Dear Friends:

This year has been a year of growth and change for the Leo Buscaglia Foundation. The Board and I are proud to share with you a description of the Foundation’s accomplishments. High on the list is our record of giving. Nineteen organizations received grants from the Foundation for good work in fostering the spirit of giving in their communities for a total of $119,000, matching the record level of 2006.

We were also pleased and proud to have sponsored our first fundraiser with the Valley Village Foundation on June 23rd 2007, at the Sheraton Universal Hotel, Universal City, California. We are also proud to have enhanced the usefulness and functionality of the Foundation’s web site. Your comments are welcome.

These efforts reflect the Board’s commitment to expanding the activity and to broaden the reach of the Foundation.

On behalf of our Board and staff, thank you for your interest and past generosity. As you consider your charitable giving throughout the year, we hope you will include the Leo Buscaglia Foundation. With your help, we will continue to spread Leo’s legacy and support the good works of organizations that are providing exceptional service to their communities.

With warm wishes,

Paul A. Gilbert
President

2007 Recipients

• Free Arts for Abused Children - Los Angeles, California.  Received $5,000 for staff support and resources for their Volunteer Program.
   
• Art & Creativity for Healing - Laguna Niguel, California.  Received $10,000 to support their 2007 teacher/facilitator salaries.
   
• Long Beach BLAST - Long Beach, California.  Received $10,000 to support their Academic Mentoring Program.
   
• Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey - Beachwood, New Jersey.  Received $15,000 to expand the CaregiverKids Program in Ocean County, NJ.
   
• Lutheran Alliance to Create Housing (LATCH) - Seattle, Washington.  Received $5,000 in support of their cooperative housing program.
  
  
• The Pangaea Project - Portland, OR.  Received $7,500 to support their Local Leadership Program.
   
• Building For Your Health - Banning, CA.  Received $10,000 to help provide equipment and supplies for their Senior Outreach Program.
   
• Hearts and Hands - Eastsound, WA.  Received $3,000 for general operations.
   
• The 10,000 Hours Show of Central Iowa - Ames, IA.  Received $2,500 to help pay for their next volunteer recognition concert.
   
• Harbor Interfaith Services - San Pedro, CA.  Received $15,000 to improve their transitional housing program, Accelerated Learning and Living.
   
  
• Free SPIRIT Riders - Fond du Lac, WI.  Received $3,000 for various operating expenses.
   
• Enterprise Development – Bethesda, MD.  Received $7,500 to help support their micro-lending programs in Uganda, Guatemala and Calcutta.
   
• Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter – Costa Mesa, CA.  Received $5,000 to support their new volunteer coordinator/community outreach position.
   
  
• YES Reading – Menlo Park, CA.  Received $8,500 to support expansion and update of their Reading Center program at Belle Haven Elementary School in Palo Alto.
   
• Nevada Opera – Reno, NV.  Received $5,000 to support the Nevada Opera Youth Chorus.
   
• Youth Yoga Dharma – Daly City, CA.  Received $5,000 to support their youth yoga and meditation program.
   
• Reach Out and Read – Somerville, MA.  Received $7,500 to help support a Regional Coordinator and to purchase books for their national pediatric early literacy program.
   
• Villa Maria College – Buffalo, NY.  Received $5,000 to support a student mission to the St. Ann Outreach Center in Kingstree, SC.
  
  
• Landmark Volunteers – Sheffield, MA.  Received $7,500 to provide scholarships for their student volunteer program.

For more information, please contact Jeff Jordan at (310) 791-3144 or email: info@leobuscaglia.org