<![CDATA[Ryan Seacrest 12 Days of Giving RSS Feed]]> <![CDATA[Day 11 | Fri., Dec. 11th | Long Beach Rescue Mission]]> The Long Beach Rescue Mission stands dedicated to helping individuals overcome the homeless cycle. We achieve long term goals and make a world of difference in today's society.  The mission has opened its doors to thousands of men, women and children. It provides food, clothing, shelter and spiritual guidance to the homeless and less fortunate people of the community.

WISH LIST:
- Canned and non-perishable foods
- New Socks/Underwear for Men, Women, and Children
- Disposable Razors
- Coffee

ADDRESS:
1335 Pacific Ave
Long Beach, CA 90813

HOURS:
7:00AM - 7:00PM

WEBSITE:
http://www.lbrm.org

TWITTER:
http://twitter.com/lbrmvolunteers


]]> <![CDATA[Day 12 | Sat., Dec. 12th | Penny Lane Children's Social Services]]> Penny Lane’s mission is to foster hopes and dreams by empowering children, youth and families to reach their highest potential.

WISH LIST
- Gift cards (Walmart, Target, Best Buy, etc.)
- Clothes
- Make-up
- Hats
- Skateboards
- Sporting equipment
- Books
- Suits and interview attire. 
- Music
- Athletic Shoes

ADDRESS:
43520 Division St.
Lancaster, CA 93535

HOURS:
9:00AM - 5:00PM

WEBSITE:
http://www.pennylane.org

]]> <![CDATA[Day 1 | Tue., Dec. 1st | (RED) for AIDS Awareness]]> One color will unite us on December 1st, 2009: (RED). Take part in turning the world (RED) to raise awareness and money for the Global Fund to help fight AIDS in Africa on World AIDS Day.

Make your purchases count with (RED) partners who contribute a portion of sales to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa, the region hardest hit by this disease:

- Starbucks will contribute five cents on every handcrafted beverage purchased today
- Gap will contribute 1% of all sales today at stores in the US and Canada
- Dell will make double contributions on all (RED) products sold from 11/26 – 12/2
- Bugaboo will contribute 1% of revenue for all products sold

Help raise awareness of the issue by turning Twitter (RED) – use #red in your tweets and they will literally turn the color red today.  Follow @joinred for more information.

WEBSITE:
http://www.joinred.com

TWITTER:
http://twitter.com/joinred

KIIS-FM EVENT (LOS ANGELES):
Starbucks
1627 West Katella Ave.
Orange, CA 92867

]]> <![CDATA[Day 2 | Wed., Dec. 2nd | 1736 Family Crisis Center]]> 1736 Family Crisis Center is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring the safety of runaway and homeless youth, domestic violence victims and their children, and other individuals in need, and to improving their prospects for long-term survival and success.

WISH LIST:
- Interactive toys
- Videos (Educational, Sing-alongs, Disney, Sesame Street)
- Leap Frog learning toys
- Dish/Tea sets
- Littlest Pet Shop toys
- Hot Wheels
- Books
- Sports equipment
- Purses/Wallets
- Gift Cards (Target, Best Buy, etc.)
- To view the complete list, click here.

ADDRESS:
21707 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 300
Torrance, CA 90503 

HOURS:
10:00AM - 4:30PM

WEBSITE:
www.1736fcc.org

]]> <![CDATA[Day 3 | Thu., Dec. 3rd | Blind Children's Center L.A.]]> The Blind Children’s Center Los Angeles provides comprehensive early intervention, specialized education and training, in a fully inclusive family oriented environment for children ages birth through school age who are blind or severely visually impaired.  

WISH LIST:
- Music CDs for 3 to 6 year olds

- Pool toys & floats

- Sand Toys

- Alphabet letters (extra large) 

- Books with cardboard covers for small children

- Books with sound

- Dolls (culturally appropriate)
- Dress up clothes/shoes
- Puppets (large)
- Puzzles (shapes, colors, numbers, letters, community helpers)
- Sturdy books for toddlers that can be Brailled

- Toy kitchen supplies
- To view the complete list, click here.

ADDRESS:
4120 Marathon St.
Los Angeles, CA 90029   

HOURS:
8:00AM - 4:00PM

WEBSITE:
www.blindchildrenscenter.org

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