CHARITIES
WHILE SHARING WITH OUR COMMUNITY, WE ALSO SUPPORT THESE ORGANIZATIONS
FEATURED SPONSORED CHARITIES
THE ST. LOUIS PAGAN PICNIC IS THRILLED TO SPONSOR CHARITIES VERY CLOSE TO OUR HEARTS THIS YEAR.
The first of our Featured Charities is CDDB Community Charity. CDDB hosts fundraisers throughout the year. Among these events are their Women's Moon Lodge (LGBTQ+ friendly), held each May at Cuivre River, and their Mabon camping event each September. The money they raise through these events as well as their direct fundraising efforts goes directly back to the local Pagan Community by assisting people in earth-based religions through hand up grants, with medical bills, utility bills, car repairs, and other general cost of living expenses for qualifying applicants.
The Greater St. Louis Area Pagan Community owes a huge debt of gratitude for the hard working women of CDDB!
Visit their booth at Picnic to make your contribution to a wonderful organization!
Learn more about them HERE
The Greater St. Louis Area Pagan Community owes a huge debt of gratitude for the hard working women of CDDB!
Visit their booth at Picnic to make your contribution to a wonderful organization!
Learn more about them HERE
The second of our Featured Charities is Metro Trans Umbrella Group!
There are so many different transgender support, advocacy, educational, and ally groups here in the St. Louis metro area, and the Metro Trans Umbrella Group wishes to unite us all. We are such a large community, and with all these resources scattered, it can be difficult to find the much needed information & support. By coming together, we can easily mend the resource gaps and provide community and support for each other.
Whether you are a part of another group or are wishing to find a sense of community, MTUG strives to support all individuals that fall under the “umbrella term” of trans which includes, but is not limited to: transsexuals (FtM, MtF), genderqueer, androgynous, agender, intersex, drag, and questioning. MTUG provides many services including: a food pantry, name changing assistance, gender-affirming clothes, STI testing, and more.
Vision: To Unite the Trans community and promote education and visibility in the St. Louis Metro area.
Mision: To bring together the Trans, Gender Non-Conforming, and QTBIPOC* communities and their support systems in the St. Louis metro area through equity, community, visibility, advocacy and education.
Ongoing/Special Actions: Trans 101 Training, Q&A Panels, Trans Community Meet-Ups, Volunteer Events, Trans Visibility Week, Town Hall Meetings
Visit their booth at Picnic to make your contribution to a wonderful organization!
Learn more about them HERE
There are so many different transgender support, advocacy, educational, and ally groups here in the St. Louis metro area, and the Metro Trans Umbrella Group wishes to unite us all. We are such a large community, and with all these resources scattered, it can be difficult to find the much needed information & support. By coming together, we can easily mend the resource gaps and provide community and support for each other.
Whether you are a part of another group or are wishing to find a sense of community, MTUG strives to support all individuals that fall under the “umbrella term” of trans which includes, but is not limited to: transsexuals (FtM, MtF), genderqueer, androgynous, agender, intersex, drag, and questioning. MTUG provides many services including: a food pantry, name changing assistance, gender-affirming clothes, STI testing, and more.
Vision: To Unite the Trans community and promote education and visibility in the St. Louis Metro area.
Mision: To bring together the Trans, Gender Non-Conforming, and QTBIPOC* communities and their support systems in the St. Louis metro area through equity, community, visibility, advocacy and education.
Ongoing/Special Actions: Trans 101 Training, Q&A Panels, Trans Community Meet-Ups, Volunteer Events, Trans Visibility Week, Town Hall Meetings
Visit their booth at Picnic to make your contribution to a wonderful organization!
Learn more about them HERE
DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR DONATION ITEM(S) TO PICNIC FOR THESE CHARITIES, TOO!
Drop your item(s) off at the Info Booth for collection.
NO GLASS OR PERISHABLE ITEMS, PLEASE!
Drop your item(s) off at the Info Booth for collection.
NO GLASS OR PERISHABLE ITEMS, PLEASE!
Founded in 1981, Operation Food Search (OFS) is a hunger relief organization that provides free food, nutrition education and innovative programs proven to reduce food insecurity. With a strategic focus aimed at ending childhood hunger, OFS empowers families and increases access to healthy and affordable food. The agency provides food and services to 200,000 individuals on a monthly basis – one-third of whom are children – through a network of 330 community partners in 42 Missouri and Illinois counties.
Operation Food Search works beyond immediate food assistance to address the underlying causes of hunger. OFS empowers families with skills and tools to help them prepare healthy food on a budget. They educate others about food insecurity and advocate for policy changes on the state and federal levels, and provide innovative programs designed to improve the overall health of individuals and communities and create lasting change.
Learn more about Operation Food Search HERE
Operation Food Search works beyond immediate food assistance to address the underlying causes of hunger. OFS empowers families with skills and tools to help them prepare healthy food on a budget. They educate others about food insecurity and advocate for policy changes on the state and federal levels, and provide innovative programs designed to improve the overall health of individuals and communities and create lasting change.
Learn more about Operation Food Search HERE
Gateway Pet Guardians is a 501(c)3 nonprofit animal shelter who goes Beyond Rescue. "Our mission is to keep families together and prevent owned pets from entering an already crowded shelter system by reimagining what animal rescue really means. We believe everyone deserves the love of a pet, regardless of zip code, income, employment-status or housing-type. We go above and beyond to ensure equitable access to resources so that no one in our community has to make the impossible choice to give up their beloved pet.
Our Mission: Provide affordable, accessible, quality pet resources and champion a thriving pet welfare community to the over 55,000 people who live in the East Side Pet District – East St. Louis, Cahokia Heights, Washington Park and Fairmont City.
Our Vision: We strive to create a community of healthy pets and empowered pet owners by investing in people and communities. By building capacity for animal advocates in our own neighborhood, we increase animal well-being across the East Side Pet District and beyond.
Our Values: 1. Provide judgment-free, equitable access to pet resources. 2. Facilitate adoptions, progressive programming, and collaborative partnerships. 3. Remove barriers to pet ownership.
By removing barriers to foster and adoption and providing an infusion of resources such as affordable, quality veterinary care and pet supplies, we unleash the power of partnership!"
Learn more about Gateway Pet Guardians HERE
Our Mission: Provide affordable, accessible, quality pet resources and champion a thriving pet welfare community to the over 55,000 people who live in the East Side Pet District – East St. Louis, Cahokia Heights, Washington Park and Fairmont City.
Our Vision: We strive to create a community of healthy pets and empowered pet owners by investing in people and communities. By building capacity for animal advocates in our own neighborhood, we increase animal well-being across the East Side Pet District and beyond.
Our Values: 1. Provide judgment-free, equitable access to pet resources. 2. Facilitate adoptions, progressive programming, and collaborative partnerships. 3. Remove barriers to pet ownership.
By removing barriers to foster and adoption and providing an infusion of resources such as affordable, quality veterinary care and pet supplies, we unleash the power of partnership!"
Learn more about Gateway Pet Guardians HERE
