BUFFALO EVENING NEWS CHARITY FUND

PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE FUNDRAISING SUPPORT TO CHARITIESIN WESTERN NEW YORK. THE FUND ACCEPTS DONATIONS ON BEHALF OF THEFOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS AND FOR THE PURPOSES DESCRIBED HEREIN:THE BUFFALO NEWS NEEDIEST FUND - AN ANNUAL FOOD, CLOTHING, AND TOY DRIVE PROVIDING FOR MORE THAN 12,000 WESTERN NEW YORK FAMILIES.PROJECT FLIGHT - PROVIDES BOOKS TO NEEDY CHILDREN AND CASH TO PURCHASE BRAILLE, LARGE PRINT, AND SPECIAL-NEEDS BOOKS.VARIETY KIDS AND WOMEN & CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - OVER $3.8 MILLION HASBEEN RAISED THROUGH THE SALE OF A SPECIAL EDITION "KIDS DAY" NEWSPAPER WITH ALL THE PROCEEDS BENEFITING THE HOSPITAL AND OTHER LOCAL NO-PROFITS THAT DEAL WITH SPECIAL-NEEDS CHILDREN.KEEP WNY BEAUTIFUL - AFTER A DEVASTATING STORM IN 2006, THE NEWS INITIATED A GREEN LEAD CAMPAIGN TO RAISE FUNDS TO REFOREST WNY.CRADLE BEACH - THE NEWS RAISED FUNDS TO SUPPORT A RESIDENTIAL CAMP PROGRAM THAT SERVES NEARLY 1,100 CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND FROM ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES