Cri-Help www.cri-help.org Mission Statement CRI-HELP, Inc., an organization established in 1971, maintains as it's mission an increasing commitment to: the belief that addiction is a treatable disease provide programs of treatment, education, prevention, counseling and rehabilitation for chemically dependent individuals and their families improve the welfare of the community through our programs and by linkages with other groups, agencies, etc. help our clients in sustaining a drug free life, while being self sufficient, law abiding and productive members of society make available at least 51% of our beds to those unable to pay for treatment maintain our programs in safe, healthy facilities provide long term residential treatment in conjunction with other appropriate levels of care involve our clients with an appropriate 12 step program seek and implement improved modalities of treatment Guitars for Life www.guitarsforlife.org Mission Statement The purpose of Guitars For Life is to support organizations working for children with diseases, especially rare diseases and other humanitarian causes. We also raise public awareness about facts regarding the afflictions of our beneficiaries. Our missionary efforts are dedicated to those involved in genetic research, specialized surgery, and to the families of the afflicted children. Our vehicle for funding our family of charities is through hosting concerts with musicians who believe deeply in our cause. With our music, together we will persevere in our mission to help find cures for these children, because we are "musicians with a heart." Pasadena Museum of California Art www.pmcaonline.org Mission Statement The Pasadena Museum of California Art (PMCA) is dedicated to the exhibition of California art, architecture, and design from 1850 to the present. Informed by the state's rich mixture of cultures and inspired by its impressive geography, California art has long been defined by a spirit of freedom and experimentation. PMCA exhibitions and educational programs will explore the cultural dynamics and influences unique to California that have shaped and defined art in all media. The museum has been established as a 501c(3) non-profit organization that will be governed by a board of trustees and supported through donations, membership, and attendance fees. Project New Hope/Rick Weiss Humanitarian Awards www.rickweisshumanitarianawards.com Mission Statement In 1993, Project New Hope, an organization dedicated to promoting opportunity, self-sufficiency, and dignity for low-income and homeless people living with HIV/AIDS and other disabilities, began developing a 25-unit, affordable apartment complex near the ocean in Santa Monica. In 1995, Earl Greenburg pledged to help raise funds to cover costs not paid for with government grants and loans. In reciprocation for that gesture, Project New Hope named the building in honor of Rick Weiss, who died of AIDS in 1994 at the age of 42. Rick was Earl's life partner, a man of tremendous compassion who was committed to working with the elderly and for animal rights. The building was dedicated in May 1999 and now houses 25 individuals and families in a beautiful, ocean-side setting. The building also has a large community room and a computer center, for the use of residents. The Rick Weiss Humanitarian Award was created to honor a person or company who's actions make the world a better place. The first honoree was Suzanne Somers and the following year's honoree was Leeza Gibbons. Honors went to Larry King and Judith Light in 2002, and the 2003 honorees were Magic Johnson and Mary Hart.