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| American Diabetes Association |
The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information, and advocacy. Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, reaching hundreds of communities. |
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| Florida Blood Services |
Florida Blood Services sends a bloodmobile to PAR regularly every 8 weeks to collect from interested staff. In the Tampa Bay area, 34 hospitals and 80 ambulatory care centers count on them for more than 650 pints of blood every day. |
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| Boys and Girls Clubs |
Young people need to know that someone cares about them. Boys & Girls Clubs offer that and more. Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging, and influence. |
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| The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation |
Working through a network of U.S. and international affiliates and events, The Komen Foundation is fighting to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease by funding research grants and supporting education, screening and treatment projects around the world. |
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| The Children’s Home |
The Children's Home provides Florida families with a unique spectrum of social services, including foster care, adoption, child abuse prevention, emergency shelters, group homes, case management, and treatment for developmentally disabled children. For the ninth year in a row, PAR has sponsored an annual Holiday Card Contest and party for the children at the Children's Home. |
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| Florida Hurricane Relief Fund |
This fund is used for needs unmet by other disaster relief organizations
that work to help Florida citizens rebuild lives and communities. Communities will decide how
their allocations from this fund should be spent, and the most heavily impacted
communities receive the greatest percentage of these funds. |
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| The Humane Society of Tampa Bay |
The Humane Society of Tampa Bay is dedicated to the welfare of all animals because of their intrinsic value and rights. Its primary purposes are the prevention of cruelty to animals, the relief of suffering among animals, the extension of humane education, and the provision of shelter-based services. |
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| Meals on Wheels of Tampa |
Since 1975, Meals on Wheels has provided the homebound with meals five days a week-- regardless of age, special needs, or ability to pay. Over 800 meals are prepared daily in their on-site kitchen and volunteers deliver 45 routes throughout the greater Tampa area. |
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| Metropolitan Ministries |
Metropolitan Ministries is one of America's leading caregivers serving the homeless and those at-risk of becoming homeless in our community through programs and services that alleviate suffering, promote dignity, and instill self-sufficiency. |
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| Outdoor Arts Foundation |
The Outdoor Arts Foundation was formed in 2002 by Tampa Bay Tour of Turtles
founder and director, Jay Goulde. His vision was to have a not-for-profit organization that would facilitate privately funded, community arts projects throughout the Tampa Bay area. |
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| PACE Center for Girls |
PACE Center for Girls, Inc. focuses on quality, gender-responsive, school-based programs for at-risk girls that produce life-changing opportunities. PACE has 19 direct care locations in Florida that have consistently exceeded outcome goals and achieved the highest quality assurance ratings. |
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| Recycling |
PAR participates in a local recycling program for all plastics, aluminum, and paper waste. Keeping our environment healthy is an important commitment that compliments our community service involvement. |
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| America's Second Harvest |
This national network includes more than 200 food banks and food-rescue organizations in the U.S. The effectiveness of this network is due to the cooperation of food banks, food-rescue organizations, service agencies, donors, and national programs. |
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| Share Our Strength |
Share Our Strength, one of the nation’s leading anti-hunger, anti-poverty organizations, began in the basement of a row house on Capitol Hill in 1984. In the beginning, a handful of chefs was organized to cook for fundraisers. Today thousands of individuals in the culinary industry are mobilized to organize events, host dinners, teach cooking and nutrition classes to low-income families, and serve as anti-hunger advocates. |
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| United Way |
As the nation's leading community solutions provider, United Way invests in and
activates the resources that make the greatest possible impact in communities
across America. The United Way movement includes approximately 1,400
community-based United Way organizations. Each organization is independent, separately
incorporated, and governed by local volunteers. |
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| US Military - MacDill Air Force Base |
PAR staff donated phone cards for the men and women who are serving our country, enabling them to phone home and speak with their family and friends while stationed overseas.
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