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 CAN WE COUNT ON YOU and four friends to put together five Easter baskets - one for each of you - for needy Long Beach kids? In 2005, the project's first year, the goal was 350 baskets.
OUR GOAL THIS YEAR is 1,500 baskets. Please let us know if you can commit to help bring hope and cheer this Easter season. Please drop off your baskets by Wed., April 8 to one of the locations listed below.
g TAX-DEDUCTIBLE
Please Support Operation Easter Basket
RIGHT NOW, while the need is in your mind, won't you please donate? We receive no government funds, and depend entirely on people like you.
WE HOPE YOU share our love for animals, kids and the environment, and our wish is that you'll consider a gift of $25, $50, $100 or another amount so that we can continue to bring you and our community fun events and meaningful projects.
CHECKS to CAT, Attn. Operation Easter Basket, 5209 E. The Toledo #1, Long Beach, CA 90803.
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THE MAIN PURPOSE of the Community Action Team (CAT) is to promote social well-being among the general public. As a 501c3 nonprofit corporation governed by a board of directors, contributions to CAT are tax deductible and are used to help produce quality events within our community that benefit children, animals, and the environment.
C.A.T. IS AN UMBRELLA organization that includes
4Halloween Kids' Costume Contest
4July 4 Kids' Bike Parade
4Haute Dog Poetry Contest
4Interfaith Blessing of the Animals
4$1,000 National Elementary School Spelling Bee
4Nat'l Adult Spelling Bee
4Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest
4Haute Dogs on the Beach events
4Haute Dog Easter Parade
4Haute Dog Howl'oween Parade
4Operation Easter Basket
4Operation Santa Paws
45k/10k Long Beach Turkey Trot
4monthly 30-Minute Beach Cleanups
4Beds, Bikes, Bears & Blankets giveaway to those in need
4Clothing giveaways to the underserved
4Bulldog Beauty Contest
I AM A FIRM believer in the collective power of individuals joined in a spirit of goodwill and generous giving to bring about the success of a community.
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Justin Rudd!
Justin's motto:
MARK TWAIN once wrote: "Twenty years from now you will be more
disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you
did. So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover."
MY MOTTO IS "EXPLORE. DREAM. DISCOVER."
I WANT TO Explore, Dream and Discover as much as possible in my
life here on earth, and I want my Web sites to empower, equip and
incite others to do the same.
I WANT TO help folks to find something
new and exciting to do and experience. That's why I I formed
my charitable organization and named it the "Community Action
Team"— a name that I feel encompasses all the varied activities
and events that I have (and will continue to) organized for the
good of our community.
WHAT CAN I DO to help you explore your potential, make a dream
come true or discover new frontiers? I hope to hear from you.
Yours
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GOAL MET! 1,500 BASKETS COLLECTED IN 2009! Thanks to Rogers Middle School for 204 baskets!
OPERATION EASTER BASKET
is asking individuals, groups and businesses to help Justin Rudd and his nonprofit 501c3 Community Action Team (CAT) to put together essential-filled baskets for underserved Long Beach-area youth. (shown: Northpointe BLAST recipients)
- In 2009, baskets were delivered to the youth associated with these agencies:
The Long Beach Public Health Dept.
Interval House
Carmalitas
New LIfe Beginnings
Black Infant Health
Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter
Signal Hill Christian Center
Bikes 90800
Northpointe Blast
Long Beach Branch NAACP
Parkcrest Church
Outflow Inc.
Westside Christian Church
Good Success Christian Fellowship
Long Beach Rescue Mission
Sea Coast Grace Church
We Care Family Support Center
TELL A FRIEND
www.OperationEaster.com
4 Donate online now.
4 What to put in a basket.
4 We've extended the deadline til noon on Sat., April 11. See drop-off locations below.
g FILL A BASKET. FEEL THE LOVE.
Operation Easter Basket Delivers Hope and Cheer & Needs Your Help
 CAN WE COUNT ON YOU and four friends to put together five Easter baskets - one for each of you - for needy Long Beach kids?
OPERATION EASTER BASKET seeks to bring joy and hope to children in desperate situations right here in Long Beach through gift-filled Easter Baskets containing items such as:
4small toys,
4 school supplies,
4 hygiene products, (toothbrushes, shampoo)
4 essential clothing items, (socks, underwear)
4 and some Easter candy.
OUR GOAL this year is 1,500 baskets. Please drop off your baskets by Wed., April 8, so we can deliver the days before Easter
GROUPS DONATING IN 2009, SO FAR:
+ Special thanks to April Rivas (and her family), Nancy Buchanan, and Liliane Roy
- Councilman Gary and Dawna DeLong
- LBCC Women's Athletics
- Long Beach Chorale - 37 baskets
- Lakewood-Long Beach Mothers of Twins Club
- The Reiki Room, Denise Matherly
- Lowell Junior Troop 3213
- GAP (12 stores)
- Girl Scout Troop 3213
- Epson America, Inc.
- Seal Beach Senior Troop 1292
- Los Alamitos Daisy Troop 572
- Body Solutions
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Pilates by Allison
- DeVry University - 21 baskets
- Camden Harbor View retail team
- Grace United Methodist Sunday School
- La Strada
- Arbor by the Bay
- Bayshore Co-op Preschool
- Pie and Books book club
- Kettering Junior Troop 4403
- Charlene Calac
- Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal
- UCB West region
- Fairview Developmental Center
- we'd love to add your name here on this list if you contact Justin@JustinRudd.com.
WHO GETS BASKETS?
The most underserved children in Long Beach, hand-selected by the public health nurses at the City of Long Beach Health Department and other public and private agencies. SEE LIST
CONTACT
Justin@JustinRudd.com
EMAIL UPDATES
If you'd like to receive updates on this program, please SIGN-UP HERE.
PREFERRED DROP-OFF
HOME OF APRIL RIVAS, OUR COORDINATOR, 325 Bay Shore Ave., between Vista & Appian Way, 2 blocks north of Second St., Belmont Shore, 90803 MAP
562.433.1340. NOTE: Safe to leave baskets on the front porch, or feel free to call April before heading over.
 SINCE 2005, this program, began by Justin Rudd and his 501c3 nonprofit Community Action Team (CAT) in 2005, provides an opportunity for people of all ages to be involved in a simple, hands-on project while focusing on the true meaning of love -- the greatest gift.
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 g How and What to Pack in Your Baskets
4 simple steps
 1. First, decide whether your gift will be for a boy or girl and choose an age category: (2-4), (5-9), (10-14) or (15-16). Attach a note to the handle of your Easter basket that says "BOY" or "GIRL" and the age category (i.e. BOY, age 5-9).
 2. Find a basket that you can use to create your Easter Basket. Take a look at the items listed below to judge the size basket you think you'll need.
 3. Then, fill your basket with a variety of gifts:
4TOYS: small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals, plastic kazoos, harmonicas, yo-yos, small Etch A Sketch, toys that light up or make noise (with extra batteries), Slinky, etc.
4SCHOOL SUPPLIES: pens, pencils and sharpener, crayons or markers, stamps and ink pad sets, coloring books, writing pads or paper, solar calculators, etc.
4HYGIENE ITEMS: toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, soap, comb, bubble bath, washcloth, etc. 4
4 ESSENTIAL CLOTHING: socks, T-shirts, slippers, underwear, ball caps, etc.
4MORE IDEAS: manufacturer's-packaged candy (i.e. no loose jelly beans or candies), age-appropriate hard candy (i.e. not too small for a young child to choke on), lollipops, mints, gum, sunglasses, flashlights with extra batteries, toy jewelry sets, hair clips, watches, small picture books, gift certificates, books, etc.
