An attorney in Buffalo, New York, Arnold Gardner was a member of the City of Buffalo School Board from 1969 to 1974 and a strong advocate of desegregation of the public schools.  He served as a Trustee of the State University of New York from 1980 to 1999 and as a member of the New York State Board of Regents from 1999 to 2009 where he advocated for strengthening the least performing public schools and broad access to the state’s university system.  A graduate of the University of Buffalo and Harvard Law School, he practiced business and corporate law at Kavinoky Cook, LLP in Buffalo for his entire career.  He received numerous awards for public service and an honorary degree from the State University of New York and from D’Youville College in Buffalo.  

The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.  No matter who you are, we can help.  Contact us anytime, day or night, for information and support at 1.800.227.2345 or www.cancer.org.  The Barbara S. Zimmer Holiday Wish Show is helping the American Cancer Society to create a world with less cancer, and more birthdays.

The Anthony F. Martino Fund was established at St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute to provide financial aid to students in their sophomore, junior or senior year of study. Qualifications are not solely based on academic excellence.  The purpose of the fund is to support a student who is an all around student, has school spirit and a sincere interest in academic pursuits while needing financial assistance to remain at St. Joe’s.  Annually, the Fund grants assistance to one or more deserving young men.
St. Joe's continually strives to be a Community of Excellence. FOR 150 YEARS, students have been challenged to perform to the best of their abilities, and inspired to achieve their goals while serving the greater community. St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (SJCI) is a Christian Brothers, independent college-preparatory high school educating young men of diverse backgrounds. Through a broad and balanced education, SJCI guides the development of each student's unique talents, fostering a commitment to academic excellence, service, and leadership in the global community. 


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Aspire of Western New YorkWe at Aspire are driven by the core belief that children and adults with developmental disabilities have the right to realize their full potential and live as independently as possible. Aspire compassionately and relentlessly works toward facilitating this end.

Bornhava is an early intervention and preschool program, nuturing and educating children with developmental disabilities.  We partner with families to prepare our students for a full and productive life through encouragement and support. Please contact Barbara-Jo Hard at 716-839-1655 or visit us on the web at www.bornhava.org  

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are painful, medically incurable auto immune diseases that attack the digestive system.  Many patients require hospitalization and surgery.  Some 1.4 million American adults and children suffer from Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis.  There are 10,000 patients in Western NY alone—500 of whom are children.  
Since its inception, the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation has invested approximately $125 million in research. The organization has played a role in every major scientific breakthrough for Crohn’s and colitis, from generating data that has contributed to the development of new therapies to the discovery of the first gene for Crohn’s disease.  Locally we offer patient education and support and a camp dedicated to kids and teens with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. 

CURE Childhood Cancer Association was started 35 years ago by a group of parents who lost their children to cancer.  Our mission is to provide emotional, financial and educational support from the time of diagnosis, during treatment and after.  We are a local organization and serve over 1500 families annually.

At Gateway-Longview, we never give up on a child.  Gateway-Longview is a charitable health and human service agency that has been providing care, counseling, and support to marginalized children and families from across Western and Central New York since 1890.

Our mission was founded by the faithful focused on serving orphaned and abandoned children.  Over the years, Gateway-Longview's programs and services have changed to meet the ever changing needs of children and families in our community. Yet the mission of enriching children's lives through high-quality best practice based programs remains the same.  Currently, we serve over 900 children and families everyday through our Special Education, Foster Care & Adoption, and Residential Care programs. 


Thank you in advance for your support.  To learn more, please visit www.Gateway-Longview.org. 

The Dr. Gertrude A. Barber Foundation provides fundraising support for the Barber National Institute in carrying out its mission of “Making dreams come true” for individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities.  Each year, the Barber National Institute serves more than 3,600 children and adults with a wide range of educational, vocational, residential and behavioral health programs.  In addition to the main campus in Erie, PA, the Barber National Institute serves communities in Northwestern Pennsylvania as well as in the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh regions.

The mission of Gilda’s Club Western New York is to provide a welcoming community of FREE support for everyone living with cancer – men, women, teens and children – along with their families and friends. Gilda’s innovative program is an essential complement to medical care, providing networking and support groups, workshops, education and social activities. Gilda’s Club WNY is located at 1140 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo and serves all eight counties in the Western New York region. Gilda’s Club WNY is a partner of The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care and an affiliate of the Cancer Support Community. For more information about Gilda’s Club program activities, visit the website atwww.gildasclubwny.org, or call 716-332-5900.

Heritage Centers is a leading not-for-profit agency in Western New York, annually serving over 3,000 children and adults with developmental disabilities 
through a network of over a dozen programs; all designed to assist these individuals in becoming independent and productive members of our community.  With nearly 60 years of providing excellent services and programming, Heritage Centers has become an integral part of the local human service network, providing a full range of individualized life services. 

