The Sharing Foundation

The Sharing Foundation is a Nonprofit Organization (registered as a 501 C-3 through the Congressional District Programs) whose purpose is to assist the working needy and special situation families in Anne Arundel County. These families work at a job, so they do not qualify for government assistance. Despite their best efforts, many of these families are barely able to supply the basics for their children. Money is often hard to come by for the extras, such as a good warm winter coat, children's books, school supplies, field trips, class pictures, nice presents to open on Christmas morning, and other small things that most of us take for granted. With your assistance we can provide some of these extra items for these families that are trying so hard to help themselves.

The Sharing Foundation began back in 1992. Our founder, John Brewer, worked as a shopping mall Santa during the Christmas season. Just before Christmas one year, John's daughter told him about a friend's family whose father had just lost his job. She was upset because she knew her friend may not get anything for Christmas that year. John took the Santa money that he'd earned and provided Christmas presents for the entire family. From then, until his passing in 2004, John worked tirelessly to build The Sharing Foundation into the thriving organization it is today.

We have continued John's work by providing much needed assistance to working families here in Anne Arundel County that just need a little help. Seeing the face of a child when they open a bag of presents that might not have come otherwise is one of the best feelings on Earth. Maybe the next best feeling is looking into the eyes of their parents and seeing the relief and gratitude now that their children have presents that they may not have been able to provide. Your assistance as a volunteer or donor to The Sharing Foundation will allow us to continue this rewarding and necessary work right here in our community.

Thank you for visiting The Sharing Foundation's website. We hope it is informative. The site is constantly updated with our latest information. If you have any questions or notice a problem with the webpage you think we may be unaware of, please contact us by e-mail.

Partnerships In Action
Visit these sites and business locations who have pledged year round support to the foundation.

Latest News

Thank you
for another very successful School Supply Drive!!

Another successful School Supply drive is behind us. We'd like to thank the following businesses for hosting collections for our 2008 School Supply Drive. Anne Arundel County Curves, Maryland Comptroller's Office, Maryland Board of Public Works, Navy Federal Credit Union and City Dock Coffee. Thanks to your generous support, we were able to provide school supplies to all of the county school counselors that were in need this fall. Your efforts help our teachers and counselors provide the school supplies needed to ensure that every child has a chance to succeed in school. Thank you VERY MUCH for your support.

It's that time again… Christmas 2008!

Monday October 20, 2008
Join The Sharing Foundation at Morton's Steakhouse located at Park Place in Annapolis. Morton’s will donate 10% of proceeds raised from Bar12•21 on Oct. 20 directly to The Sharing Foundation.

Mid November
Keep an eye out for our Christmas toy collection barrels being distributed throughout the county. We'll be publishing a list of locations on this site soon. If you have a business and you'd like to help us by sponsoring a collection barrel or by doing any kind of drive, collection or fund-raiser for us, we'd love to hear from you. Please call us at 443-603-1560 and leave us a message. Since we're an all-volunteer organization, our phones are not manned, but we will get back to you as quickly as possible. We'd like to thank the entire Anne Arundel County community for their continued support.

December 24, 2008
Be on the lookout for a jolly old man with a red suit coming to a neighborhood near you. On Christmas Eve morning, The Sharing Foundation along with local businesses and police departments will accompany Santa on his delivery to several of our selected families. This is always the highlight of our giving season.

Looking for assistance?
If you're looking for assistance from any of The Sharing Foundation's programs, please contact your Anne Arundel County Public School counselor. Due to the number of children we help each year, we are unable to take requests directly from families. Our programs are designed to assist working needy families here in Anne Arundel County and many of our school counselors have agreed to help us with this process.

PO Box 261• Arnold, MD 21012 • T: 443.603.1560 • F: 443.603.1561 • E-Mail