Pubdate: Wed, 08 Jan 2014
Source: Huffington Post (US Web)
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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(c)(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
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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom