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Pubdate: Wed, 08 Jan 2014
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MICHIGAN COMPASSION A MARIJUANA NONPROFIT MAKES HISTORY BY TAKING
THEIR MESSAGE TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WORKPLACE
Royal Oak, MI - The Combined Federal Campaign ( CFC ) is the only
authorized solicitation of Federal employees in their workplaces on
behalf of approved charitable organizations. Michigan Compassion is
an eligible charity in the Southeastern Michigan Area CFC and has
been participating in CFC fairs at federal properties amongst other
local charities. The theme for the 2013 Southeastern Michigan Area
CFC is "Giving the Gift of Hope"; in 2012 the regional CFC raised
over $2.2 million for the approved charities.
Federal employees are able to make charitable contributions directly
through payroll deduction to local, national and international
charities. This is the first time in the programs history a Medical
Cannabis Organization has been approved for the CFC Campaign. Federal
employees now have the choice to support Michigan Compassion along
with the other nonprofits eligible to participate in the CFC.
"It's been a busy week with the CFC Charity Fairs at USPS, US Army
Tacom the Federal Courthouse and McNamara Federal Building," said
Heidi Parikh, Michigan Compassion's Executive Director. "Michigan
Compassion was welcomed with smiles and applauds from Federal
Employees for their first season at the CFC Charity Fairs. This has
been great outreach for the general public via our educational
brochures and Guides."
As a medical cannabis-based charity, Michigan Compassion has been
setting new standards for those that follow. After the big
announcement of Google's huge grant award and subsequent other
first-ever contributions, Michigan Compassion has taken action
through their series of educational webinars, Karmanos Cancer
Institute presentation and support of contribution-worthy causes like
Curtis Kile's wheelchair march to Washington, D.C.
Michigan Compassion was accepted into the CFC because they are a
501©( 3 ) tax exempt nonprofit organization and have met all the
necessary requirements. Their mission is to increase awareness and
understanding through education, information and advocacy of all the
medical benefits and healing properties of Cannabis. They are the
first medical marijuana public charity in Michigan and only 1 of 4 in
the United States to have received federal exemption.
Visit Michigan Compassion's website at: www.mycompassion.org or view
their Charity Report on Guidestar:
www.guidestar.org/organizations/45-2800939/drccc.aspx
Tax Exempt Nonprofits that would like to participate in the program
please contact http://www.cfcsemi.org
MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom
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