SHOPPING FOR A GOOD CAUSE VIA LOCAL CHARITIES.Byline: Marilee Reyes San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. Tribune Local charities and the Pasadena Macy's store have put their heads together and come up with the one thing you probably don't need: an excuse to shop. On May 7, money you spend at that department store can do more than add to your wardrobe or beautify your home. It also can benefit a good cause. Pasadena's Macy's is the only Southern California-area store participating in the spring event, said Julia Jarocki, Macy's West regional special events coordinator. Here's how Macy's Benefit Shopping Day works: Customers can buy $10 coupon books from a participating nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. , or from the Pasadena Macy's store. The coupons are treated as cash, and the customer gets a variety of bonus and discount coupons. The organizations raise money by selling the coupon books; money accrued from coupon books purchased at the Macy's store will be distributed equally among participating charities. Past coupon sales have benefited a number of area organizations, including the Boys and Girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. Club of Pasadena. ``We've appreciated the fund-raising from past coupon sales,'' said Chuck Bradford, director. ``The money has helped buy equipment and keep the physical and social education programs going for our kids.'' Jarocki said $68,687 was raised last year for groups in the Pasadena area. The Pasadena Macy's has scheduled a variety of in-store activities, including entertainment, product demonstrations and giftware designer signings. A sampling of special events at Pasadena Macy's include a DKNY DKNY Donna Karan New York woman's fashion show at 2 p.m., with a fashion representative from DKNY giving tips on updating a summer wardrobe, and Missy and Petite fashions will be presented at 4 p.m. by Jones New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . To purchase a coupon book, call your favorite charity, or visit Pasadena Macy's, 401 S. Lake Ave., at the corner of Del Mar Avenue. The other local organizations participating are: American Field Service chapters from San Marino and La Canada Flintridge, Arthur McCready Charitable Trust The arrangement by which real or Personal Property given by one person is held by another to be used for the benefit of a class of persons or the general public. , Assistance League of Pasadena, Autry Museum of Western Heritage, Credit Professionals of Glendale/L.A., Cure Finders Guild of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) is a non-profit organization in the United States established to provide the means to cure and control cystic fibrosis. The Foundation provides information about cystic fibrosis (CF) and finances CF research that aims to improve the . Also, Foothill Family Service, Foothill Summer Theatre, Friends of the Family, Haven House Inc., HEAR (Hearing Education through Auditory Research) Center, Hillside Development Learning Center of La Canada Flintridge, Holy Family Adoptive Parents, Jay Cee Dee Children's Home, La Canada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Association, La Canada High School Drama Department, Lawrence L. Frank Center, Mackenzie/Scott Women's Association (Boys and Girls Club), Los Angeles Childrens' Chorus, National Sorority sorority: see fraternity. Phi Delta Kappa Phi Delta Kappa is an international professional organization for educators. Journal The Phi Delta Kappan is a professional journal for education, published by Phi Delta Kappa. Inc. (Gamma Lambda Chapter), and Pasadena Mental Health Center. For more information about the coupon books, call volunteer coordinator Mary Hite at (818) 379-2810. |
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