Charities
Go All-in for the Kids!
Hunger doesn’t take weekends off.
The 2010 Derby Poker Championship will benefit Blessings in a Backpack, a program dedicated to feeding needy children. The nationwide organization currently provides food to almost 19,000 children at 100 U.S. public schools in 16 states who qualify for the free or reduced meal program and who may not have enough food on the weekends. Following a donation, a school is chosen and a local grocer partners with the program to provide food for the backpacks. Every Friday, students receive their backpacks with staples that require little to no preparation and they return their backpacks on Monday ready to learn.
12.4 million American children – one in six- are food insecure and one in five kids under the age of five have unmet nutritional needs. Without the proper nutrition, it makes it difficult for kids to learn, pay attention and behave properly and the intention of the program is to make a difference in their lives by providing the support they need.
It costs $80 to feed one child for an entire year under the program. With your support of the Kentucky Derby Poker Championship, we feel we can make significant strides to helping out even more kids.
Blessings in a Backpack
P.O. Box 1628 Louisville, Kentucky 40201
1-800-872-4366
blessingsinabackpack.org
Go All-in for the Climate!
The 2010 Derby Poker Championship will also benefit the Health and Climate Foundation, a non-profit organization established to help increase the well-being of people by supporting better understanding of the connections between health, climate and other environmental factors. The Health and Climate Foundation is a means to promote cooperation between the health, climate, environmental and social science communities and the facilitate interactions between individuals and scientific and educational institutions.
It has the following aims:
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To increase civil societies’ awareness of climate-sensitive health issues
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To create education and training opportunities for health and climate practitioners everywhere
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To strengthen the intersection between health and climate, particularly improving the surveillance of climate-sensitive diseases.
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To raise and distribute funds for health and climate projects.
The Health and Climate Foundation is incorporated as a public charity in the District of Columbia, USA, pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Health and Climate Foundation
1425 K St. NW Suite 350 Washington, DC 2005
202.587.5658
hc-foundation.org
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