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Ways YOU Can Make a Difference

  1. Partner: if you are with an agency or organization that would like to partner with us, please call the Executive Director at 813.249.8100 or email alayne@tampabay.rr.com
  2. Donate: CONTACT FICS at 813-249-8100
    or fill out the donation form and mail or bring your tax deductible contribution to:

    Florida Institute for Community Studies (FICS)
    PO Box 16745
    Tampa FL 33687

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    ...and you can Click here to donate using Just Give

    If you are trading in your car (or anything else of value), consider donating it so we can sell it
  3. Volunteer (call the office @ 813.249-8100) or look for us under www.volunteermatch.org
  4. ADVOCATE:
    1. Join our Community Advisory Board - we meet monthly!
    2. Write letters - or just talk - to all your influential friends about the work we do
    3. Encourage other programs to collaborate with us
    4. Serve on our volunteer Board of Directors
  5. ORGANIZE anything - a car wash, bake sale, garage sale, a baile/concert - to benefit FICS programming and research
  6. Join Us!

FICS Wish List:
This summer we find ourselves with a few unanticipated costs for running our FICS Multicultural Family Center in Town n Country. All donations are tax-deductible. Our FEIN is 59-3712006 and checks can be made to FICS, PO Box 16745, Tampa, FL 33687 or online at JustGive.org. We have set our Summer Fundraising Mini-Goal at $6,175.00, which reflects the following:

Item
Urgency
Units Needed
Cost per Unit
Fundraising Goal
Amount on Hand
Goal Balance
New 4 line phone system High 1 $630 $630 $170 $460
Cove Base Flooring (roll = 120 lf) Medium - end of summer 9 $90 $810 $300 $510
Cove Base Adhesive (1100 lf) Medium - end of summer 3 $73.24 $219.72 $0 $219.72
Copier - Akita High 1 $1500 $1500 $0 $1500
Computer High 1 $2200 $2200 $0 $2200
Printing FICS Marketing Materials ($700 may be available) High 500 $.30 $1995 $700 $1295
Total Fundraising Goal, Raised and Needed: $7354.72 $1170 $6184.72
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