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The Caring Tree was initiated in 1993. It was founded by the Minnesota Shopping Center Association as a statewide outreach project that allowed the community to help others when there is a significant strain on many family budgets. The Caring Tree is a collaborative effort between shopping centers, retail, corporate and media partners, social service agencies, the community and The Caring Tree. Each annual campaign collects new back-to-school supplies for K-12 low-income students throughout the state of Minnesota. The number of participating shopping centers, retail partners, social service agencies, corporate partners and children served through The Caring Tree continues to grow each year. To date, over 164,000 students have enjoyed a better start to their school year, thanks to The Caring Tree. The 2008 program will involve 19 shopping centers and more than 20 social service agencies. The Caring Tree program is administered by The Caring Tree, a tax exempt organization as described in Sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Donors may deduct contributions to The Caring Tree as provided in Section 170 of the code. |
