Support Good Causes
Welcome to the Support Good Causes Community at Good In Deed®! These organizations have been recommended by our community members and are great charities to support, whether that be with your funds and/or your time and talents. Some charities are listed in more than one section depending on the charity’s scope of geographical and philanthropic service.
You have my warmest welcome and sincere gratitude for joining our global movement.
Kindly,
Kelly Smith Parker
Founder – Good In Deed®
“We don’t have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in the process of change. Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.”
~Howard Zinn
Featured Cause
The Doheny Eye Institute – Ronald E. Smith Endowed Chair & Memorial Fund
Photo Credit: Doheny Eye Institute
Formerly President of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Dr. Smith served for more than ten years on the Academy Board of Trustees. He received numerous awards, including being named among America’s Top Doctors; being acknowledged by the Academy with its Life Achievement Honor Award; and being selected for the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars.
Dr. Smith died from bladder cancer on Monday, March 17, 2014. Ronald E. Smith, MD, was a giant in the field of ophthalmology. He will be remembered for his many outstanding qualities, including the trust he so capably established with patients, colleagues, and friends the world over. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Suzette Smith, his previous wife, Dr. Sara Watt Smith and their daughter Kelly Smith Parker, her husband John, and their two sons, Cole and Austin; their son Dr. Matthew Pierce Smith, Matt’s wife Tirza, and their two daughters, Sophia and Catalina; and his brother Dick Smith, Dick’s wife Ann, and their two sons, Mike and Mark.
Marissa Goldberg, COO, CFO for Doheny adds, “The Doheny Eye Institute family is deeply saddened by the passing of our friend and colleague Dr. Ronald E. Smith. Ron helped create what Doheny Eye Institute is today – a world renowned eye institute. He cared passionately about patients, faculty, residents, and staff. Ron was excited about Doheny’s new affiliation with UCLA and was the first faculty member to resign from USC to join Doheny-UCLA. In Ron’s memory, we are more committed than ever to ensure the success of our new affiliation and Doheny’s mission — the conservation, improvement and restoration of human eyesight.”
The Ronald E. Smith Endowed Chair & Memorial Fund directly supports the Doheny Eye Institute.
SoCal Causes
ENVIRONMENT
OC Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Preservation Society for Dog Beach
HEALTH
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles Heart Ambassadors
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Orange County
Down Syndrome Association of Orange County
Personalized Care for Orange County Community
CULTURE/EDUCATION
Foothill Christian School Scholarship Fund
Independent Shakespeare Company
SOCIAL SERVICES-General & Family
American Cancer Society Discovery Shop
Breakthrough San Juan Capistrano
Habitat for Humanity of Orange County
In-N-Out Burger Child Abuse Foundation
New Venture Christian Fellowship
Orangewood Children’s Foundation
Real Connections of Orange County
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Saddleback Church Peace Center
Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County
Shea Center for Therapeutic Riding
Nat’l Causes
ENVIRONMENT
Association of Zoos and Aquariums
HEALTH
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Partnership for a Healthier America
Starlight Children’s Foundation
CULTURE & EDUCATION
SOCIAL SERVICES-General & Family
Boys and Girls Club of America
Empowered Women of Faith and Purpose
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Int’l Causes
ENVIRONMENT
United Nations Environment Programme
SOCIAL SERVICES-General & Family
House of Living Hope Ministries
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