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Dear Members and Friends=
, Once again, we are at the
time of year when we appeal to our members and friends to be generous in
supporting the NSGW Cleft Palate Charity Trust Fund.=
We
only ask once a year and we won’t be mailing a letter every month
trying to get more money.Your name, address, =
etc.
as a donor is never shared with anyone else.The
cleft palate occurs in about 1 of every 700 babies and is the forth most
common birth defect.Although we always talk a=
bout
the cleft palate we also take care of babies and children with facial cra=
nial
abnormalities, such as missing jaws, nose, ears, protruding teeth, and The NSGW Cleft Palate
Foundation administration overhead is found to be less than 1%.The member=
s of
the Board of Directors of our trust serve on a volunteer basis and do not
receive a salary.There are no paid employees.Essentially 99.4% of all money is used to=
care
for the children (I don’t know of any other charity that has that k=
ind
of a track record.) The success of the NSGW
program, founded in 1953, has enabled us to include the clinics of UC
Hospital, San Francisco, St. John’s Hospital, Santa Monica and Sutt=
er
Memorial, Sacramento.The charitable funds don=
ated
to the hospitals specify that they shall be used for treatment of children
without any overhead costs.The Native Sons of=
the
Golden West feel there is no more worthy cause than to ensure that all
children, of whatever race, creed or color, have the opportunity to hold
their heads up high with out a possible degree of embarrassment. Your Cleft Palate donati=
on
is a fully accredited tax-deductible donation that possible will place a
newfound smile on the face of an unknown child. Please join us each year for o=
ur
St. Patrick’s Dinner Dance Fundraiser on the 3rd Wednesd=
ay
of March at the Willow Glen American Legion Hall located at 1504 Minnesota
Avenue, San Jose, CA.Cocktails at 6:00, dinne=
r at
7:00 with the traditional corn beef and cabbage feas=
t.Music
will be provided by Cowboy Larry and his band.Those<=
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who are inclined to sing a song with the band are invited to do so.There is no cover charge for this function.We
rely on your compassion and generosity as we pass the hat to bring a smil=
e to
unfortunate.Members and guests are invited.lease call Ernie Rose at (408) 279-8562 wit=
h the
number of people planning to attend.A message=
on
the answering machine is fine.Our financial g=
oal is
only $1,000.Please be generous and put a smile on some youngsters face. For those wishing to don=
ate
by check, please make the check payable to the Observatory Parlor 177 and
note it is for the Cleft Palate Charity. Again, if you have not made a
donation this year, please mail your check to Observatory Parlor #177 NSG=
W,
P.O. Box 5994, San Jose, CA 95150-5994. Please visit Sutter Memorial's we=
bsite
for additional reference to our charitable project. In Friendship, Loyalty a=
nd
Charity, |