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JUSTIN'S MOTTO |
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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
truly,
Justin Rudd!
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 Grunion Run
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!
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(shown: some of the Northpointe BLAST 2008 recipients)
OPERATION EASTER BASKET
This year individuals, groups and businesses helped Justin Rudd and his nonprofit Community Action Team (CAT) to collect and deliver more than 1,500 essential-filled baskets for underserved Long Beach-area youth! Thanks for making the season special for the kids in our area. The volunteers in the Long Beach area who made baskets are awesome.
Some of our 2008 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 Women's Shelter
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.
+ His Nesting Place
+ 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
in the news 3/19/08
Tim Grobaty: Community Action Team needs a boost in baskets
BELOW City Auditor Laura Doud and her staff prepared and delivered 21 baskets on Mar. 17 for this year's collection.
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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? In the project's first year - 2005 - the goal was 350 baskets. Our goal in 2009 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 Good Friday 8 to one of the locations listed below.
 CONTACT
Justin@JustinRudd.com
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.
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 small toys, school supplies, hygiene products, essential clothing items and some Easter candy.
This program, organized 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.
In 2007, more than 1,500 baskets were delivered on the week before Easter to 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. This year we want to help by collecting and distributing even more baskets.
 g HOW TO PACK YOUR EASTER BASKETS - 4 steps
1. First, decide whether your gift will be for a boy or girl and choose an age category: (2-4), (5-9), or (10-14). 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.
3. Then, fill your basket with a variety of gifts:
- TOYS: 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.
- SCHOOL SUPPLIES: pens, pencils and sharpener, crayons or markers, stamps and ink pad sets, coloring books, writing pads or paper, solar calculators, etc.
- HYGIENE ITEMS: toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, soap, comb, bubble bath, washcloth, etc.
- ESSENTIAL CLOTHING: socks, T-shirts, slippers, underwear, ball caps, etc.
- MORE 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 cellophane or (even better!) those nifty cellophane bags. 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: Noon on Good Friday
Drop-off Locations
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.
Bungalow Bay
6457 E. PCH, (Marketplace Long Beach, between Claim Jumper and Calif. Pizza Kitchen), Long Beach, 562.596.1839
Body Solutions, Fitness and Therapy
on 2nd St. next to Sushi of Naples;
5470 E. 2nd St. #D;
Long Beach, 90803; 562.438.3400
Arbor by the Bay
5016 E. 2nd St., Belmont Shore; 562-434-5291
Coldwell Banker
5353 E. 2nd St. #205 (upstairs above Subway/next to Firehouse),
Belmont Shore, 90803,
Erik Bueno's office 562-884-2839
 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.
CLUBS, SCHOOL GROUPS & CHURCHES WELCOME
In addition to efforts by caring individuals, we welcome and encourage participation by area organizations.
REFER A FRIEND TO THIS OPPORTUNITY
www.OperationEaster.com
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we'd love to add your name here on this list if you contact Justin@JustinRudd.com.
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