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.
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It's that time again.. Christmas 2011!
Mid November
Keep an eye out for our Christmas toy collection barrels being distributed throughout the county. Please check our barrel location list for a toy collection site near you. 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 during the day, 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 8
Bill Bateman's Bistro in Edgewater is holding a fundraiser day for The Sharing Foundation. All day on Thursday December 8th, the Edgewater location will donate 15% of each meal purchased at regular menu price to The Sharing Foundation if you present our flyer. Please click here to download a copy of the flyerand dont forget to print it and bring a copy with you to the restaurant. Remember, this is only valid at the Edgewater location located at 121 Mitchell's Chance Rd on December 8th with the flyer. If you have any questions, please call our office.
December 10
Dave and Buster's at Arundel Mills Mall will be hosting a Breakfast with Santa from 9:00am to 11:00 am. All proceeds will go to benefit our "Santa's Share Your Christmas" program. Join us for good food, fun, and pictures with Santa. Additional information can be found on our flyer or by contacting our office.
December 24
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.
Another successful School Supply Drive is behind us!
We'd like to thank the Anne Arundel County Curves locations for hosting collections for our 2011 School Supply Drive. Thanks to your generous support, we were able to provide school supplies to many Anne Arundel County school counselors for children in their schools that were in need this fall. Your efforts help our teachers and counselors provide the supplies needed to ensure that every child has a chance to succeed in school. Thank you VERY MUCH for your generous support.
Looking for assistance?
Our application window for the 2011 Santa's Share Your Christmas program is now closed. We hope to provide presents to 500 children again this year thanks to the generous donations from our community and the efforts of our volunteers. If your family has been selected, you will be notified by your school counselor by early December. Selected families will be contacted by December 22nd to arrange for pick-up of their presents.
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