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2007 Worldwide Grant Recipients The MDRT Foundation is pleased to announce the following Worldwide Grant winners for 2007. This year, the MDRT Foundation awarded $421,000 in Worldwide Grants to 57 charities serving people in need in nine countries and 24 U.S. states.
Aloha Medical Mission Honolulu, HI $5,000 supports the program development of AMM's dental clinic services which provide free dental health services to the underserved Sponsor: Michael L. Weintraub, CLU
Apna Ghar Chicago, IL $5,000 supports a job training program and provides stipends for women victimized by domestic violence Sponsor: Amrit Mittal
Arkansas Children's Hospital Foundation Little Rock, AR $5,000 provides comprehensive mobile dental care for special needs patients living in rural communities Sponsor: Mack Koonce Belmont University Nashville, TN $5,000 supports the Financial Literacy for At-Risk Youth program, a financial literacy program for middle and high school urban youth Sponsor: Patrick E. Moore, CLU, ChFC
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Jackson County Jackson, MI $5,000 funds a portion of the employee mentoring program which serves children who have an incarcerated parent Sponsor: Lynn G. Kenworthy, CLU
Boy Scouts of America - Denver Area Council Denver, CO $5,000 supports the Reading Partners program, a literacy initiative for urban youth Sponsor: Richard G. Volpe, CPCU, LUTCF
Boys and Girls Club of Snohomish County Everett, WA $5,000 supports the Kid's Café after-school hot meal and snacks program, providing nutritious meals to underserved children Sponsor: Rollin G. Radwick, CLU
Bridge of Hope James Smart Village, Trinidad & Tobago $5,000 supports the Agricultural Development Project, an agricultural training program to help alleviate poverty in rural communities of Trinidad Sponsor: Joseph M. Moses
Bridges Milford, CT $3,000 provides a scholarship for an at-risk 6th or 7th grader in the Across Ages Mentoring Program Sponsor: Nicholas C. Maida, CLU, ChFC
Bubel/Aiken Foundation Raleigh, NC $8,000 supports the Summer Camp Program, an inclusive summer camp experience for able-bodied and disabled children Sponsor: Kenneth R. Cassis, CFP, CLU
Colorado UpLIFT Denver, CO $5,000 provides support for disadvantaged youth through in-school, after-school and summer education programs Sponsor: Donald R. Thacker, Jr., CFP, ChFC
Disabled & Alone/Life Services for the Handicapped New York, NY $10,000 provides children services to enhance the quality of life for the disabled Sponsor: Mitchell Wm. Ostrove, CLU, ChFC
Disabled Sports USA Rockville, MD $15,000 funds the Youth Sports Mentoring Project Sponsor: Steven D. Goodwin
Toledo, OH $12,000 supports the Trung Truong Water Project which provides a fresh, clean and dependable water supply to the village of Trung Truong in Vietnam Sponsor: Fred C. Grimm, CLU, ChFC
Eastside Ministerial Alliance Waterloo, IA $5,000 funds the Crises Intervention, Prevention and Referral Program for emergency and critical assistance for low-income families and individuals Sponsor: Don A. Eichelberger, CLU, ChFC
Family Center Charlotte, NC $5,000 funds the therapeutic after-school program serving children diagnosed with a mental illness Sponsor: Kenneth G. Letts, Jr.
Feeding Children International New Hope, MN $15,000 provides and ships nutritious food for underserved school children in Santiago, Haiti Sponsor: Milt Edgren, ChFC, MSFS
Fidai Girls' Educational Institute-Fidai Institutions Andheri (West), Mumbai, India $5,000 funds the cost of equipment to teach English as a second language for school children in India Sponsor: Kamal N. Daya, CLU, ChFC
Food Bank of the Southern Tier Elmira, NY $5,000 supports various childhood hunger programs Sponsor: William A. Tryon
Foundation for Financial Service Professionals Newtown Square, PA $10,000 supports the Financial Education Partners program which provides pro bono individual financial counseling services and educational programs for people in need Sponsor: Anthony J. Domino, Jr., ChFC, MSFS
Syracuse, NY $5,000 supports the costs of caring for hospice patients who require financial assistance Sponsor: Mansukh J. Shah, CLU, ChFC
Fresno Survivors of Suicide Loss Fresno, CA $5,000 provides educational materials and supplies for graduating high school seniors during "Sober Grad" parties Sponsor: John E. Horstmann, CLU, ChFC
Habitat for Humanity of Wake County Raleigh, NC $5,000 helps fund the cost of new materials and professional licensed labor to build a Habitat home for a family in-need Sponsor: Lawrence Payson Miller, Jr., CLU, ChFC
Haitian Health Foundation Norwich, CT $10,000 provides obstetric care to indigent pregnant women in rural Haiti Sponsor: John Marshall Lee, CLU, RHU
HeartShare Human Services of New York Brooklyn, NY $5,000 helps fund the cost of 10 computers and software for five classrooms in Brooklyn for children diagnosed with autism and the spectrum disorders (ASD) Sponsor: Todd A. Werling
Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled Boston, MA $5,000 supports the Spinal Cord Injury Prevention Program presentation to educate young people on ways to prevent life-altering injuries Sponsor: James Newhouse, CLU
Hope Haven International Ministries Rock Valley, IA $20,000 refurbishes used wheelchairs and manufactures new pediatric KidChairs for the disabled in Vietnam Sponsor: Charlene K. Granstra, CLU, ChFC
