FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Buffalo International Film Festival receives Daily Donation Grant from YourCause.com of Dallas, TX
Buffalo, NY, USA YourCause.Com, an organization located in Dallas, Texas, that helps Not-For-Profits to raise funding, has donated $100.00 to The Buffalo Film Festival (BIFF) as the recipient of it's "Daily Donation Grant."
"We're very pleased to receive donations -- regardless of their size -- from sources outside of Western New York," said Edward Summer, President of Buffalo International Film Festival, Inc. "BIFF makes extraordinary efforts to bring funding into the region rather than relying completely upon local resources. The success of an international film festival depends upon world wide interest and cooperation as well as the warm support of the community."
According to their website, the mission of YourCause.com is to empower individuals to change our world—leveraging their own voices, networks, and spheres of influence to improve the lives of others. The dedicated and accomplished YourCause.com team is committed to supporting and facilitating the efforts of our caring member community and the causes they champion so passionately.
It was founded by Matthew Combs to aid seriously abused children in Uganda and it supports many excellent charities. Their contact information is: Your Cause, LLC,
www.yourcause.com, 13800 Montfort Dr. - Suite 260 l Dallas, Texas 75240
"It is an honor to be included as a recipient among so many extraordinary and world famous causes." Summer commented.
The funding will be used to support such local charity events as the extraordinary celebration honoring Walt Disney on April 4, 2009 at Shea's Buffalo and presented in collaboration with Shea's Performing Arts Center, Villa Maria College, and other local charities.
Buffalo International Film Festival, Inc. is a 501c3 not-for-profit charity organized to showcase the accomplishments of the Western New York region in the world film and video community and to encourage interest in the region as a tourist destination and business location. It depends upon tax-deductible contributions.
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