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September 13, 2006 Earlier this year, The
Jade Foundation awarded a grant of $10,000 to Adopt A Room of As Adopt A Room’s staff
state on their website, “Though we can't control the illnesses, we can
control the environment - specifically hospital room environments! The
children and their families have enough uncontrollable pain and hardship to
deal with as it relates to the diagnosis. The room however, is one of those
things we can CONTROL
and make better!” By providing channels for companies and individuals to
sponsor and adopt children’s hospital rooms in order to improve them this
way, Adopt A Room strives to create a “win-win-win” situation for the
hospitals, the sponsors, and most importantly, sick children and their
families. The Jade Foundation’s
grant helped to support the construction of Adopt A Room’s first two
children’s suites at University of
Minnesota Children’s Hospital – Fairview. These rooms are scheduled to
open in the fall of 2006…and you can check their progress on either the Adopt
A Room or UMCH – (Thanks to Adopt A Room
Chairman Brian Schepperle and the Adopt A Room
website for this information.) ########### April 26, 2005 The Jade Foundation
sponsored a performance of “People Like Us: A Celebration of Diversity,” by
Theatre for a Diverse Population from In January of 2005, “People
Like Us” was one of nine plays chosen, out of 250 productions, to perform at
the Region 5 – Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in (Thanks to Dennis Lamberson, ############# November
13, 2004 The
Jade Foundation awarded a grant of $10,000 to Wishes & More, a new nonprofit
organization founded by Karla Blomberg and other
folks with a long history of making life better for The Jade Foundation is a tax-qualified 501(c)(3) charity; therefore contributions are tax deductible to the extent of the tax laws. For information on making a donation, please visit our Donations page. The Jade Foundation raises money directly in the community to make grants to other tax-exempt organizations which provide assistance to children with physical or emotional handicaps or mental challenges and to children affected by drug or alcohol abuse or who are victims of violence. #### February 26, 2002 #### ( The first grant of $5,000 is being awarded to St. David's Child Development and Family Services ("St. David's"). This project grant is to provide "seed money" for the transportation and field trip costs for St. David's Summer and School Break Adventure Program, which is a program of planned daytime activities for children with disabilities, including developmental disabilities and emotional and behavioral disorders. The program serves youth throughout the Metropolitan area and is an innovative and alternative approach to meeting the needs of children and youth with disabilities by providing them with valuable community experiences. In announcing the grant Terry Ventura said, "St. David's has been a long time provider of comprehensive services for children and families in our state. The Jade Foundation is pleased to be able to partner with St. David's in providing the seed money for this Adventure Program for the summer of 2002." Youth participate in the summer program from one to five days a week during the summer months with a program consisting of planned daytime activities for the children with disabilities who are not able to remain home alone or who benefit from a more structured and social environment. The second $5,000 grant
goes to the Pipestone County Interagency Early Intervention Committee and the
Pipestone/Jasper schools to enable that program to expand its therapeutic
horseback riding to school aged children with special needs. The program
currently only serves early childhood special education students up to age 7,
but has received many requests for older students to participate, and as of
now it has been unable to fulfill those requests due to a lack of funds. The
Jade Foundation's grant will assist the several agencies within the Terry Ventura said, "Just reading the letters of recommendations from teachers and others in the community make it very clear that this program has made a difference in the lives of young children and will make a difference in the lives of some older children who are suffering serious emotional and behavioral problems which interfere with their ability to grow and achieve their highest potential, and to have an equal opportunity for success in our world." The third grant is being
made in the amount of $5,000 to Thunder Spirit Lodge, which is an
organization which provides direct services to children and families affected
by alcohol-related birth defects, commonly referred to as Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE). Thunder Spirit Lodge is an
organization originally located within the Thomas-Dale (Frogtown)
neighborhood of In announcing the grant the First Lady said, "Thunder Spirit Lodge is an organization which deals directly with children who are affected by the problems of the alcohol abuse of their mothers. The plan established for each child involves the parents as well to ensure that all the needs of all of the people involved are met. We are very pleased to be able to make this grant to assist TSL in working with these children and their parents to help them enhance their educational opportunities, and also to work on their self-esteem and social skills." The Jade Foundation is also very pleased to announce that it will be receiving a $45,000 check from Progressive Beauty Products representing proceeds from the sale of Jade perfume at Target stores, a fund raiser for the Jade Foundation. Terry Ventura said, "We are overwhelmed with the generosity of both Progressive and Target, one for the technical support and assistance and the other for letting Jade perfume be sold in its local stores. As partners we were able to raise $45,000 so The Jade Foundation can continue to provide support for the worthy causes as we did in our three grants today." She continued, "We renew our pledge to all Minnesotans that we continue our mission to help fund organizations made up of dedicated people working to better our children." |
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