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Kids, Character and Community

Kids, Character and Community Donaitons

How do you give back to your community or an organization that you support? Characters of Character has been donating our activity/coloring/stories for awhile. This past summer we donated to Chicago Children's Lurie Hospital who were very grateful. While we reached out to other locations, many said there was a waiting list for donations. Our go to now is Chicago Children's Lurie Hospital. We were able to donate twice last year and now find it in our hearts to continue to do so to help make a difference in the life of a child. To bring them some joy, each and every single girl and boy.

How? Right now we're collecting raffle items to build a basket for a December 3rd drawing. If your business or you know of a business who would like to donate for this, please contact me. We are putting together our Character Care Kits for children to be donated the same week. The kit includes our Super Hero Activity/Coloring book, character coloring pages, crayons and a Super Hero Mask for each child to make for themselves.

As a small nonprofit organization, we have a big heart with a big message for children. Please help support our works, big or small, we need you all. If you're able to become a Sponsor for this cause, we are offering the following:

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First, each sponsor will receive a bumper sticker (if you choose) and coloring pages with your logo on it to share with your patrons to show you support this cause. Then, depending on the donation, your name goes into the raffle drawing as follows:

Sponsor 10 Kids Character Kits you receive one entry for the raffle $ 50.00

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Sponsor 25 Kids Character Kits for you receive two entries for the raffle $125.00

Sponsor 50 Kids Character Kits for you receive five entries for the raffle $250.00

10, 25 or 50 chances to win the basket! We appreciate your support at any level, however, if you’re able to sponsor the 50 Kids Character Kits your logo will go on our website, in the press release, our newsletter and social media. Characters of Character is the publisher of over 30 books which are available on Amazon and other online retailers, and because we are the publisher, we are able to purchase these books at a discount which allows us to provide more books for more children.

Please contact me at jonidowney310@gmail.com with questions. Or, donate here on our website. We appreciate all you are able to do to help put some joy in a child's day. Sharing our information, purchasing our books, donations to schools, teachers, classrooms, libraries and families are other ways to support our work. YOU matter.

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