Give to Maria's Children

Planning on doing some shopping online? You can shop at many popular retailers and contribute to Maria's Children, just by making your regular purchases! For online shopping that provides a direct donation to Maria’s Children International as well as all your shopping needs, simply use the link below.

If you would like to donate directly to Maria’s Children International, you can do that through The Open Philanthropy Foundation.

Supporters of Maria's Children

Dr. Patch Adams is our Vice President and a strong supporter. Visit his website and learn about his dreams for the world. www.patchadams.org

We have so many other wonderful talented and generous supporters. Here’s the websites or email addresses of a few of them:
Singer/songwriter Michael Tomlinson: www.michaeltomlinson.com/good_works/good_works2.htm and www.michaeltomlinson.com
Flower arranger of the spirit Sue Bagge: lnsbagge7@aol.com
Stage lighting with consciousness: bernie.cook@att.net
Filmographer, clown, actor Dmitri Gerasimenko: ddgerasimenko@aol.com
Magician extrordinaire Suzanne the Magician: www.suzmagic.com
Pianist/songwriter Gregory Theisen: www.gtheisen.com
Writer/spiritual teacher Gloria Karpinski: www.gloriakarpinski.com
Singer/songwriter Catherine Wilson: www.groundedvisions.com
Singer/songwriter Sandra Julian: www.sandrajulian.com
Jazz for Peace: www.jazzforpeace.org

Galleries

Jungle Red Salon, Sap, and Gallery , 1362 LaSalle Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55403 www.jungleredsalon.com
Blessings Gallery, Beverly Johnston, 319 Horace Mann Ave, Winston-Salem, NC 27104 BCrazyhermit@aol.com
Ramsey Center for Art, www.RamseyCFA.org

Clowning

Because many of us who work with Maria’s Children met through traveling as clowns with Patch, clowning is an integral part of our identity. Here’s some of our friends and supporters:
www.bowenwhite.com
www.worldpeaceclowns.org
www.clownism.com

Children's Art

Children’s art websites often feature Maria’s Children International. Here’s an interesting selection of sites that spotlight the delightful world of kid art:
www.papaink.org
www.superclown.org/linksnew.htm and www.superclown.org
www.kidsculturecenter.com/links.html
www.hospitalclown.com

Adoption

We are often asked about adoption ways and means. We don’t work at all with adoption, but here are some quality websites that can give a world of help:
www.frua.org and www.fruamn.org/friends/links.html
www.welcomegarden.com and www.welcomegarden.com/donations.htm
www.4adopting.com and www.4adopting.com/humanitarian_aid.htm
www.karensadoptionlinks.com/infolink.html
www.iasadoption.org
www.chsfs.com
www.adoptshoppe.com
http://www.babycolors.net A site offering unique watercolor adoption & birth announcements with added custom photo and text options.

Another very special adoption site features special memory books for Russian adoption, which feature Maria’s Children art and which donates to Maria’s Children International for every book sold. These books are available at www.TheDreamKidz.com.

Maria's Children School Projects

Maria’s Children International has been deeply involved with schools and school projects. Here’s a few of the websites:
www.getty.edu/artsednet/hm/Aug02/0811.html
www.blakeschool.org and www.blakeschool.org/aaa/arts/gallery/lower/03mcguire/page1c.html

For a Better World

Many websites working to make the earth a better place feature Maria’s Children International. Here’s a few:
www.seaorca.com/links.htm
www.councilofpeace.net and www.councilofpeace.net/images.html
www.resurgence.gn.apc.org/issues/kucinich215.htm
www.triwisdom.com/explorelifelines.php?subject=gift_of_giving
www.connectusrussia.org/
Children International is a publicly sponsored charity which operates a worldwide child sponsorship program www.children.org
The Russian Farm Project - www.rusfarm.com

Russian Children

Other websites featuring info about Russian kids are:
www.comissionforchildren.com/links
www.expat.ru/community/s_charities.asp

Arts Organization

An Active arts organization featuring Maria’s Children’s art is:
www.valweb.org and www.valweb.org/newsletter/news_frames.htm and www.valweb.org/val4.html and www.valweb.org/newsletter/harts1.htm

Dr. Jan Adams

Dr. Jan Adams often travels as a physician to developing countries, accompanied by husband and board member Dmitri Gerasimenko, who performs vital crowd comfort and joy activities. Dr. Jan is medical director of Medical Wings. In addition, Airline Ambassadors, is an organization that travels the world for humanitarian relief. Dr. Jan and Dmitri have also had a close connection with this fine organization.

To view the Eleven Who Care Awards page and Dr. Jan Adams, please go to: