Cherese always said, "I want to make a difference in this world, no matter how small." She told some people during her trip that she wanted to help make a difference in the lives of less fortunate children. Our family has started a foundation in her name so that we may help bring alive Cherese's dreams.
Since beginning Cherese's foundation in 1996 we have been exploring many options and ideas, all helping children and animals, as Cherese would have wanted. Listed below are descriptions of each gift given to date and more ideas we are working on in the near future. Please check back often for continued updates.

 

By Organization

American Red Cross - Disaster Fund

Boy's & Girls Clubs of America

Camp Del Corazon

Children Today, Inc.

CHOC - Children's Hospital of Orange County

Discovery Arts

The Gentle Barn

Greater Long Beach Child Guidence Center

The Humane Farming Association

Kettering Elementary School

Locks of Love

Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Foundation

MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Drivers

Memorial Miller Children's Hospital

Miller Children's Abuse & Intervention Center


Olive Crest Homes & Services for Abused Children

PAWS/LA

Tichenor Orthopedic Clinic for Children

UCLA PAC Program - People Animal Connection

UCLA/PAMS Cardiovascular Exchange Program

Women's Shelter of Long Beach

By Year


1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007


FUTURE GIFTS FROM CHERESE
Over the next few months Cherese will be making many more donations; including helping to feed the homeless and scholarships for students at UCLA and the high school Cherese attended in Long Beach. Check this site again for continued updates on Cherese's Gifts.