Help Us

Over the years, the consumers served by Friends Aware, Inc. have benefited from the generous support of our partners in the Friends Aware, Inc. community of caring. Through their donations, individuals, foundations, and businesses have all made a tangible difference in the lives of people with disabilities.

Financial gifts, unless otherwise designated, are applied toward special projects and capital needs, including equipment, repairs, and renovations in residential, vocational, and recreational programs.

All donations are tax deductible and are acknowledged with a letter for tax purposes. Friends Aware, Inc. is a non-profit, charitable organization.

Donations may be sent to Friend’s Aware, Inc., Attention Marie Neff: Finance Director, 1601 Holland St., Cumberland, MD 21502

In the future you will also be able to make a donation online using our PayPal link.

Here are other good ways to help us serve the Consumers:


When searching the web, use Good Search.com and type in our agency, Friends Aware, Inc. as your chosen charity to help. Our agency will receive a penny for each search. Also, when shopping on-line, use GoodSearch.com and click GoodShop to access many popular on-line retailers giving percentages of sales to non-profit organizations like ours.

www.giveline.com
Direct Link for Friends Aware:

Giveline.com is a revolutionary online store created for the community-minded shopper. Every transaction in our store generates a financial contribution to your favorite cause. And with our direct supplier relationships, this contribution is significant and truly makes a difference. We are not a charity mall or affiliate portal.

We sell mainstream, bestselling products directly—and give proceeds to charitable and cause-related organizations you care about. Giveline operates with an “open book” philosophy. This means that throughout the checkout process we display the exact portion of your transaction— to the penny—which will be paid directly to the selected organization. Unlike “charity malls” and traditional affiliate marketing programs which distribute small (and usually unknown) percentages of a third party’s affiliate fee, Giveline creates a direct and absolute payment link between you and the beneficiary.

There are no middlemen, and no invisible calculations. The result is our store beneficiaries receiving six times the donation of those other programs, an average of nearly 16% of the product price (ranging between 7% and 33%, depending on various margins of products purchased).

www.missionfish.org

How it works:

• eBay sellers list items on eBay and donate 10-100% of their
  proceeds to Friends Aware, Inc.
• MissionFish collects the donation and forwards it to Friends Aware, Inc., less a small transaction fee.
  Friends Aware, Inc. can become an eBay seller.
• Mission Fish creates a homepage for Friends Aware, Inc. that includes our mission statement, link to our website, and provides a view of all listings benefitting Friends Aware, Inc.

  Artwork reprinted by permission of Martha Perske   from PERSKE: PENCIL PORTRAITS 1971-1990   (NASHVILLE: ABINGDON PRESS, 1998).