"We make a living by what we get,
but we make a life by what we give."
                                                            - Winston Churchill

The Kennedy Team partners with select non-profit organizations in order to help raise funds for important causes.

We believe it’s very important to give back to the community that gives to us! There are many great non-profit organizations in our community with lots of needs, which can sometimes make it difficult deciding which one could use our help the most. Although, we support many other organizations not mentioned below, we have a personal passion for the following organizations:

Alzheimer's Association - www.alz.org

What is Alzheimer's?

Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder named for German physician Alois Alzheimer, who first described it in 1906. Scientists have learned a great deal about Alzheimer’s disease in the century since Dr. Alzheimer first drew attention to it. Today we know that Alzheimer’s is a progressive and fatal brain disease. As many as 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer's destroys brain cells, causing problems with memory, thinking and behavior severe enough to affect work, lifelong hobbies or social life. Alzheimer’s gets worse over time, and it is fatal. Today it is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States. For more information, see Warning Signs and Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Would you please join us in supporting the Alzheimer's Association?

Besides much needed donations for ongoing medical research, you can help by adding a purple ribbon to your blog or website. Caring.com will donate $10.00 to the Alzheimer's Association for each site which displays the purple ribbon.

You can shop for Alzheimer Association support items. You can email Congress directly from this link and tell our representatives to increase research funding and support Alzheimer programs.  You can volunteer to participate in safe clinical trials which help us to understand the complexities of the human brain and its memory.

Please join us in our support for an Alzheimer's cure.

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Paws and Claws

Paws and Claws is a non-profit 501c3 organization made up of a small group of people who devote and dedicate their love, time, and personal resources 7 days a week, 365 days per year to care for homeless, abused, and abandoned animals. They do not have a shelter. Volunteers foster from their own homes.

Paws and Claws offer very low cost spay and neuter clinics. Please call 501.525.6594 for an appointment as space is limited.

Every Saturday from 11:00am until 3:00pm, Paws and Claws volunteers hold an adoptathon at Petco in Cornerstone Mall in Hot Springs.

Please support Paws and Claws. Donations are needed to continue the fine work they provide to our canine and feline friends.

Paws and Claws Rescue
PO Box 20254
Hot Springs, AR 71903
501.525.6594

Or donations can be sent through Paypal here.

Donation Drop-Off Station:

The Sentinel Record has joined forces with the Humane Society of Garland County, Paws & Claws and the Guardian Angels Cat Club to help provide much-needed care for unwanted & abused animals. You may take cat or dog food, or cash donations to: The Sentinel Record, 300 Springs Street, Hot Springs, AR 71901, Mon-Fri 8a-5p

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St. Jude's Research Hospital

Another organization near to our hearts is the St. Jude's Research Hospital . Located in Memphis, TN, St. Jude's accepts all patients for treatment without regard to the family's ability to pay. "St. Jude is unlike any other pediatric treatment and research facility. Discoveries made here have completely changed how the world treats children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. With research and patient care under one roof, St. Jude is where some of today's most gifted researchers are able to do science more quickly." (website reference)

Won't you join us in supporting St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital? They have a gift shop with some fun items for folks of all ages. If you shop at Target, Dominos Pizza, CVS and others you can support the efforts of St. Jude's in finding cures and saving children everywhere who are fighting cancer and other catastrophic diseases.

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Lake Hamilton Marine Patrol Association

Garland County is the only county in the state that provides its citizens with a full-time marine patrol. The Marine Patrol enforces the state’s boating laws and conducts searches and rescues on the waters of Garland County.

A non-profit association was formed in September, 2003 to assist the Marine Patrol in the purchasing of new equipment, boater safety educational materials and to help fund training for the officers. Since this association was formed, the Marine Patrol has been able to purchase more police boats, buy additional equipment which enabled aid to the boating public, ie. power packs used to jump start boaters with dead batteries; complete assortment of running light bulbs given to boaters with burned out bulbs, etc.. Funds were also used to equip each patrol boat with a defibrillator and first aid supplies.

Thanks to the Lake Hamilton Marine Patrol Association, the number of thefts, and the number of boating accidents and fatalities have decreased tremendously.

Donations to the Patrol are welcome.

Lake Hamilton Marine Patrol Association
Attn: Neil Parliment
525 Quachita Avenue
Hot Springs, AR 71901
501.622.3660

   
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