Heritage Christian Services is a thriving human services agency that supports more than 1,600 children and adults with developmental disabilities in Buffalo and Rochester. It now operates more than 60 neighborhood homes, offers service coordination, respite, community habilitation and day programs and has been recognized by the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities as a top service provider to people with special needs. We are a COMPASS Agency. The agency is known for innovative programs like the Pieters Family Life Center and Expressive Beginnings Childcare in Henrietta, Springdale Farm in Ogden, Heritage Christian Stables in Webster, Heritage Hollow on Sixth Lake in Inlet and Little Valley Retreat Center near Allegany State Park.

We offer a wide range of services to help individuals and their families deal with the complex issues of  treatment and recovery with many convienent locations around Western New York. Our mission is to help individuals and their families achieve health and recovery from mental health disorders and or addiction. 

WNY needs additional resources to combat the growing epidemic of drug addiction that is resulting in early deaths of young adults. We are asking for your help.  Please consider supporting the development of life saving treatment at Horizon Health Services.  For more information, please visit our website at www.horizon-health.org.

JDRF is the worldwide leader for research to cure type 1 diabetes.  It sets the global agenda for diabetes research, and is the largest charitable funder and advocate of diabetes science worldwide.

The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research.  Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly, and can be fatal.  Until a cure is found, people with type 1 diabetes have to test their blood sugar and give themselves insulin injections multiple times or use a pump - each day, every day of their lives.  And even with that intensive care, insulin is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its eventual and devastating complications, which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation.

Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than $1.4 billion to diabetes research, including $101 million in FY2009.  In FY2009, JDRF funded research projects in 22 countries throughout the world, including more than 40 human clinical trials.
 

Since 1949 Mary Cariola Children's Center has provided the highest quality individualized services for children and young adults with developmental delays and especially for those with complex or multiple disabilities.  The Agency is dedicated to  excellence in educational, residential,  therapeutic and community support services and to developing program initiatives for emerging populations of children with special needs. Mary Cariola serves 450 students from 40 neighboring school districts representing a 10 county region in Western New York.

MS stops people from moving. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society exists to make sure it doesn’t. The Society addresses the challenges of each person affected by MS by funding cutting-edge research, driving change through advocacy, facilitating professional education, collaborating with MS organizations around the world, and providing programs and services designed to help people with MS and their families move their lives forward. We mobilize people and resources to drive research for a cure and to address the challenges of everyone affected by MS. Our vision is a world free of MS. 
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society Upstate New York Chapter offers a wide array of nationally recognized and award winning programs for nearly 12,000 people affected by MS throughout 50 counties in Upstate New York.
In addition to local services, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is a leader in clinical care standards and is the largest private funder of MS-related research in the world. To move us closer to a world free of MS, the Society also invested nearly $36 million to support 375 research projects around the world. The Society is dedicated to achieving a world free of MS. Join the movement at www.msupstateny.org and www.nationalmssociety.org.

People Inc.- Where your world opens up-People Inc. is Western New York's leading non-profit human services agency. Through a variety of services including residential, employment, community outreach, health care and recreation programs, we help seniors, families and people with disabilities live more healthy, independent and productive lives

 is a leading non-profit, health & human services agency that provides high quality programs to more than 2000 seniors, adults and children with special needs and their families in WNY. Since 1975, SASi has assisted individuals with disabilities in achieving greater degrees of independence and productivity. With a focus on the the unique skills, interests and goals of individuals with disabilities, SASi strives to provide experiences that enhance their opportunities, broaden their horizons and enrich their lives, allowing them to actively participate and succeed in an accepting society.

The Stone’s Buddies Program was designed to help chronically ill patients and their families cope with the emotional, financial, and social issues that accompany chronic illness.  Whether the kids are battling cancer or learning to live with a life-long disability, their worlds are forever changed.  Our goal is to connect them with those in similar circumstances, try to make their stay at the hospital as comfortable as possible and serve as a bridge between these families and those in the community who would like to help. Free of charge, families are encouraged to attend monthly parties, trips to the Buffalo Zoo, Fantasy Island, the Erie County Fair, and Buffalo Bills, Sabres, Bisons and Bandits games. They are invited to plays, movies, concerts, Disney on Ice and many other events sponsored by various generous community groups, schools and individuals. We appreciate the support of the community which keeps this program in existence.

Summit Educational Services Summit is a private, not-for-profit organization located outside of Buffalo, New York.  We are approved by the New York State Education Department, New York State Department of Health and New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities to provide educational and therapeutic services to children with learning, communication and behavioral challenges.

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