Our mission at Paperflavor.com is to spread warm wishes and happy faces.  Below are charities and programs we have donated to in the past calendar year.  We hope our small gifts created smiles and continue to inspire others to pay it forward.  Please contact us at info@paperflavor.com with inquiries.

The Paunovich Family

Our heart goes out to Penny Paunovich, one of Paperflavor's biggest fans, whose three year battle with breast cancer, ended in January of 2012. Although our charitable "penny tote" has sold out, you can still visit her blog to donate to her loving family. Our hearts and thoughts are with her family. We thank you for your support.

 

 

San Francisco General Hospital

The San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) looks to bring happiness and joy to the children at SFGH during the holidays. Each member of the SFGH team is currently finishing up a post-baccalaureate program at San Francisco State University and applying to medical school in the summer of 2012. They all have strong interests in giving back to the community and have come together on this project to do just that. While their interests in medicine vary, they all recognize how giving back just a little bit can go a far way. We hope that you share in their enthusiasm and help them make the holidays an amazing time for the children at SFGH! For more information, please visit http://phpcptoydrive.us/.

 

St. Monica Catholic Elementary School

The administration, faculty, and staff of St. Monica Elementary School are committed to providing a safe, caring Catholic learning environment for their students. Together with the parents, they support and nurture the spiritual, intellectual, social, emotional, and physical growth of their students and prepare them to live moral, responsible, and fulfilling lives. They want to open doors for their kids, teach them to set goals to move forward and grow, help them to juggle priorities, and let them know they can meet and overcome challenges in a positive way. For more information, please visit http://www.stmonicaelem.com/.

 

Higashi Honganji Temple Youth Groups Hope for Japan Fundraiser

The Los Angeles Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple has served the Buddhist community since the turn of the 20th Century. Though the primary function of the temple has been to fulfill the religious needs of the community, the temple has also served as a center for a variety of other activities as well, such as forming groups for the youth who participate in religious, social and service activities. For more information, please visit www.hhbt-la.org.

 

The Painted Turtle

The Painted Turtle seeks to reach beyond illness, to inspire children with life-threatening diseases to become their greater selves.  It is their mission to provide a year-round, life-changing environment for these children and their families - one that allows children to participate in an authentic camp experience by supporting their medical needs and offers their families care, education and respite.  For more information, please visit www.thepaintedturtle.org.

Japan Disaster Relief

Eleonore Rocks

The mission of Eleonore Rocks is to make a positive impact on the lives of sick children and their families.  They will carry out their mission by donating rocking chairs and providing support to the impacted families.  They will primarily direct their efforts towards the birthing units and hospital rooms in the NICU.  They eagerly anticipate doing everything in their power to make the lives of terminally ill children and their families the best they can be!  For more information, please visit www.eleonorerocks.org.

 

Ripple Effect Dragon Boat Team

Ripple Effect is a San Francisco Bay Area dragon boat paddling and activities club made up entirely of dynamic young (and young at heart) free spirits who live to have fun, exercise, eat well and paddle hard.  Although the team’s main goal is simply to have a great time both on and off the water, racing is definitely at the core of the team’s being. The rush of twenty paddlers, a steersperson and drummer working is among the most exhilarating experiences in team sports.  For more information, please visit www.ripplesf.com.