Krissi Fajgerbaum, a 16 year old from Raleigh, NC., has launched www.teens2teens.net after watching Diane Sawyer’s documentary on Appalachia. She created it to help teens in need.
“All teenagers have the same wants and needs no matter who they are or where they come from. Teens want to feel good about themselves. They want to feel self [...]
Rest of the Story ...Appalachian history is close to my heart and so I have chosen to add the Museum of Appalachia to “Christy’s Favorite Charities”. This is a very tasteful museum that pays tribute to the Appalachian people. I hope you will open up your heart and support this wonderful museum. I have copied the following information from [...]
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1996, Dolly Parton launched an exciting new effort to benefit the children of her home county in east Tennessee. Dolly wanted to foster a love of reading among her county’s preschool children and their families. She wanted children to be excited about books and to feel the magic that books can create. Moreover, she could [...]
http://www.missionofhope.org/index.htm
Mission of Hope is a charity/volunteer organization who’s goal is to help impoverished children and their families in rural Appalachia.
Currently, the specific campaigns and programs that the Mission of Hope undertakes throughout the year are as follows:
Christmas Campaign
Back-To-School Campaign
Spring Resurrection Programs
Healthcare Events
Construction Ministry
Resource Ministry
To meet the ever increasing requests for assistance presented to the Mission of Hope, the charity receives contributions [...]
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