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We were happy to return to Bridges for Brain Injury to fulfill a Grant request to support their Wildlife Rockstars program. Our funds will help Improve the Wildlife Education Center and assist with animal acquisition, support animal health care, supplies and equipment; staff training and development, and help with website and other communication efforts.

We were happy to once again support WCS, Wildlife Conservation Society in their mission to help elephant, tiger and jaguar populations rebound, create new marine protected areas, slow the spread of zoonotic diseases, and work with local and indigenous communities to reduce forest loss and elevate household incomes. Through their four WCS Zoos and the Aquarium, they are connecting people to wildlife and inspiring the next generation of conservation leaders.

We were happy to support the COPD Foundation with Grant funding. Our Grant funds will be used to support their COPD Awareness campaign, Lace-Up for Lungs, which aims to generate widespread awareness of COPD among health care providers, patients, and the public. The second program is Harmonicas for Health, designed to teach and reinforce training of breathing techniques and helpful educational concepts benefiting those living with chronic lung conditions while also providing a social outlet.

We were happy to return to North Shore Animal League America to fulfill a Grant request. Our funds will be used for a Forceplate Stance Analyzer, and ECG Machine and ongoing support for the Pet Sponsorship Program to ensure that dogs and cats with special needs receive the care they need to live the best quality of life possible.

We were happy to return to Long Island Alzheimer’s and Dementia Center in Westbury, NY. Our Grant funds will contribute to their addressing challenges of aging in place, reducing the incidence of loneliness, social isolation, and depression as well as much-needed respite and support for caregivers. Our Grant will help expand their capacity to provide services by improving technology, including the purchase of updated hardware and software, hiring additional program staff, and offsetting the routine costs of operations at their Westbury center.

We were delighted to fulfill a Grant request to Mercy Flight Central in Canandaigua, NY. They perform extraordinary work transporting patients with life threatening injuries from car accidents and other dire situations over to large hospitals. They also transport patients from small hospitals to large tertiary care center hospitals. The equipment on these helicopters is state of the art and allows them to intubate, transfuse blood, monitor vitals, etc. Our funds will be used to help MFC create an all-inclusive simulation lab that would house both an AW119 interior and hospital room simulation suites. To create this setup, they would convert a 22’ cargo trailer into a new mobile simulation lab.

We were delighted to fulfill a Grant request for Operation: Job Ready Veterans. OJRV is a Midwest-based nonprofit that provides direct career and employment transition assistance for service members, veterans, and military families through their One-on-One Career Transition Services program. This program is entirely funded through grants and donations at no cost to the recipients.