Michigan 501st - CHARITY HISTORY

[Muppet-Trooper]

First post has been updated with 2020 Charity Donations.

Good job everyone who helped raise money for charity in 2020.

Let's continue the good work for 2021

2020 Charities

2020 Charities

TOTAL AMOUNT RAISED FOR CHARITY (DIRECT AND INDIRECT DONATIONS)
$557.25

Direct $557.25
Indirect $0

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2019 Charities

TOTAL AMOUNT RAISED FOR CHARITY (DIRECT AND INDIRECT DONATIONS)
$1,134,607.76

Direct $6,131.76
Indirect $1,128,476.00

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2018 Charities

TOTAL AMOUNT RAISED FOR CHARITY (DIRECT AND INDIRECT DONATIONS)
$107,749.16

Direct $8,362.66
Indirect $99,386.50

Update: $50 donation for Rockford United Methodist Church Hand2Hand was made from the Rockford Birthday party event on 12/08/18.
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2017 Charities

TOTAL AMOUNT RAISED FOR CHARITY (DIRECT AND INDIRECT DONATIONS)
$3,411,923.86

Direct $9,894.28
Indirect $3,402,029.58

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2016 Charities

TOTAL AMOUNT RAISED FOR CHARITY (DIRECT AND INDIRECT DONATIONS)
$3,159683.64

Direct $15916.64
Indirect $3,143,767.00


Link to 2016 tracking document:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... edit#gid=0



2015 Charities

TOTAL AMOUNT RAISED FOR CHARITY (DIRECT AND INDIRECT DONATIONS)
$310,427.66

Direct $17,693.66
Indirect $292,734.00

Link to 2015 tracking document:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... edit#gid=0

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2014 Charities

TOTAL AMOUNT RAISED FOR CHARITY (DIRECT AND INDIRECT DONATIONS)
$237,592.39

Direct $21,288.50
Indirect $216,303.89

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Please note, as of 2014 all Charity Donations are entered (by the GLG Charity Rep) through this website and total raised will be announced at the end of the year.

http://501stlegioncharity.com/



2013 Charities

Big Brothers Big Sisters -$426 + $50
National Children's Cancer Society -$200
Friends Of Scouting -$200
Boy Scout Troop 390 (Special Needs Troop, Warren, MI)-$200
Grand Rapids Youth Foundation -$6263
Support For Our Unique Learners -$50
Eyler Elementary School PTO, Carleton -$3886.04
Michigan Humane Society -$500
Relay For Life -$100
American Cancer Society -$50 + $25
Autism Speaks -$100
CS Mott Childrens Hospital -$900 + $1100
Forgotten Feral Cat Rescue -$75
Grand Raggidy Roller Girls -$93
Paws Of Michigan -$50
Make A Wish -$50 + $193.05 + $220 + $40 + $75
Juvenile Diabetes -$50
Capital Area Literacy Coalition -$25 + $100
Gleaners Community Food Bank -$100
Doctors Without Boarders -$150
Local Saginaw Family Medical Costs -$350
Fort Peck Reservation Montana -$180
White Caps Community Foundation -$2367.15
Fontana Chamber Arts Crybaby Concert Series-$350
Humane Society -$200
Crash's Landing Cat Rescue -$871.90
Muskegon Lumberjacks Charitable Foundation -$210
Covenant Kids Foundation -$4500

2013 TOTAL $24,300.14


2012 Charities

Salvation Army $416
Matthew Litchfield's Fight Like a Jedi Fundraiser $15,000+
Anchor Bay Community Giving Tree $50
Gildas Club $150
Make A Wish $2537
St. Johns Home $50
Lumberjack's Foundation $365
Grand Rapids Griffins Youth Foundation $5087
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital $650
American Cancer Society Relay For Life $130
Detroit Tigers Charity Foundation $350



2012 TOTAL $24,785


2011 Charities

MDA -$2095
Women's Center of Muskegon-$100
National MS Society-$1100
Make A Wish Foundation-$75+$400+ $150 +$200+$3000
St. Jude Children's Hospital-$200
March of Dimes-$160
Long Meadow Elementary School-$130
Salvation Army-$91
The Grand Rapids Griffins Youth Foundation-$6,226.47
Blue Water Area Humane Society-$1,600
Fish & Loaves Community Food Pantry-$425
Crash's Landing-$1588
Autism Resourse Network-$350


