Charity Selection for Bal Erotique…your thoughts?

This year, a portion of the ticket sale proceeds will go to a charity. We have narrowed down our charity selection to 7 organizations. Before I select one, i would like to get an idea of which you think we should support, and at the same time raise awareness about these GREAT charities…

Below is a list of those charities with a short paragraph description of their mission.

We will announce our selection sometime next week on balerotique.com, and we will also be asking guests to donate a couple extra dollars at the event where we will be placing some boxes for extra donation collections.

PLEASE SPEAK UP!

Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights for all.

So, outraged by human rights abuses but inspired by hope for a better world, we work to improve people’s lives through campaigning and international solidarity.

Our mission is to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated.

Vision : Realization of the right of all children to live free of child prostitution, child pornography and child trafficking for sexual purposes.

Mission :ECPAT International is a global network of organizations and individuals working together for the elimination of child prostitution, child pornography and the trafficking of children for sexual purposes. It seeks to encourage the world community to ensure that children everywhere enjoy their fundamental rights free and secure from all forms of commercial sexual exploitation.

Mission : ONE is a campaign and advocacy organization with more than 2 million members committed to the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa . Co-founded by Bono and other campaigners, ONE is nonpartisan and works closely with African policy makers and activists.

ONE DROP :

Mission : To fight poverty by providing access to water and raising awareness among individuals and communities about the need for mobilization in order to make safe water accessible to all, in sufficient quantity, today and tomorrow.

Goal : To play a role in changing and influencing how safe water is shared and made accessible around the world.

OXFAM :

Vision : Oxfam Canada believes that people together can create a fair world, free of poverty and injustice.

A fair world respects the basic rights of all human beings to :

• earn a decent living to support themselves and their families

• enjoy basic education and health care

• get help in life-threatening disasters

• speak out for their rights

• be treated as equal.

Mission : Oxfam Canada builds lasting solutions to global poverty and injustice.

We work with allies in Canada and around the world to change the policies and practices that perpetuate human suffering. We support organizations in poor communities overseas in their struggle to secure basic rights

Red Cross ( Canada ) :

Disasters can strike any time and anywhere and when they do those in need can’t wait; their needs are urgent. The Canadian Red Cross helps vulnerable communities in Canada and around the world affected by emergencies and disasters—situations ranging from individual housefires to natural disasters like floods that can disrupt an entire region. Following a disaster, the Red Cross works with governments and other humanitarian organizations to provide for people’s basic needs including shelter, family reunification, assistance finding support, first aid, information, food and clothing

From conflict zones to communities destroyed by devastating disasters or debilitating health issues, the Canadian Red Cross responds to the needs of vulnerable communities around the world

UNICEF :

Mission : UNICEF is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized.

Focus area : child survival and development, basic education and gender equality, child protection, HIV/AIDS and children, policy advocacy and partnerships.