For Fourth Straight Year, Yarmuth Donates Entire Congressional Salary
2010 Recipients include 27 Local Organizations
(Washington, DC) Today, Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) announced that he has donated his Congressional salary to Louisville charities for the fourth consecutive year.
“We are very fortunate to have so many charities and organizations dedicated to improving our city and supporting individuals and families in need,” said Congressman Yarmuth. “At a time when the programs that provide assistance to these groups are facing drastic funding cuts, I am proud to be able to offer some support to the organizations that play such a key role in strengthening our community.”
Yarmuth contributed varying sums to the following 27 organizations:
• Binet School
• Boys Haven
• Bridgehaven
• Brooklawn
• Carriage House Education Services
• Center for Women & Families
• Committee for Fairness and Individual Rights
• Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
• Easter Seals of Louisville
• Elderserve
• Family Scholar House
• Home of the Innocents
• International Contemporary Art Foundation
• Jewish Community Louisville
• Kentucky Commission on Women Foundation
• Louisville Free Public Library Foundation
• Louisville Fund for the Arts
• Louisville Orchestra
• Louisville Urban League
• Louisville Zoo
• Metro United Way of Louisville
• NAACP - Louisville Branch
• Simmons College of Kentucky
• STAR Autism Treatment Program – UofL
• The Jewish Community Center
• Volunteers of America - Kentucky
• WellSpring/Schizophrenia Foundation
