Our Charities
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The Emerald Isle Society is committed to small, under-funded charities, and we donate all monies raised from our annual Emerald Ball to our beneficiaries. We are an all volunteer organization so all funds after paying the bills for the event can go to our designated recipients. We are always looking for monetary donations to help fund the Emerald Ball, and any silent auction items are greatly appreciated. If you wish to give to this worthy cause, please contact Kathy at 520-360-0729. |
2012 Emerald Ball Beneficiaries: |
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation |
Candlelighters is a non-profit parent-run organized support network. They educate, support, serve and advocate for families of children with cancer, bereaved families, survivors of childhood cancer, and the professionals that care for them.
www.candlelightersaz.org |
Pima Council on Aging |
PCOA is a membership-supported non-profit organization accessible to any individual or group seeking assistance or sharing their mission to promote dignity and respect for aging, and to advocate for independence in the lives of Pima County’s older adults and their families now and for generations to come. PCOA is the designated Area Agency on Aging serving older adults and their families living in Pima County, Arizona. PCOA advocates, plans, coordinates, develops and delivers home-and-community-based aging services for older adults and provides supportive assistance, accurate information, and local resource connections for family caregivers.
pcoa.org |
Previous Beneficiaries: |
| Tucson Alliance for Autism (TAFA) |
TAFA is a relatively new clinic in Tucson which provides much needed services for children with autism and their families. Ten years ago one in 10,000 children were diagnosed with this mysterious disease. The incidence of autism is now approaching epidemic proportions (currently one in every 166 live births). TAFA is one of few sources for education and support in Tucson. For more information visit the TAFA website. |
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The Ulster Project is a program which brings Catholic and Protestant youngsters from Northern Ireland to visit Tucson teens for 5 weeks every summer in an effort to promote tolerance and understanding through friendship and fun. Several other cities across the United States also participate in this worthwhile project and host Irish teenagers during the summer. For more information visit the Ulster Project website. |
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is a non-profit grassroots organization providing advocacy, education and support to all those affected by serious mental illnesses. In Tucson and Pima County, NAMIsa devotes its efforts to educating the public & fighting stigma to overcome ignorance, misinformation, misconceptions and apathy that prevent true understanding and meaningful help for seriously mentally ill persons. NAMIsa advocates for legislation and funding of programs that will ensure quality community care, housing and services for people with mental illness. NAMIsa also provides support individually and in group meetings for people with mental illness and their families.
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exists to provide a home-away-from-home for families who have traveled to Tucson seeking medical treatment for their children. More than just a place to sleep, Ronald McDonald House provides a warm, safe, and comfortable home-like environment for families who are caring for seriously ill children. Ronald McDonald Family Room at University Medical Center extends our care and comfort to families both near and far by creating a little piece of RMH right inside the hospital. |
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(Youth Envisioning Social change) provides leadership opportunities for young peoplethrough the arts and service learning. Through their Youth Center, Art in the Community, and Service-Learning Partnership programs, Project YES empowers young people to not only envision social change, but live it, positively impacting their lives and their communities. |
Ongoing Beneficiaries |
Fine Arts and Cultural Fund : |
The Emerald Isle Society supports the many and various Irish nonprofit organizations in our community. We are particularly interested in promoting projects, through both volunteerism and donation, which will spread the love of Irish culture to the children of Tucson. In the past, we have supported:
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