 4. Wrap your basket in a cellophane bag. And, be sure to mark an appropriate age range & gender for your basket (as listed in step 1 above) on an attached tag.
g DEADLINE: Wed., April 8, 2009
Three Drop-off Location Choices
PREFERRED4HOME OF APRIL RIVAS, OPERATION EASTER BASKET coordinator, 325 Bay Shore Ave., between Vista & Appian Way, 2 blocks north of Second St., Belmont Shore, 90803 MAP
562.433.1340. NOTE: Safe to leave baskets on the front porch, or feel free to call April before heading over
4Bungalow Bay
6457 E. PCH, (Marketplace Long Beach, between Claim Jumper and Calif. Pizza Kitchen), Long Beach, 562.596.1839
4Arbor by the Bay
5016 E. 2nd St., Belmont Shore; 562-434-5291
 FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS NEEDED
We can help make Easter Baskets for you and we truly appreciate any gift, monetary or in-kind, that would help us to make possible this Easter effort of love. Your tax-deductible check or gift can be payable/mailed to: "CAT" c/o Justin Rudd, 5209 E. The Toledo #1, Long Beach, CA 90803. Please write Easter Basket in the check's memo line. Or, CLICK HERE to donate by credit card now..
CLUBS, SCHOOL GROUPS & CHURCHES WELCOME
In addition to efforts by caring individuals, we welcome and encourage participation by area organizations.
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City Auditor Laura Doud and her staff prepared 21 baskets last year.
Some of our 2008/2009 partner agencies:
4Long Beach BLAST Washington Program
4Carmelitos
4Christian Outreach in Action (COA)
4New Life Beginnings
4Long Beach DH & HS Center
4Northpointe after-school program, Long Beach BLAST (Better Learning After School Today)
4Interval House
4OutFlow
4C.A.T.
4Long Beach WomenShelter
4Long Beach Public Health Dept.
4Bikes 90800
4City Lights Church
4Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter
4Good Success Christian Fellowship
Some of the generous organizations that prepared baskets in 2008:
+ Harold Brown Foundation (our super partner)
+ Wells Fargo Financial
+ Troop 215 girl scouts Cerritos
+ Troop 321 Brownies, Lowell Elem.
+ Office Of The City Auditor, Long Beach
+ Volunteens of Long Beach
+ CSU Office of the Chancellor
+ Devry University
+ Phi Sigma Sigma at CSUDominguez Hills
+ Erik Bueno, Coldwell Banker Coastal Alliance
+ Rogers Middle School students
+ Long Beach Little Ones
+ Body Solutions, Fitness and Therapy
+ Delta Kappa Gamma, ETA Chapter of Long Beach
+ Petra, CSULB
+ Wilson High School, health dept.
+ Honeybees Camp Fire USA
+ Los Cerritos Elementary Roots & Shoots
+ Glory Tabernacle Christian Center
+ Bradley's Bunch
+ Special thanks to April Rivas (and her family), Nancy and Ralph
+ Long Beach Chorale
n the news 3/19/08
Tim Grobaty: Community Action Team needs a boost in baskets
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"Justin Rudd makes the Energizer Bunny look about as speedy as a fire hydrant."
-- Tim Grobaty, columnist, Long Beach Press-Telegram
"The best friend of Long Beach dogs." --Tom Hennessy, Long Beach Press-Telegram; April 5, 2005
"Meet Mr. Tireless. Sometimes we think that if Justin Rudd never moved to Belmont Shore, the place would be overrun with feral cats and you'd be able to walk from Ocean Boulevard to the sea at Granada on a luxurious blanket of Styrofoam and cigarette butts. Instead, thanks to his work and the word "tireless' didn't exist until Rudd began walking and talking with dogs and clean-ups and education and miscellaneous pageantry, the Shore is a better place to live."
-- Tim Grobaty, columnist, Long Beach Press-Telegram; Mar. 2, 2005 |
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