San Francisco General Hospital Foundation 
2011 "Love Lace" 2009 "Healing Conversation"
As the charitable support organization for SFGH, the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation is dedicated to providing fund-raising support to San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center. Funds raised by the Foundation underwrites continued investment in an array of SFGH services and facilities allowing it to continue its long history of addressing the health care needs of San Francisco.
One of the fundraising efforts is Hearts in San Francisco which debuted in 2004 as a city wide public art installation that featured heart sculptures by established and emerging artists. For other ways to help go to http://www.sfghf.net Visual Aid Every dollar raised from the cradle sponsorship and auction was donated to Firelight Foundation which awards grants to community groups that are directly responding to the needs of orphans and children. Seventy-six of the more than 500 cradles featured in the historic and unprecedented art installation have been beautifully captured in The Cradle Project Book. It is still available and proceeds from book sales continue to be donated to Firelight. To order a copy go to http://www.firelightfoundation.org/Cradle_Project.htm
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In response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic that devastated the Bay Area arts community, a group of passionately concerned artists, collectors and art dealers founded Visual Aid in 1989 to serve artists affected by the disease. Over time, the organization expanded its mission to help produce, present and preserve the work of professional, visual artists in need, those whose careers are challenged because of any life-threatening illness.
Serving Bay Area visual artists the organization encourages artists to remain active participants in the larger arts community, and promotes dialogue on illness and art.
You can support Visual Aid by participating in annual Big Deal art sale and fundraiser held in November. Learn about the 9 other ways to help by going to http://www.visualaid.org/help.html
Firelight Foundation
The Cradle Project, a fundraising art installation designed to draw attention to the plight of an estimated 48 million orphans and vulnerable children across Sub-Saharan Africa children affected by HIV/AIDS and poverty. Born two years ago to promote awareness and raise financial support to help feed, shelter, and educate orphans and children, the Project culminated in an exhibition and auction held in June 2008.
