It’s the eleventh day of my 12 Days of Charitable Giving. To recap, I’ve asked a panel of judges to review a number of deserving charities as suggested by my readers. I’ll be posting one a day for – well, 12 days (I’m clever that way).
I encourage you to check out the charities voted “most deserving” by my readers and judges. Remember that these are just suggestions and, in most cases, we can’t personally vouch for the good work that these folks do. So be smart. And be generous.
Today’s featured charity was submitted by Robyn McIntyre. Robyn writes:
A search at irs.gov (which I highly recommend any time you are considering making a donation) reveals that Valley Churches United is on the IRS list of charitable organizations.
You can read about our prior 12 Days’ picks here:
- 12 Days of Charitable Giving: Forget Me Not
- 12 Days of Charitable Giving: DonorsChoose.org
- 12 Days of Charitable Giving: Spirit Animal Sanctuary
- 12 Days of Charitable Giving: Jamison Center
- 12 Days of Charitable Giving: ALS Hope Foundation
- 12 Days of Charitable Giving: USO
- 12 Days of Charitable Giving: Susan Komen for the Cure
- 12 Days of Charitable Giving: RIF12 Days of Charitable Giving: African Well Fund
Thanks to our guest judge, Doris Phillips, for choosing Valley Churches United. Doris has devoted hours of her own time volunteering for and donating to charitable causes, including increasing literacy, ending poverty and supporting our military. Rumor has it, she also used to change my diapers…