovered that puppies as young as 3 weeks old can start learning skills that help them become better service dogs and better companions! Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:07:04 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/3 Charity: Grail Family Services. Categories: Children and Youth Community Education . A special library in San Jose's Mayfair neighborhood serving only children under nine and their families with over 8,000 volumes in English and in Spanish. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:03:20 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/2 Charity: Grail Family Services. Categories: Children and Youth Education . BEST is an after school literacy program for under-performing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders. Parents are also involved in helping their children achieve. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:57:54 +0000 http://www.bringlight.com/projects/show/1 Charity: Grail Family Services. Categories: Children and Youth Education . An early literacy program for parents and their pre-school children to develop reading skills for the children and parenting skills for the adults. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:51:02 +0000