International Village Clinic Bloomigton, MN $15,000 provides health care for children and expectant mothers throughout poor villages in northeastern India Sponsor: Charles Garrity, CLU, ChFC
It Happened to Alexa Foundation Lewiston, NY $25,000 supports victims of sexual assault overseas and their families by helping them get through the financial burden of a criminal trial process Sponsor: Thomas W. Branchini, CLU, ChFC
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of New Mexico - El Paso Chapter Albuquerque, NM $5,000 supports the Keys to Survivorship workshop for cancer patients in El Paso Sponsor: Ned A. Miller, CLU, CSA
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota St. Paul, MN $5,000 funds the cost of camp for children with serious or chronic health problems who are unable to pay Sponsor: Gurine A. Gall, LUTCF, ChFC
Lindale, TX $15,000 supports the cost of the New Steps Centre in Sierra Leone, a medical center that provides prosthetics, physical therapy, treatment and advice to people disabled by land mines from the 11-year civil war, which ended in 2002 Sponsor: Virginia Lind, LUTCF, ChFC
Lionville, PA $5,000 supports the bereavement education program for children coping with the loss of their mother Sponsor: Joan L. Kistler, CLU, ChFC
My Sister's House Rocky Mount, NC $2,400 supports the Window Between Worlds for Children, a therapeutic art therapy program for children who have lived in violent homes Sponsor: Roger G. Taylor, CLU, ChFC
National Alliance on Mental Illness Wisconsin Madison, WI $5,000 supports a mental illness awareness program to educate the general public Sponsor: Patricia L. Krarup, CLU, ChFC
National Rehabilitation Hospital: Medical Rehabilitation Trust Dublin, Ireland $10,000 provides rehabilitation equipment for paralysis victims in Ireland Sponsor: Michael J. McLoughlin, QFA
National Sports Center for the Disabled Denver, CO $10,000 funds the Ability CAMP program, serving youth ages 6-18 with a variety of physical and cognitive disabilities through physical and recreation activities Sponsor: G. Douglas Blatt
North Shore Senior Center Northfield, IL $5,000 supports the House of Welcome Adult Day program for adults with Alzheimer's disease and their families Sponsor: John W. Cruikshank, III, CLU
On My Own of Michigan Troy, MI $5,000 teaches developmentally disabled adults basic life-skills for independent living Sponsor: Donnel M. Dickerson, CLU
Orinoco Rain Forest Indian Appeal Worcester, England UK $5,000 helps fund the cost of nine complete windmills and building materials to create reservoir tanks and distribution points for a reliable water supply in Venezuela Sponsor: Colin A. Lawson, CertPFS
Parker Family Health Center Red Bank, NJ $5,000 provides a consistent and regular caregiver for patients with diabetes Sponsor: William Van Winkle, CFP, MSFS
Preeclampsia Foundation Minnetonka, MN $6,250 helps fund the production and distribution costs to produce a series of educational DVDs about preeclampsia Sponsor: Peter C. Zuras, CLU, ChFC
Project Avary San Rafael, CA $2,000 supports Camp Avary, a four-week residential summer camp for children with incarcerated parents and funds year-round support, mentoring and prevention programs Sponsor: Les Kamens
New York, NY $5,000 supports networking and motivational events for entrepreneurs in under-resourced communities in New York City Sponsor: Debra L. Franklin-Schatzki, CLU, CFP
Rainbows Rolling Meadows, IL $14,500 funds the Spanish Translation Project which provides grief counseling to Spanish-speaking families Sponsor: Curtis L. Matlin, CLU
Indianapolis, IN $5,000 provides tutoring school supplies, curriculum, and educational games and funds a portion of the salary for a site coordinator to teach homeless children Sponsor: Joseph M. Ivcevich, CLU, ChFC
Seeds of Peace New York, NY $15,000 sends three pairs of future peacemakers (three Israeli and three Arab teenagers) to the Seeds of Peace International Camp in Maine during the summer of 2007 Sponsor: W. Thomas Spencer, Jr., CLU, ChFC
Shadow Equestrian Monroeville, NJ $5,000 provides therapeutic riding lessons for children of less fortunate families regardless of their ability to pay Sponsor: Donald J. Benedetti
Sheridan House Fort Lauderdale, FL $5,000 supports the Accelerated Summer Learning Program, a tutoring program for middle school youth in the Residential Program Sponsor: Guy G. Brickman, CLU, CFP
Small Miracles Foundation Murphy, OR $5,000 funds the cost of expanding the computer database system Sponsor: Guy E. Baker, CLU, MSFS
Sparrow Foundation Lansing, MI $5,000 funds the cost of equipment, patient educational materials, and treatment supplies to serve the health needs of underserved children and their families Sponsor: C. Richard Herrold, CLU, CFP
Special Olympics of Rhode Island Warwick, RI $2,600 funds the volunteer background screening program Sponsor: Jeffrey L. Allison, ChFC, CLU
Sturge-Weber Foundation Mt. Freedom, NJ $18,750 funds a networking and education conference for parents and children with Sturge-Weber syndrome, a congenital facial birthmark and neurological disorder Sponsor: Richard Gary Zell, II
World Cataract Foundation Memphis, TN $6,500 helps fund the cost of medical supplies and medical travel for a medical mission to Papua, New Guinea Sponsor: Walker L. Wellford, III, CLU
Baulkham Hills, BC, Australia $5,000 supports the cost of two Youth Insearch Weekend Camps in Victoria and New South Wales, Australia Sponsor: Roger P. Budd |
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