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The Homeless Children’s Playtime Project is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization, incorporated in the District of Columbia. When you make a tax-deductible donation to our organization, you are publicly showing your support and commitment to the homeless families in the District of Columbia. See below for various ways to financially support our programs. Please make all checks payable to Homeless Children’s Playtime Project and send them to:

Homeless Children’s Playtime Project
P.O. Box 2753
Washington, DC 20013

All donations are tax deductible.

Other Ways to Give:

Inkind Donations

There are a variety ways that you or your group can contribute to our program! Please email meg.hcpp@gmail.com if you are interested in giving any the following.

• Office supplies (click here for our wish list)
• Activity packs for children to keep busy when our program is not there! Coloring books, crayons, card games, stickers, mini notebooks and journals as well as school supplies are always needed.
• Healthy snacks (Each week it costs approximately $30 to buy water, fruit, nuts or cheese and pretzels or crackers for 50 children) Plates, cups and water are needed too! This is a great birthday present to a friend or family member to sponsor a snack time.
• Craft kits, art supplies and special activities (paper, colorful cardstock to make cards, stickers, creative crafts, beads for making necklaces, etc.) fun things to make and do for holiday and seasonal parties)! We will gladly accept gift-cards to Michaels, etc.
• Educational toys, books and games (For toddlers through teenagers)
• Sports equipment (Variety of outdoor balls and games are always needed)
• Target gift certificates (for HCPP to purchase supplies for program or families)
• Shower buckets (with children’s toiletries like soap, toothbrush and toothpaste, flip-flops, etc.)
• Clothes, shoes, and outerwear (Although we do not have storage, some new or like new clothing are needed for children ages birth through 18, especially underwear and socks, belts, etc.)
• Moving van rental (to help families afford to move out of the shelter once they find a home.)
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA needed to help out during tax time!)
• Volunteer Support Fund (for snacks for volunteer meetings, photocopying of training materials, HCPP t-shirts, etc.)

Workplace Giving
If your place of employment conducts an annual charitable gift drive, please consider designating the Homeless Children’s Playtime Project. as a recipient. We are currently applying for United Way/CFC designation and will post the appropriate designation number once we have completed the process. Check back periodically for updates!

Matching Gifts
If you are employed by, retired from, or a board member of a business or organization with a matching gift program, you may be able to double your donation to the Homeless Children’s Playtime Project. Please forward the appropriate paperwork to HCPP or contact our program administrator so that we may follow up on your behalf.

Honorary or Memorial Gifts
Tributes are a wonderful way to sustain the memory of a loved one or mark an important occasion or distinction in a person’s life. Donations in honor or in memory of a friend or family member are acknowledged in specific accord with the donor’s wishes. HCPP will send an appropriate letter to the individual or family of the individual specified in the tribute.

Bequests or Special Gifts
The Homeless Children’s Playtime Project welcomes bequests and special gifts as another means of ensuring that our mission and programs will continue into the future. As a certified 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, HCPP can be named as a full or partial beneficiary in a will, life insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity or trust fund. We welcome the opportunity to discuss this giving option and can provide copies of our tax-exempt certification documents and audited financial statements in order to facilitate a donation. Please call our administrative office at 202-658-0163.

We are very grateful for the generous support of more than 500 donors to our organization. Our top 2006 “Super Hero” individual donors, foundations and corporations who support HCPP are listed below. For a complete list of our 2006 Donors please request a copy of our annual report by emailing Johnica Garrett, HCPP Program Administrator at playtimeproject@gmail.com

Super Hero Donors

Individuals
Lawrence M. Bentley
Robert A. Edwards
Karen Zizmor
Liz Schrayer & Jeffrey M. Schwaber
Timothy R. Yost
Russell L. Dillard
Linda Bishai
Deborah Miller
Sandra M. Kline
Jennifer L. Pensler
Lynn S. Larson
Marylee C. Allen
Laura & Jonathan Ginns
Kirsten E. Lodal


Corporate & Foundation
Fannie Mae Help the Homeless Walkathon
Ramsay Merriam Fund
Adobe Matching Gift Program
Advisory Board Company
District of Columbia Housing Authority
Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Delta, Wisconsin
River Road Unitarian Church
Gilbert Randolph LLP

2007 Family Portrait Project Unveiling Sponsors
Tony Brunswick
Ramsay Merriam Fund
Schrayer & Associates
Best Cellars
Furin’s of Georgetown
The Jane Goodall Institute
Sonoma Restaurant & Wine Bar
Tranquil Space Yoga
Vaccaro’s Italian Pastry Shop
Valerie Plame Wilson

Inkind Donors to HCPP!
Adobe
The Advisory Board Company
Employees of the Advisory Board Company
America Sings
Employees of the Corporate Executive Board
Baby Phat
Tony Brunswick
Campbell & Ferrara Nurseries
Employees of the Children’s Defense Fund
Robert Edwards
Friends of George Mason Regional Library
Parents and students from Frost Junior High School
Debbie and Nora Geary
Gene’s Costumes
George Washington University Graduate Students Assn.
Gilbert Randolph LLP
Delese Harvey
Help Everyone Live Peacefully (HELP)
Sharon Kroger
Lambs for Christ
Christie & Andy Moffatt
Patricia Mullahy-Fugere
Employees of National Student Partnerships
The Pensler Family
The Princeton Review
Caroline Ramsay Merriam
Tresa Schlect & Paul Klingenberg
Salvation Army – Turning Point Program
St. David’s Episcopal Church
Save the Children
The Schrayer Family
Starbucks (on U Street NW)
Thelen Reid & Priest LLP
Kathy Tone
Joy Turner
Parents and students from Wakefield Forest Elementary School
Whole Foods Market
Jane Wilson
Valerie Wilson