Alissa White-Gluz Quotes

Charity fundraising galas have always been a wonderful way to support a myriad of causes.

I've been active in animal rights and all kinds of environmental stuff and children's charities over the years.

'The Ecologist' has lost money from the day it was launched in 1970, and will continue until the last edition is printed. It was never set up as a business venture. It was set up as a campaign, and like all good campaigns, it costs. Its various backers have, over the years, been happy to pay that cost.

I'm very interested in charities. I help a lot of different charities.

One of my dreams in life is to do fund-raising for the youth.

I've long wanted to find a charitable cause to really get involved with and be passionate about. I get invited to a lot of charity events to sing, and I am happy to help and bring a source of entertainment, but I'm sort of disconnected from them.

I am currently doing about 30 charity auctions a year.

But there are many, and I'm a supporter of a great deal of charities.

Charity fundraisers are nothing new to me. In the past, I have taken part in ski races for hospitals, walks for breast cancer, and long distance bike rides for geriatric care.

In my 40s - when I was giving to the Red Cross, United Jewish Appeal and other charities - I said to myself, this is all well and good, but these are really amorphous things, and maybe there are some causes out there that I really give a damn about.

I support many organizations that I feel are doing the right thing, like Alonzo Mourning's foundation, Alicia Keys' foundation, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and other well-established foundations. I kick out a lot of time and money wherever I can.

I've also committed my time and resources to many local organizations like Christmas in April, Catholic Community Services, and Hudson County Meals on Wheels.

People feel good about giving money to Greenpeace.

I want to do something that is not political. I want to do some fundraising, just as a volunteer.

My own service started when I was 12, with the small charity I launched with 12 friends. Twenty years later, millions have joined our ranks - educators, business leaders and prominent Canadians.

Pence is a fan of fundraising and does enjoy doing it.

I always wanted to work in charitable things, community outreach, etc.

Community involvement is second nature to me. I've been doing it since high school.

Sometimes you have to put back in the community.

Jessica Simpson is the youth ambassador for Operation Smile, and an episode of The Apprentice featured a team managing a charity concert she put on. Donald Trump came on stage and pledged a donation.

It's really important to me to promote worthy causes. But not in a heavy, obligatory, responsibility way. I really admired that as a kid, learning about the 'Elton John AIDS Foundation.' And I was obsessed with The Indigo Girls. And they are the consummate activist group, always reaching out, especially to Native causes and things like that.

It's never too early to involve your kids in giving back. And the more hands-on the experiences are, the better.

From my early school days, I was brought up with the belief that we have a duty to use our talents, to volunteer and to make a contribution.

My goal as a citizen is to do what I can to help the causes that I personally believe in.

There are plenty of easy things that you can do from the comfort of your own home to get you started on the path of giving back.