Friendship Circles Need Votes

13 Friendship Circles are soliciting support in its bid to be selected among the top 200 eligible organizations with the most votes to earn $20,000 to $250,000 from the Chase Community Giving Program for their charitable cause.

The Friendship Circle, a Section 501(c)(3) extends a helping hand to families who have children with special needs as well as to individuals struggling with isolation and other crisis. Our programs involve them in a full range of unique social and educational experiences.

In addition to helping those in need and providing respite to the families, The Friendship Circle empowers and enriches it’s network of volunteers, the majority of whom are teenagers, by enabling them to reap the vast rewards of giving of themselves.

Chase Community Giving is a program that allows users to vote for local charities that matter most to them. By participating, users will help Chase direct corporate philanthropy dollars to eligible organizations in the following focus areas: primary and secondary education, youth development, healthcare, housing, community development, the environment, combating hunger, arts and culture, human services, and animal welfare.

Please give just a few minutes to support our cause and help us help children with special needs by providing programming, respite, support groups and the like for children with special needs.

The Friendship Circles bidding for votes are:
Conejo Valley, CA
Albany, NY
Kendall, FL
Los Angeles, CA
Montgomery County, MD
Northbrook Illinois
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Seattle, WA
South Bay, CA
S. Diego, CA
S. Francisco, CA
S. Palm Beach, FL

Click here to vote – before July 13th, 2010.