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12 Reasons to Give Calendar
As part of our mission to encourage new philanthropy from high-profile
individuals and the general public they influence, GBF created the 12
Reasons to Give 2005 celebrity philanthropy calendar. The
calendar honored twelve generous and diverse high-profile individuals
within professional sports and entertainment who have demonstrated a
strong commitment to philanthropy. GBF identified the donation of
time, talent, and a million or more of charitable dollars as qualifying
characteristics for honorees.
More than 100 million people were exposed to these philanthropic role
models thanks to Time Warner magazines and other media outlets.
As part of our mission to encourage new philanthropy from high-profile
individuals and the general public they influence, GBF created the 12
Reasons to Give 2005 celebrity philanthropy calendar. The
calendar honored twelve generous and diverse high-profile individuals
within professional sports and entertainment who have demonstrated a
strong commitment to philanthropy. GBF identified the donation of
time, talent, and a million or more of charitable dollars as qualifying
characteristics for honorees.
More than 100 million people were exposed to these philanthropic role
models thanks to Time Warner magazines and other media outlets.
12 Reasons to Give Honorees
Each Honoree was invited to select one
charity to benefit from the sale of the
calendar. We encourage you to learn more
about the beneficiary charities:
charity to benefit from the sale of the
calendar. We encourage you to learn more
about the beneficiary charities:
A BIG Thank You to our Sponsors and Supporters!
Andre Agassi – benefiting Andre Agassi
Charitable Foundation focused on
underserved youth in the Las Vegas area
Leonardo DiCaprio – benefiting
TreePeople, an organization that inspires
the people of Los Angeles to take personal
responsibility for the urban forest
Amy Grant – benefiting St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital, America's 4th-largest
health-care charity. All patients accepted for
treatment at St. Jude are treated without
regard to the family's ability to pay.
Angelina Jolie – benefiting the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,
which assists over 20 million refugees in
approximately 120 countries.
Sarah McLachlan – benefiting the Sarah
McLachlan Music Outreach program
dedicated to the advancement of music
education for young people in Canada, and
in particular, to benefit youth in underserved
communiies.
Alonzo Mourning – benefiting Alonzo
Mourning Charities supporting foster-care
and underserved children in the Miami area
Edward Norton – benefiting the BP Solar
Neighbors program with The Enterprise
Foundation, helping low-income
homeowners reduce their energy bills
through solar power
Rosie O’Donnell – benefiting Rosie’s
Broadway Kids providing theatre arts
opportunities to children in New York public
schools
Christopher Reeve – benefiting the
Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation,
which focuses on research and improving
the quality of life for individuals living with
paralysis
David Robinson – benefiting the Carver
Academy a charter school in San Antonio
serving primarily low-income African-
American and Hispanic students in the
culturally diverse east-side.
Russell Simmons – benefiting Rush
Philanthropic Arts providing disadvantaged
urban youth with significant exposure and
access to the arts, as well as providing
exhibition opportunities to
underrepresented artists and artists of color.
Sting – benefiting The Rainforest
Foundation working with Indigenous people
to protect the rainforest and its inhabitants.
Charitable Foundation focused on
underserved youth in the Las Vegas area
Leonardo DiCaprio – benefiting
TreePeople, an organization that inspires
the people of Los Angeles to take personal
responsibility for the urban forest
Amy Grant – benefiting St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital, America's 4th-largest
health-care charity. All patients accepted for
treatment at St. Jude are treated without
regard to the family's ability to pay.
Angelina Jolie – benefiting the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,
which assists over 20 million refugees in
approximately 120 countries.
Sarah McLachlan – benefiting the Sarah
McLachlan Music Outreach program
dedicated to the advancement of music
education for young people in Canada, and
in particular, to benefit youth in underserved
communiies.
Alonzo Mourning – benefiting Alonzo
Mourning Charities supporting foster-care
and underserved children in the Miami area
Edward Norton – benefiting the BP Solar
Neighbors program with The Enterprise
Foundation, helping low-income
homeowners reduce their energy bills
through solar power
Rosie O’Donnell – benefiting Rosie’s
Broadway Kids providing theatre arts
opportunities to children in New York public
schools
Christopher Reeve – benefiting the
Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation,
which focuses on research and improving
the quality of life for individuals living with
paralysis
David Robinson – benefiting the Carver
Academy a charter school in San Antonio
serving primarily low-income African-
American and Hispanic students in the
culturally diverse east-side.
Russell Simmons – benefiting Rush
Philanthropic Arts providing disadvantaged
urban youth with significant exposure and
access to the arts, as well as providing
exhibition opportunities to
underrepresented artists and artists of color.
Sting – benefiting The Rainforest
Foundation working with Indigenous people
to protect the rainforest and its inhabitants.
The 12 Reasons to Give calendar could not have been accomplished
without the hard work, inspiration, and dedication of the professional staff
at Blanchard Press.
without the hard work, inspiration, and dedication of the professional staff
at Blanchard Press.
Printing and design for the calendar were underwritten by The
Picerne Group, an international investment firm with offices in San
Juan Capistrano, California and Tokyo, Japan. 100% of the net
proceeds from sales of the calendar were distributed to the 12
charities selected by the Honorees.
Picerne Group, an international investment firm with offices in San
Juan Capistrano, California and Tokyo, Japan. 100% of the net
proceeds from sales of the calendar were distributed to the 12
charities selected by the Honorees.
Time Warner, Inc. graciously donated advertising space in Entertainment
Weekly, Sports Illustrated, Time, and Life. Thanks to the magazines'
approximately 78 million readers The Giving Back Fund was able to
appropriately recognize our 12 Honorees for their continued generosity
and successfully share our message about the importance of giving back.
A Special Thanks To The Following Individuals for Their Heroic Support
of the Project
Weekly, Sports Illustrated, Time, and Life. Thanks to the magazines'
approximately 78 million readers The Giving Back Fund was able to
appropriately recognize our 12 Honorees for their continued generosity
and successfully share our message about the importance of giving back.
A Special Thanks To The Following Individuals for Their Heroic Support
of the Project
- Katie Brodnik
- Steve Dodge
- Michael Klingensmith
- Maria Lehman
- Ken Picerne
- Mitch Rosenberg
- Bob Sutherland
- John Sutherland
- David Vogan and,
- Our 12 Honorees and their amazing colleagues, assistants,
attorneys, publicists, friends, and families who collaborated with
us to make this project possible
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