2011 Totals - $17,890.47 (Revised Total 03/07/13)


2010 Charities

The Grand Rapids Griffins Youth Foundation -$9691
P.R.O.O.F. -$1400
Make-A-Wish Foundation - $100+$200+$75+$100+$50+$150+$3,583+$75+$750
March Of Dimes - $75
CARE House - $1000
Hemophilla Foundation of Northern California - $25
Ronald McDonald House - $200
Childrens Miracle Network - $168
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - $75+$25
Programs to Educate All Cyclists - $200
Council on Aging - $1,566
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Michigan - $100
Wixom Community Foundation - $150
Michigan Baseball Foundation - $122
Special Olympics of Michigan - $700+$761.91
Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan - $100
Bed Race to Aid Children - $262.75
Believe in Miracles - $150
American Heart Association - $100
American Cancer Society - $75
2010 TOTALS- $22,028.66


2009 Charities

Make-A-Wish Foundation - $100+$75+$200+
$100+$100+$50+$459+$2780
American Heart Association -$300
American Cancer Foundation -$300
Kidney Association - $75
Humane Society - $50
Paws With A Cause -$600
Autism Awareness -$600
Council On Aging's In Home Services $227
Coaches vs. Cancer - $500+$350
Samantha Gooley Foundation -$100
Monroe Humane Society - $1600
Clarkston Lighthouse - $50
Capuchin Soup Kitchen - $75
Zoe Bergen Childhood Cancer Foundation- $107.25+$50+$50
SOS Community Services -$150
Michigan Baseball Foundation - $240
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital- $250+ $500+$400+$200+$75+$75
Food Bank of Eastern Michigan- $161
Family Fund Raising Event - $135
CARE House - $200
Pathways-$600 + $676
Airport Community Schools- $1,985
Gilda House- $50
Mel Trotter Ministries- $50
Cherry Beach Council on Aging - $3,904.32
Susan Komen Cancer Foundation -$100
Boy Scouts of America - $100
The Grand Rapids Griffins Youth Foundation - $7,925.44
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness - $200
Ronald McDonald House - $75+$200
Rochester Hills-Elementary School - $300
Local Food Banks - $88
Children's Hospital of Detroit - $100
Children's Leukaemia Foundation of Michigan - $27+$500
MastoKids - $200

2009 TOTALS- $28,282.69


2008 Charities

Boston Children's Hospital- $100
Make-A-Wish Foundation- $200+$125+$100+$100+$440+$25+$4,112.41 + $110 + $857.63 + $200 + $400
Richmond Lions Club-Kidsight Program $127.33
Kiwanis-Kids for Hunger Program $127.33
Richmond Area Optimists Club-Tutoring Program $127.33
Pathways $1119.22
Grand Rapids Griffins Youth Foundation- $1200
Council on Aging- $692 + $210 +$265.50
Children's Hospital of Michigan- $150 + $300 +$500 +$50
Autism Awareness- $1900 + $200
National Lympoma Society- $2500
SCAMP- $50 + $137
Families Exploring Down Syndrome - $150
Down Syndrome Guild of Southeast Michigan - $150
Children's Miracle Network- $200 + $1800 + $250
American Cancer Society- $156 + $40
Ronald McDonald House- $50
Friends of the Sterling Heights Library- $310
Michigan Baseball Foundation- $233
American Red Cross- $500
Red Flannel Days Charity- $580
United Cerebral Palsy- $50
Big Brothers/Big Sisters- $500
Richmond Community Good Samaritan Fund - $554
RIF for Grand Rapids Public Schools- $191
Toys for Tots- $750
Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund- $350
Boy Scouts of America- $169
SCAMP/ CARE House- $1000

2008 TOTALS- $24,308.72

Humane Society - $1700+ *total from all aspects at event/GLG portion unknown*


2007 Charities

American Diabetes Association - $200
American Cancer Society - $50+$78
Big Brothers/Big Sisters - $500
CARE House - $200
Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan - $970
Children's Miracle Network - $1000 + $150
Gilda's Club- $200
Ellie's Place- $200
The Grand Rapids Griffins Youth Foundation- $1126
Great Lakes Mastiff Rescue - $90
Ironwood Kids in Need - $1654.13
Make-A-Wish Foundation- $100+ $3,044.25 + $150
March of Dimes - $368
Motor City Ferrets-$348
National Down Syndrome Society- $200
National Multiple Sclerosis Society- $210
Operation Smile- $250
Toys for Tots- $300+
Veteran's Hospital- $100
Willow Creek Cooperative Preschool- $95

TOTALS: $11,583.38

2006 Charities

Children's Miracle Network- $380
American Cancer Society- $335 +$100
National Multiple Sclerosis Society- $325
Make-A-Wish- $100 +$1100 +$150 +$1008 +$100
Relay for Life- $200 + $25
SCAMP - $436.52
March of Dimes- $204
Ronald McDonald House- $150
CARE House- $715

TOTALS: $5,328.52[/color]

[ZOD]

I am happy to say that every year we have been raising more and more and with the 2009 totals in, the GLG has raised the 3rd highest in ALL the garrisons ... So keep up the great work on the trooping and raising money for all the charity that we are a part of.

