American Red Cross

Dallas Area Chapter-www.redcross.org

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and counsels victims of disasters; provides nearly half of the nation's blood supply; teaches lifesaving skills; and supports military members and their families.  The Red Cross is a charitable organization- not a government agency- and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its humanitarian mission.

Money from the 2010 Chi Omega Christmas Market will be used for the Emergency Relief Program which provides immediate assistance to families who lose their belongings , and sometimes their loved ones, to home fires, floods, tornados and other disasters.

Baylor Health Care System Foundation -www.baylorhealth.com

Baylor Health Care System Foundation, a separately incorporated not-for-profit organization, raises and manages charitable funds for Baylor Health Care System.  The Foundation was established in 1978, and has since grown to be one of the largest hospital-related fundraising organiziations in the United States.  In the last 30 years, the Foundation has distributed more than $325 million to support Baylor Health Care System's patient care, education, research, and community programs.  The Foundation has a donor base of more than 7,000 individuals, corporations, and foundations.

Money from the 2010 Chi Omega Christmas Market will be used for the Bereavement Care and Comfort Room.  This room will provide families the needed amenities and space to grieve the loss of their infants.  It will also be used as a space to perform baptisms, a room for extended family members to grieve, as well as a space for the NICU nurses to have a private moment after the death of an infant in their care.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - http://.netx.cff.org

The mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, a nonprofit donor-supported organization, is to assure the development of the means to cure and control cystic fibrosis and to improve the quality of life for those with the disease.  The Foundation is the leading organization in the United States devoted to cystic fibrosis.  It funds and accredits more than 115 CF care centers, 95 adult care programs and 50 affiliate programs, and has 80 chapters and branch offices nationwide.  The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is one of the most efficient organizations of its kind.  It has received a four-star rating for sound fiscal management from Charity Navigator, the largest independent charity evaluator in the United States and is an accredited charity of the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance.  The Foundation's business model has been recognized by the National Institutes of Health and by publications such as Forbes, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Business Week.

Money from the 2010 Chi Omega Christmas Market will be used for the Cystic Fibrosis Care Center at Children's Medical Center in Dallas.  At this center dedicated CF experts work in unison to provide CF care tailored to meet each patient's unique needs.  The Care Center staff is committed to educating the entire family by coordinating training and providing informational materials and videos.

Foundation for Education of Young Women - www.feyw.org

The mission of the Foundation for the Education of Young Women is to support single-sex, college preparatory, public education in Texas that will give young women in urban schools the academic skills to achieve  success in college and in life by thinking critically, leading purposefully, and living active, healthy and responsible lives.

Money from the 2010 Chi Omega Christmas Market will be used to cover the costs of Summer Enhancement Programs at Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School including transportation, scholarships and supplies.  The Summer Enhancement Program is designed to lessen the effects of summer  learning loss and is crucial to academic success during the school year.

Heart House-www.hearthousedallas.org

Heart House Dallas is a free after school program dedicated to providing a safe haven and academic support to at-risk children, while encouraging them to be good citizens.  Heart House has served 960 children since 2000 through its after -school and summer enrichment programs.  This year Heart House has provided excellent programming to approximately 150 children.

Money from the 2010 Chi Omega Christmas Market will be used to expand to two more sites in the Vickery Meadow neighborhood raising the number of children served by Heart House.  One of the additional sites is for the students in grades six to eight.  Heart House provides the component of teaching the six pillars of character, social skills and providing citizenship training through literacy, math and science lessons.

Make -A-Wish-Foundation of North Texas - www.northtexas.wish.org

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Texas grants the wishes of children between the ages of 2 1/2 and 18 with life threatening medical conditions and to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.  Since its inception in 1982, the North Texas chapter has granted nearly 4,000 wishes.  We serve a 106-county area  in North, East and West Texas.  Our medical liaisons at local hospitals estimate that more than 1000 children within our service area are diagnosed with a life -threatening medical condition each year.  The Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Texas is striving to reach every medically eligible child to give them the opportunity to experience the power of a wish.

Money from the 2010 Chi Omega Christmas Market will be used to fund a variety of wishes.

Pastoral Counseling and Education Center - www.pcec-counseling.org

Pastoral Counseling and Education Center was established in 1968 by the Greater Dallas Community of Churches when that organization recognized the need for affordable professional family and individual counseling.  In 1991 our Board of Directors approved the purchase of a permanent home at 4525 Lemmon Avenue.  The Ambassadors, our group of volunteers, began in 2000.  These women now number around sixty, and their goal is to raise awareness of PCEC in the North Texas community with annual fundraisers.  In 2008 and 2009 the TRIAD Fund of the Dallas Foundations gave PCEC grants for counseling veterans and families of veterans who have served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.  For forty-two years PCEC has continued with their mission of counseling and their Education Programs.  Today in addition to our main office on Lemmon Avenue, PCEC has approximately 22 sateliite offices in the North Texas area.

Money from the 2010 Chi Omega Christmas Market will be used for the Second Mile Fund to subsidize therapy for qualified clients.  The Second Mile Fund promotes better human relationships.  The project also benefits the community as people grow in strengh and competency and find jobs and meaning in their lives.  The nature of the counseling is both therapeutic and faith based on all denominational faiths.

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