The Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation

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..MySpace Exclusive - Joel and Benji Madden travel to Africa with UNICEF...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Nicole Richie at Beyond Shelter...... .. .. .. .. .. ...... ..Hi Everyone,....This past year, philanthropy has opened my eyes to so much need and so much beauty. I have also realized how easy it is to help, and how rewarding it feels to be able to make a positive difference in someone's life.....Last week, my friend Carlos and I brought a video camera to Beyond Shelter. Just the two of us. There are 175 children with families here, most of whom have been homeless at some point.....Today, they play in a concrete courtyard. Because of the neighborhood they live in, they have nowhere else to play. I met a woman who has ten children living in a three-bedroom apartment. The Beyond Shelter rec room only allows ten kids at a time. I wish you could all go there with me and see.....I'd like to share with you a glimpse of these beautiful children through my eyes.....Please watch this video, Text "CHILD" to "90999" up to 5 times, share this with as many people as you can -- and ask them, from your heart, to join you in bringing more light and laughter to these beautiful faces.....It's just you and me making this happen. There is so much we can do together to help. A playground is just the beginning. We can change the world -- you and I.....I'm asking from my heart, and I cannot do it without your help. Please, you guys. Thank you for watching, texting and passing it on.....Peace & love,....Nicole...... ..The Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation is dedicated to bringing meaningful opportunities to children in the U.S. and abroad, while also striving to bring light and laughter into their lives through unique entertainment and special events... ..Nicole and Joel, and their family, aim to use their place in pop culture to raise awareness about the domestic and international issues endangering children, to highlight the organizations that are making a positive impact, and to inspire others, especially young people, to get involved... .. .. .. .... .... .. .. .. ....Change the life of a child… with a simple text..... ..September 2008 - We’re pleased to announce the launch of "Text CHILD to 90999", a new campaign to raise funds to help kids through a new kind of fundraising – with a simple text message. Each text message donates $5, billed to your phone bill. This is the first time a campaign is using popular culture mass media to raise funds with the new technology, so we’re excited to see how much we can raise... ..The first thing we want to do is build a playground at Beyond Shelter. Their service enriched apartment building in Los Angeles has families with 175 kids in it, most of whom were formerly homeless. They’re playing in a concrete courtyard where we held our campaign launch today. We want to build them a playground – and you can help!.. ..100% of your $5.00 donation goes to The Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation to support programs like the playground at Beyond Shelter. Standard text message rates also apply... ..Most of the major US carriers support the campaign. If you’re outside the US, you can still join us by donating online... ..We haven’t produced commercials or advertisements. It’s just you and us. Hopefully enough people will text "CHILD" to "90999" once, twice, up to five times, to help us build a playground at Beyond Shelter… and more... ....Thanks for your help!.. And, please, TEXT "C-H-I-L-D" to "9-0-9-9-9".... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..To put this badge on your profile copy the HTML.. code below and paste it into your profile editor..... .. .. ..WHAT WE DO.. .. The Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation is dedicated to bringing meaningful opportunities to children in the U.S. and abroad, while also striving to bring light and laughter into their lives through unique entertainment and special events. We want to do more than write checks. We hope our support will shine a spotlight on important issues facing children and will inspire and educate the public, especially young people, to get involved..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..2010: .... ..Check out Nicole's new website for all her latest foundation and charity news - ..www.nicolerichie.celebuzz.com/category/charity/.. ........ ...... ..Nicole is working on an online baby registry - 4EveryBaby - lining up the right corporate partners and baby products for moms-in-need. For corporate partnerships, please contact ..info@richiemaddenfoundation.org .... ....Please note: The Foundation is unable to respond to individual requests for support, personal or professional inquiries for Nicole, Joel any of the Foundation trustees, and we do not accept unsolicited proposals for funding... .. ..March, 2009: Thanks to all of Nicole, Joel and Benji's guests who participated in the live auction for UNICEF's Tap Project sponsored by Sony Cierge at MyHouse in Los Angeles. Over $100,000 was raised that evening - more than enough funds for 150 hand well pumps to bring clean water to children and their communities with UNICEF. Check out the video from the evening at ..www.nicolerichie.celebuzz.com/category/charity/.. .... .... ...... .... ..WHO WE ARE.. ....Founders:.. Nicole Richie and Joel Madden.. .. ..Board of Directors:.. Nicole Richie, Brenda Richie, Lionel Richie, Joel Madden and Benji Madden.. .. ..Foundation Management:.. Inspired Philanthropy Group.. .. ..Contact:.. ..info@richiemaddenfoundation.org .... ..The Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation is honored to collaborate with the following local, national and international nonprofit partners:.. .. .. .... Baby2Baby.. .... ...... www.baby2baby.org.... .. .. ..Beyond Shelter.. .... ....www.beyondshelter.org.... .. .. ..Children’s Health Fund.. .... ....www.childrenshealthfund.org.... .. .. ..DonorsChoose.. .... ....www.donorschoose.org.... .. .. ..Los Angeles Free Clinic.. .... ....www.lafreeclinic.org.... .. .. .. The Art of Elysium.. .... .... www.theartofelysium.org.... .. .. ..UNICEF.. .... ....www.unicef.org.. .... .. .. .... .... ..The Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization..... ....The Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation is grateful for the support of the following corporate partners:.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....