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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.
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
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 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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OPERATION EASTER BASKET
is asking individuals, groups and businesses to help Justin Rudd and his nonprofit 501c3 Community Action Team (CAT) to donate 1,500 completed, essential-filled baskets for underserved Long Beach-area youth. (shown: Northpointe BLAST recipients)
TELL A FRIEND
www.OperationEaster.com
4 Donate online now.
4 What to put in a basket.
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Drop-off Locations
Please drop-off your completed baskets at
4MAIN DROP-OFF: Bay Shore Church, 5100 E. The Toledo @ Granada Ave. in Belmont Shore on one of these four days:
- Tues., Mar. 30, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Wed., Mar. 31, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Thurs., Apr. 1, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Fri., Apr. 2, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
4Golden Spoon Frozen Yogurt, Marketplace Long Beach, near Trader Joe's, 6467 E. PCH, 11am-10pm
4Golden Spoon Frozen Yogurt, 5523 Stearns Street, 90815; 11am-10pm
4Body Solutions, Fitness and Therapy, 5470 E. 2nd St. #D, Naples, 90803; Mon-Wed-Fri 8am-4pm and Tues-Thurs 9am-6:30pm
4Pilates by Allison
5375 E Second St., Ste. 4, 2nd Floor; Long Beach, 90803; 9am-6pm, M-F
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.
GROUPS WHO DONATED IN 2009:
+ Special thanks to April Rivas (and her family), Nancy Buchanan, and Liliane Roy
- First Team Real Estate of Long Beach
- Long Beach Commercial Real Estate
- MOMS Club of Long Beach
- Novell Ivey and Wells Fargo Financial
- 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
-
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, including these past recipients:
4Carmelitos Housing Development -- 300 baskets
4Northpointe Housing Project, Long Beach BLAST -- 45 baskets
4Bikes 90800
4Long Beach Dept. of Health Dept. Public Health Nurses
4Multi Service Center Childcare Center
4Long Beach's Homeless Services & Family Preservation Program
4City of Long Beach Center for Families and Youth, 27 baskets
4Stramski Center, Miller Children's Hospital
4Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach
CONTACT
Justin@JustinRudd.com
EMAIL UPDATES
If you'd like to receive updates on this program, please SIGN-UP HERE.
 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 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.
 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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"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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