2009 TOTALS- $28,282.69
2008 TOTALS- $24,308.72
2007 TOTALS: $11,583.38
2006 TOTALS: $5,328.52

Thanks,

Michael S. Arnold
SL-7759 “ZOD”
Great Lakes Garrison
Garrison 1st Charity Representative

[Blasty Trooper]

Are we going to have a new Charity Rep or will that role be assigned to one of the current officers?

Add $1,100 from the SW Trivia Night for National MS Society. viewtopic.php?f=133&t=11037 Without the GLG's participation, this event would not have been planned.

[squadleader]

I also had $100.00 for the Womens center of Muskegon. From our PTA roller skating event earlier this year.

[Lou3433]

I also had $100.00 for the Womens center of Muskegon. From our PTA roller skating event earlier this year.

Thanks

[Flash]

Don't forget the check for $200 donation from the birthday party we did for St. Judes Childrens Hospital

And yesterday someone paid $50.00 to Leukemia and lymphoma society for my appearance but they paid it directly to the organization. I don't know if your totals include this or not.

[Blasty Trooper]

The Fighting Falcons game raised $1,600 for Blue Water Area Humane Society. http://www.greatlakesgarrison.com/forum ... 72&t=10655

[Lou3433]

The Fighting Falcons game raised $1,600 for Blue Water Area Humane Society. http://www.greatlakesgarrison.com/forum ... 72&t=10655

Thanks Jon.

[Blasty Trooper]

Our Blaster Range raised $49 at the Blessings in a Backpack fundraiser: http://www.greatlakesgarrison.com/forum ... 71&t=11470

Also, the Whitecaps amount (speculated to be between $3,100-3,400) needs to be confirmed and added.

[Muppet-Trooper]

If anyone has received a charitable contribution from an event this year, can you please give me the total amount, stating which charity the contribution was for.

If you have already notified one of the officers of a contribution, then it will already have been logged.

Thanks

[Muppet-Trooper]

As we begin another year of events (and hopefully fundraising along the way), can anyone who receives a charitable contribution or attends a charity event where we are the main reason for the event, please post on this thread the amount received/event/date and charity.
Thanks

[Blasty Trooper]

Over $15K was raised to pay for Matthew Litchfield's hospital bills at Fight Like a Jedi fundraiser on 12/16/12.

[DeafTrooper]

$50 was donated to Anchor Bay Community Giving Tree from my New Baltimore Library troop in August. They also donated another $50 for the Rebel Legion.

[Muppet-Trooper]

Fantastic! Thanks

[Muppet-Trooper]

Next week I will be submitting our total amount raised from charity events in 2012 to the 501st Legion Charity Officer.
If you have received any charitable contributions from an event last year, and not already notified me (or posted on this thread) can you please do so within the next few days.

Thanks

[Muppet-Trooper]

I have updated the first post on this thread showing the total charitable contributions received/raised last year, currently totalling $16481!

As the Great Lakes Garrison attends many charity events, we are not necessarily told how much money has been raised. But what I do know is we always help boost the charities funds and receive positive feedback after the events.

If you know of any other money received for charities in 2012, please notify me immediately, as the total will soon be forwarded to the 501st Legion Charity Officer.

May 2013 be a successful charity fund raising year, good job everyone!

[Blasty Trooper]

Check with Brent, "sportsanchor" on how much the Griffins & Whitecaps made. They should be several thousands each and might be listed in their respective topics.

[Flash]

Garden City Relay for life $50.00
Westland Relay for life $80.00

Star Wars Phantom Menace premiere at MJR - $1237.00 for MAW


I would recommend everyone go through the 2012 mission accomplished section. There are 4 pages. I found some that I completely forgot about.

Click here:

http://www.greatlakesgarrison.com/forum ... .php?f=197

I have a couple more to post. Just waiting for totals from Lumpy

[Flash]

Maker Faire- $800 for MAW
Tigers Game - $350 for Tiger Charity Foundation

[Muppet-Trooper]

Maker Faire- $800 for MAW
Tigers Game - $350 for Tiger Charity Foundation

Excellent, thank for this Flash!
Looking back at the Maker Faire thread, it appears to have been $850!

Lumpy wrote:
Lumpy brought a bunch of Light Sabers that raised a LOT of money for "Make-a-Wish" in just half of the first day cause we SOLD OUT!!!.

Yeah, we sold a couple of lightsabers.
I showed up with 2 cases of sabers in hopes that we could go through a case on Saturday and another on Sunday. They were GONE by 3:30 on Saturday!!!!! We already have a plan for next year, but as far as this year goes, once I paid Gary back for his buying the sabers in the first place, we raised......

$850 for Make-a-Wish!!!!

Thanks to everyone who helped out early Saturday while I was costumed up. I seriously worked up more of a sweat selling sabers than I did in my costume!!! It was INSANE!!!