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Youth Challenge Sports

Posted on December 15, 2010 | By: Kelly

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Established in 1976, Youth Challenge offers free year-round adapted sports and recreational programming throughout the Greater Cleveland area to children with such disabilities as muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and hearing or sight impairments.  Participants are paired up at each program with a teenage volunteer who is trained to work and play with a child with a physical disability.  Over 180 programs are offered each year including basketball, baseball, swimming, skiing, tennis, arts and crafts, music, sailing, bowling, nature programs, dancing and field trips.

For more information visit: www.youthchallengesports.com

Here’s to Life Inner City in Denver – Two Homes Sold!

Posted on April 14, 2010 | By: Kelly

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Here’s to Life Inner City in Denver, Colorado hosted its 6th Annual Event Wine Tasting on Saturday, March 27th, 2010 in the Adirondack Room at the Tivoli Center on the Auraria Campus in Denver. This event annually raises more than $10,000 to help Here’s Life Inner City continue to serve youth in many of Denver’s poorest neighborhoods.

Here’s Life Inner City is a faith-based non-profit organization offering training and resources to serve urban churches that reach out to “at-risk” inner city children, youth and young adults. Its mission is to “engage the body of Christ in urban youth ministry”.  This year, Vacation Homes For Charity was able to help connect the charity with both a home in Belize and Panama.  Thank you Las Terrazas Resort in Ambergris Caye, Belize and to the managers of Oceanfront Panama for your generosity!

The 12th annual Marconi Fight Night Raises $500,000

Posted on April 14, 2010 | By: Kelly

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“Twelve years ago Bo said she wanted to have a boxing match to raise money for the foundation,” Dick Marconi said at the 12th Annual Fight Night at the Marconi Automotive Museum in Tustin on Friday night. “But I told her not to do it. She’d lose money,” Marconi cautioned. The naysayer was a former Golden Gloves champ, who had kept his ties to boxing over the years and knows its history of corruptness. The outcome? Because Bo was in charge of the foundation and wanted to raise money for kids, she persisted and netted $70,000 that first Fight Night. “It was worth it,” she said, in talking to her over the weekend and finding out that Friday’s event netted an amazing $500,000, in spite of a fledgling economy.

This year’s sold-out affair not only raised money for the Marconi Kids Foundation but also for MDA Augie’s Quest, named for Augie Nieto, who has been battling ALS (Lou Gehring’s disease) since 2005. The organization raises funds for more effective treatments and, hopefully, a cure for the disease….

Read more in the Orange County Register

Vacation Homes For Charity was proud to once again be a part of this event!

The Giving Back Fund Best Practices Fundraising Summit

Posted on March 18, 2010 | By: admin

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Within the Philanthropy arena, all who are associated know fundraising is a challenging task. Many of us were rudely awakened during the past year as the economic downturn exponentially affected charities, non-profits and philanthropies. From the local animal shelter to international aid groups, contributions and funding were and continue to be challenging.


However, bright spots did emerge including out outpouring of support during the days following the devastation of the earthquake in Haiti. Even during the darkest days of the recession, The New York Times Neediest Case Fund received donations, many from those who lost their employment and struggled to makes end meet, yet were willing and able to donate a few dollars to help those whose needs were greater. As many of us in the Philanthropy world know, charity never takes a vacation.


For those on the front-lines of fundraising, The Giving Back Fund is organizing their “Second Annual Best Practices Fundraising Summit”. The summit is a two-day intensive fundraising summit for sports and entertainment philanthropy professionals to be held on April 21st and April 22st at the Omni Hotel in San Diego, California.


We at Vacation Homes for Charity work with many philanthropies, non-profits and charities and understand the intrinsic value of best-practices concerning fundraising, especially as we slowly emerge from the deep recession of 2009/2010.

Independent Residences, Inc. 4th Annual Wine Tasting a Fundraising Success

Posted on February 12, 2010 | By: admin

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New York, NY: Enduring cold temperatures and post snowstorm sidewalks, 100+ guests came out for the 4th Annual Wine Tasting event benefiting Independence Residences, Inc. (IRI) a not-for-profit human services agency committed to supporting the highest quality of life for children and adults with developmental disabilities, visual and other impairments, by providing innovative residential and community support services.

The event was held in the intricate neo-Renaissance Prince George Ballroom located in the historic Madison Square North neighborhood of Manhattan. The golden silk walls, the herringbone oak floor, the grand marble mantelpiece and heavily ornamented ceiling elicited awe from the guests.

The 4th Annual Wine Tasting fundraiser honored two guests, George L. Andreozzi of TD Bank and Kathy Broderick of The New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. Both guests have been most proactive concerning the needs and challenges facing those with developmental disabilities and other impairments. Many guests commented they felt honored to be in the presence of two persons who have contributed so much time and effort to those whose voices are rarely heard.

The opportunity taste and enjoy wines while supporting a charitable cause is always popular. Wines were provided by Sokolin, one of the most trusted wine merchants of fine and rare vintages in business since 1934. The seven (7) tables were set-up with multiple wines from around the globe including selections from Italy, France, New Zealand, Washington State, California, Spain, Argentina, Oregon and Austria.

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