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NEBRASKA
Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha is Nebraska's largest art museum has served as the premier center for visual art since opening in 1931. Joslyn features an encyclopedic collection of work from antiquity to the present, with an emphasis on 19th- and 20th-century European and American art. Highlights of the permanent collection include works by Lorenzo di Credi, El Greco, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Albert Bierstadt, and Thomas Hart Benton. American masters such as Grant Wood, Jackson Pollock, Dale Chihuly, and George Segal are also represented.  Joslyn is renowned for its collection of art of the American West, and known worldwide for its collection of Swiss artist Karl Bodmer’s watercolors and prints documenting his 1832-34 journey to the Missouri River frontier with German Prince Maximilian of Wied. Omaha Symphony |
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NEVADA The Shade Tree
in Las Vegas provides safe shelter to homeless and
abused women and
children in crisis
and to offer life-changing
services
promoting stability, dignity, and self-reliance. Check out
their
wish list of needed items on our forum posted under INTERSECT
THE NEED
Western Folklife Center works to expand our understanding of ourselves and our neighbors by celebrating the everyday traditions of people who live and work in the American West. The Folklife Center strives to create deep and lasting experiences, to challenge the intellect and engage the emotions, to encourage a sense of belonging for those at home in the West, physically or spiritually, and to ensure that rural communities throughout the region realize and appreciate their own cultural bounty. |
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| NEW HAMPSHIRE Monadnock Humane Society
is a full-service humane society serving a population of 90,000 in
southwest New Hampshire. The MHS Mission is to instill through example
an ethic of respect, compassion, and empathy for all creatures, and to
inspire, empower, and lead the community to be successful and
responsible for creating a more humane society for all.
Find supplies for your new canine at Doggy Diggs, where a portion of the proceeds go to charity. The Harris Center for Conservation Education has been bringing environmental studies to local schools throughout the school year. If you live in the Monadnock Region, chances are that your children or your neighbors’ children have participated in Harris Center programs. Classroom lessons and activities, combined with active exploration of local schoolyards and conservation land, builds a strong foundation for a continuing appreciation and respect for the natural world. |
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JERSEY
The New Jersey Audubon Society fosters environmental awareness and a conservation ethic among New Jersey's citizens; protects New Jersey's birds, mammals, other animals, and plants, especially endangered and threatened species; and promotes preservation of New Jersey's valuable natural habitats. In order to achieve its purpose, New Jersey Audubon, through its Board of Directors, professional staff, members, and volunteers, endeavors to:
* Develop, encourage, and support sound conservation practices,
programs, and legislation.
* Disseminate information on the natural environment through education programs, information services, and publications. * Advance knowledge of New Jersey's flora and fauna, and their relationships to the habitats on which they depend, through field research. * Acquire, establish, and maintain wildlife sanctuaries and educational centers. New Jersey SEEDS is an academic enrichment and leadership development program aimed at eliminating social and economic barriers for high-achieving, low-income youth. SEEDS seeks to prepare qualified students for placement at competitive day and boarding schools and to empower students to live lives of leadership, professional accomplishment, and service to the community. The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation saves Thoroughbred horses no longer able to compete on the racetrack from possible neglect, abuse and slaughter. The sad truth is that a vast majority of the general public and even many racing fans are unaware of the sad fate that awaits thousands of Thoroughbreds each year. They assume each animal is assured a safe and graceful retirement once its racing days are over. Their perception of the "Sport of Kings” is one where great personal wealth and life-long benevolence to all horses are givens. Unfortunately, it is a perception that does not reflect reality. Reality is a Thoroughbred industry made up largely of owners with only modest resources and current economics that dictate that among all owners, no matter how responsible and well-intended, only a relatively few are capable of maintaining even a single Thoroughbred once it is unable to earn its keep on the track. Reality is a world where horse meat is in demand in many foreign countries and there are several slaughterhouses in the U.S., Canada and Mexico happy to create a supply. It is a reality the TRF is determined to change. The TRF was founded in 1982; two years later, it had its first retiree. His name was Promised Road, and he was typical of the type of horse that needs someone's help and a caring home. He was then 9, an undistinguished campaigner whose career ended with a sixth-place finish in a $3,500 claiming race. There have been hundreds more like him who have come under the care of the TRF. Today, the TRF is the world's largest, best known and most respected charitable organization devoted to equine rescue. The TRF is about more than helping horses in need. Early in the TRF’s history, Founder and Chairman of the Board Monique S. Koehler negotiated a milestone agreement with the State of New York Department of Correctional Services. In exchange for land use and labor at the state’s Walkill Correctional Facility, the TRF would design, staff and maintain a vocational training program in equine care and management for inmates. Upon the completion of their sentences, many former inmates who have worked with the horses have gone on to become productive, solid citizens and have been quick to give credit to the TRF program. For those who have come from hard scrabble backgrounds, there’s no denying the emotional benefits and self esteem derived from caring for, trusting and, in many cases, loving another being. |
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