giving back to the community
Each year at this time, we like to showcase some of the charities that catching fireflies proudly supports. We're happy to help these groups raise money by donating $60 gift card books to their fund raising events.
BRAS for a cause benefiting Gilda's Club Metro Detroit Their mission is to create welcoming communities of free support for everyone living with cancer – men, women, teens & children – along with their family & friends.
Eton Academy educates students with reading, attention and other
learning challenges — building academic skills and self-confidence in
an accepting and supportive environment.
Scleroderma Foundation To promote education of the disease, the
foundation facilitates health and professional seminars, produces
and distributes literature and conducts publicity campaigns.
To help support the 300,000 people living with scleroderma,
the foundation offers peer counseling, mutual support programs,
and physician referrals.
Bernard's Tailgate – Sarcoma Research Bernard is our fallen hero, who died of a sarcoma, a rare cancer of the
connective tissue, on June 11, 2008 at the age of forty. Sarcoma has
historically been an ominous, daunting, and fatal disease that affects
around 8,000 people in the U.S. each year. Sarcoma accounts for just 1%
of adult cancers and belongs to an unsung category of being an, “orphan
cancer.” These are the lesser known cancers, the ones that most often
get left behind when it relates to finding cures.
Angel Kisses Fundraiser for Children's Miracle Network Their mission is to generate funds and awareness programs
in partnership with and for the benefit of member hospitals/foundations
and the children they are privileged to serve.
Tin Can Auction for the Berkley Bear Boosters
St. Baldricks began as a casual conversation between friends and has
exploded into the world’s biggest volunteer-driven fundraising program
for childhood cancer! In nine years, events have taken place in 18
countries and 48 US states, raising over $50 million, and shaving more
than 72,000 heads.
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Rochester and Detroit
supports 200 CF patients and their families in the 9 surrounding
counties of Monroe, Wayne, Ontario, Genesee, Steuben, Livingston,
Yates, Wyoming and Chemung
Upland Hills
School is a place where community comes first. Our work
is centered on the idea that every child is born a genius
and that the true function of education is to draw out that
genius.
Rochester Community Schools: University Hills Elementary – PTA fund, Meadowbrook Elementary – school supplies, Brewster Elementary – PTA programs, Brookland Elementary – staff appreciation, Rochester High School Senior Party
Rochester Hills Public Library
Holy Family Regional School, a school of God, educates children in
grades Kindergarten through eighth grade at two campuses; Kindergarten
(full and half-day) through grade three at the North Campus, located in
Rochester, and grades four through eight at the South Campus, located
in Rochester Hills.
If you're having a fundraising event, we welcome you to bring by your information to either store.
Both locations have designated amounts of our "gift card
books" valued at $60 and will be happy to consider donating to your
cause.
Unfortunately
we can't give to every charity, so thanks ahead of time for your
understanding. We'd also like to thank all the volunteers that take
the time to plan these special fundraising events. It's people like
you who make the world a better place to live, play and work in.
