CharityWorks Announces New Partners for 2011: Live It Learn It and ThanksUSA

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by CharityWorks:

WHAT: CharityWorks' Advisory Board selected its 2011 partners - ThanksUSA and Live It Learn It - from the four outstanding finalists chosen by the CharityWorks member-based Partner Selection Committee. Nearly 30 applications were submitted by a broad cross-section of community and military charities. ThanksUSA and Live It Learn It will be the beneficiaries of two signature CharityWorks events: the 100 Point Vintage Wine Tasting in May and the 2011 CharityWorks Dream Ball on October 15.

HISTORY: ThanksUSA is a non-partisan, charitable effort to mobilize Americans of all ages to "thank" the men and women of the United States armed forces by providing need-based college, technical and vocational school scholarships for their children and spouses.  ThanksUSA was conceived by two young sisters who wanted to create a national treasure hunt game and encourage kids and parents to support a national goal.  The moniker ThanksUSA is short for "Treasure Hunt Aiding Needs of Kids and Spouses of those serving the United States of America." www.ThanksUSA.org

Live It Learn It ignites a priceless love of learning by teaching core content and skills to DC's hardest-to-reach students using the region's world-class cultural, historical and natural resources.  Students in poor neighborhoods of our nation's capital, one of the most educated and culturally rich cities in the country, lag shamefully behind their peers nationally.  Live It Learn It delivers a meticulously crafted academic program featuring excellent curricular materials, highly effective classroom lessons taught by Live It Learn It's skilled educators, and first-hand exposure to more than 25 of D.C.'s incomparable cultural resources. www.liveitlearnit.org

CharityWorks is a high impact organization creating positive change in the community by uniting corporate leaders, donors and volunteers to help break the cycle of poverty, enhance local education programs and enable families to overcome critical health issues. www.charityworksdc.org

SOURCE CharityWorks