(OSHKOSH, Wis.) – Promotional products retailer 4imprint donated $137,500 in in-kind grants to charitable organizations in 2008 through its one by one charitable giving program.
Making new grants every business day of the year, the Oshkosh, Wis.-based company supported 275 charitable organizations in the United States and Canada. Among these organizations were charities from 43 U.S. states and six Canadian provinces.
“The success of this program comes from the organizations that do the really important work helping others,” said Kevin Lyons-Tarr, President, 4imprint. “The demand for their services is great. And, their work has never been more important than it is right now. It’s exciting to see how they use promotional products in creative ways to support the work they do to meet the needs of the communities they serve.”
In-kind grant applications for 2009 are now being accepted at http://onebyone.4imprint.com.
From October 1-December 31, 2008, 4imprint awarded a total of $26,500 to:
ABATE of Wisconsin Safe Rider, Inc. – Black River Falls, Wis.
A-MAN Saturday Science Academy – Inglewood, Calif.
American Cancer Society – De Pere, Wis.
American Red Cross, Outagamie Chapter – Appleton, Wis.
The Arc Fox Cities – Menasha, Wis.
Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator, Calumet Co. – Chilton, Wis.
BayouClinic, Inc. – Bayou La Batre, Ala.
Beaufort Jasper Hampton Comprehensive Health, Inc. – Ridgeland, S.C.
Best Buddies – New York, N.Y.
Boise Museum Association – Boise, Idaho
Camp Summit – Dallas, Texas
The Canadian Hearing Society – London, Ontario
Child & Family Services of Michigan, Inc. – Okemos, Mich.
Child Adoption Resource Association – New London, Conn.
Communities in Schools, Dallas Region, Inc. (CISDR) – Dallas, Texas
D.V. Read and Learn – Drayton Valley, Alberta
Day One – South Portland, Maine
Dental and Nutritional Public Teaching – Anchorage, Alaska
Downtown Oshkosh Business Improvement District (BID) – Oshkosh, Wis.
GFWC New Tampa Junior Woman’s Club – Tampa, Fla.
The Giving Movement Organization – Plano, Texas
Green Lake Area Animal Shelter – Green Lake, Wis.
Hale Mahaolu – Kahului, Hawaii
I’m Too Young for This Cancer Foundation – Brooklyn, N.Y.
Ingleside Senior Services – Wilmington, Del.
Lake Erie Nature & Science Center – Bay Village, Ohio
Linn-Mar Community School District – Marion, Iowa
Macomb Homeless Coalition – Warren, Mich.
Mid-Eastern Council on Chemical Abuse (MECCA) – Iowa City, Iowa
Necessities Bag Sacramento Inc. – Sacramento, Calif.
New Beginnings International Children’s & Family Services – Tupelo, Miss.
North Fond du Lac Fire Department – North Fond du Lac, Wis.
Operation Gratitude – Encino, Calif.
Operation: Kid Equip – Royal Oak, Mich.
Oshkosh Fire Department, Local 316 – Oshkosh, Wis.
PCBOE/SCC Adult Education & Literacy Program – Somerset, Ky.
Pediatric Therapy Center – Wenatchee, Wash.
People’s Resource Center – Wheaton, Ill.
Rebuilding Together, Fox Valley – Appleton, Wis.
REST Ministries, Inc. – Converse, Ind.
Scenarios U.S.A. – Brooklyn, N.Y.
Second Harvest – Toronto, Ontario
Shalom Ministries – Spokane, Wash.
Shining Stars Foundation – Tabernash, Colo.
St. Clair Children’s Advocacy Center – Pell City, Ala.
Sunrise of Pasco County, Inc. – Dade City, Fla.
Sweethearts for Soldiers – San Diego, Calif.
ThedaCare Physicians – Oshkosh, Wis.
Total Woman Body System – Memphis, Tenn.
Tyler Foundation, Inc. – Groton, Mass.
United Way of Baytown Area – Baytown, Texas
Youth Heart Watch at CHOP-Sk8 the States – Philadelphia, Pa.
Zuni Healthy Lifestyles Program – Zuni, N.M.
About 4imprint’s one by one program
one by one is the charitable giving program of 4imprint. Now in its fourth year, 4imprint’s one by one program supports nonprofits with IRS-approved 501(c)3 status or Canadian-registered charities, religious organizations and accredited schools. Since the program began, the promotional products retailer has awarded nearly a half-million dollars in promotional products grants to nonprofit organizations.
4imprint, Inc., is the North American division of 4imprint Group, plc, an international provider of promotional products, imprinted items and corporate gifts. Learn more at http://onebyone.4imprint.com or follow the one by one program on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/4onebyone.