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Nick's Picks VIP for January
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Nick's Picks at the Palm Desert Lacrosse Classic
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The weekend after Thanksgiving was full of lacrosse and amazing people. Coach Matt Holman of EMW Foundation invited me to have a Nick's Picks booth at the Palm Desert Lacrosse Classic to raise awareness for my organization.
"Nick's Picks is an outstanding example of blending the "creator's game" and doing good for others. I was raised with lacrosse being a means to impart life lessons. There is no greater lesson than the service of others. I hope other young men find their own Nick's Picks within the game.Nick is an exceptional young man. I am a better person for having met and become friends with him"- coach Matt Holman
We had a prize wheel with great prizes including Hoven Vision sunglasses and a "snacks for donation bar".
We raised enough money for 20 backpacks for kids that need them!
Everyone was really supportive including my Bunch Nation-12 coaches and teammates.
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People loved seeing what the backpacks look like
and getting to play with the stuff inside
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Nick and coach Matt with "Nick's Chicks"
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Make A Difference in 2016
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Please start off the year by supporting Nick's Picks every time you shop online this year! There are several ways you can donate and make a difference with a contribution to Nick's Picks
Everyone shops on Amazon, all the time! AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Nick's Picks every time you shop, at no cost to you. Visit smile.amazon.com and select Nick's Picks as your charity and when you shop a portion
purchase price will go to Nick's Picks.
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sit iGive.com and select Nick's Picks as your charity of choice. iGive has partnerships with more
than 1700 retailers including The Gap, Banana Republic, Neiman Marcus, Apple and Bed Bath & Beyond. Every time you shop you will see the percentage of your sale donated to Nick's Picks.
Need some new fabulous sunglasses? Hoven Vision, a generous Nick's Picks sponsor, has a 20% off promotion.
Visit hovenvision.com, shop for your favorite sunglasses or apparel, and enter code "nickspicks" at checkout to receive your 20% discount sitewide.
Take care of your skin and give back
Throughout the month of December,
Dermatology & Laser of Del Mar
featured amazing SkinMedica gift sets. The gift s
ets ranged in price from $50-$200 and offered a collective of SkinMedica products at an incredible value. All proceeds went to Nick's Picks with each $50 donation providing one backpack to a hospitalized youth during the holidays. As an added bonus, for each backpack sponsored, Nick's Picks donated beautiful Christmas tree ornaments to the holiday tree at the San Diego Ronald McDonald House. Stay tuned for more opportunities like this to support Nick's Picks.
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Nick at the Notre Dame Grotto lighting candles for his hospital buddies
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I feel so inspired when I look back at the growth Nick's Picks has seen in 2015. Thanks to the support we received last year from our sponsors and donors, I have been able to add Notre Dame's Memorial Children's Hospital of South Bend, Indiana and Children's
Hospital of Orange County to the list of Hospitals we serve. We distributed over 600 backpacks last year and have made a difference in the lives of so many sick kids. Most importantly, I want to continue my "epidemic of compassion" that my organization is founded upon.
I have also set a goal to inspire other kids to give back. It would be awesome if a few of those who have received Nick's Picks' backpacks would act as Nick's Picks ambassadors in their communities, whether it be here, San Francisco, Los Angeles or Indiana, or elsewhere, and distribute backpacks for us.
I am also working toward more community involvement with Nick's Picks. Del Mar Heights Elementary School was a great support to me in 2015, and I look forward to working with them again in the Spring of 2016.
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Nick's Picks Partners with Del Sol Lions International
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Nick's Picks Founder
Nick Wallace & his mom, Dr. Deborah Atkin
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OUR MISSION STATEMENT
Nick's Picks is a 501c3 charity established by liver transplant recipient Nick Wallace in 2012. It exists to support hospitalized children with serious, chronic illnesses and isolation.
The charity's focus is to provide backpacks loaded with the items Nick found most useful, fun and comforting to children hospitalized and often living in isolation - in an effort to raise their spirits and keep them engaged through activities. Through our efforts we also hope to offer a sense of comfort and support to these children and their families.
Our greatest hope is to create an epidemic of compassion and giving, inspiring others to make a difference in the world around them, through caring, and assistance to young community members in need.
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Did you know you can donate to Nick's Picks thru your purchases on AmazonSmile?
Log in and select Nick's Picks as your charity of choice and we will
receive a donation
every time you shop, at no cost to you!
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You can now support Nick's Picks through iGive!
Go to
iGive.com and sign up, then designate Nick's Picks as your cause of choice. You only have to choose once and a portion of your purchases will go to provide backpacks for hospitalized youths. A great way to give, at no cost to you!
Our Sponsors
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Our Newest Sponsor!
Nick's Picks is happy to welcome SkinMedica as our newest sponsor.
When Nick's Picks needed help with our fundraising efforts this Fall, SkinMedica stepped up to the plate. Through their generous sponsorship we were able to raise enough money for 40 backpacks for hospitalized children, and their continued sponsorship will enable Nick's Picks to ship many backpacks this year.
Nick's Picks is looking forward to a long relationship with SkinMedica and delivering many more backpacks!
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