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To be able to give back is one of life's greatest gifts. Come join us in
celebrating all that life has to offer by supporting these worthy causes.
Your contributions will bring hope and comfort to many in their time of need
and will help make our world a better place for everyone.


I Do Foundation

 
A national pioneer in wedding occasion giving, I Do Foundation was launched on Valentine’s Day 2002 by a group of nonprofit leaders to help engaged couples bring a charitable focus to their wedding. Their goal is to share the joy and wealth of these wedding celebrations with nonprofit organizations by providing couples with eco-chic, unique, and easy-to-use I Do services. They are passionate about helping connect soon-to-be-wed couples with the charities and causes they care about most.
 
 
How You Can Give
I Do, along with their online giving partner, JustGive, provide helpful advice as well as several green and no-cost ways for couples to give back through their wedding. You can choose a charity registry, a gift registry, charity as favors, charity gift cards, as well as various ways to donate or recycle some of your wedding day goods and materials.

I Do Foundation

Heifer International

 
Heifer International's mission is to work with communities to end hunger and poverty and care for the earth. Heifer empowers families around the world to turn lives of hunger and poverty into self-reliance and hope. With gifts of livestock and training, Heifer projects help families improve their nutrition and generate income in sustainable ways. Heifer refers to the animals as "living loans" because in exchange for their livestock and training, families agree to give one of its animal's offspring to another family in need. It's called "Passing on the Gift" – a cornerstone of Heifer's mission that creates an ever-expanding network of hope and peace.
 
 
How You Can Give
You can help Heifer International provide livestock, seeds, or training to families all around the world struggling with hunger and poverty by general cash donation or through choosing from these life-changing gifts in their catalog.
 

Get Hitched Give Hope

 
Get Hitched, Give Hope is a 100% volunteer-powered, 501(c)3 organization that throws a yearly gala where brides can shop for wedding services and products while helping raise money for the selected GHGH charity. GHGH is proud to work with Dream Foundation--the first national wish granting organization for adults suffering from life-threatening illness, which works to fulfill dreams every day of the year. Check out the story and photos on What Junebug Loves! about last year's event and some of the goods that went up for auction!
 
 
How You Can Give
Whether you are in Seattle or elsewhere, there are several ways you can "Be a Giver" and lend your support to this important cause: by creating a wedding registry, by donating cash, attending or sponsoring their annual bridal event, and helping spread the word! Just click on this link www.gethitchedgivehope.com/the-event/be-a-giver/donate for more details.
 
Photographers have a special way to give through their work year-round! Find out more about becoming a Photo Giver here: http://www.gethitchedgivehope.com/2011/08/be-a-photo-giver-2/
 

Thirst Relief International

 
Founded by philanthropic photographer Jim Davis Hicks in 2005, Thirst Relief International is a water development organization working to improve access to safe water in nine countries worldwide. Thirst Relief works with its implementing partners to launch and sustain water projects in impoverished rural areas and urban slum communities.  Nearly 2.5 million people die each year from contaminated drinking water - 90% are under 5 years old.
 
 
How You Can Give
You can support this worthwhile cause by donating dollars, volunteering your time, or starting a fundraiser within your own community. Just $5 (US) will provide clean water to a child for life. To find out more, visit: https://secure.thirstrelief.org/site/act_now
 
Don't miss the story and photos on What Junebug Loves! of their recent Wedding Fashion Benefit Photo Shoot in Las Vegas!