Besides the warm feeling you get inside when you do something nice for another person, supporting a charity you love makes a difference in the world. Too often people complain about the “bad” news in their local communities rather than volunteering to make a difference. You can easily support a charity of your choosing through financial means, donating reusable household clothing, goods or vehicles or by lending a helping hand when it comes time to campaign, fundraise or directly participate in the charity’s work.
One such individual is Mr. Aubrey Chernick, a pillar in the LA philanthropic arts community. On June 28, 2015 Mr. Chernick was awarded the Lifetime Legacy Award by Children Uniting Nations at the 2015 Blues Hollywood Gala in Los Angeles.
Children Uniting Nations (CUN), is a leading non-profit organization dedicated to providing quality mentors and advocates for foster and at-risk children, who honored philanthropist Aubrey Chernick for a lifetime of achievements and service to youth at the Great Gatsby themed event.
“Through the Chernick’s continued support, our mission to empower foster youth through CUN’s academic mentoring programs has flourished,” said Mykesha A. Robinson, executive director of CUN. “Hundreds of thousands of our most vulnerable youth will find the building blocks to achieve their American dream through the mentorship and science, technology, entrepreneurship, arts and math programs the Chernicks make possible in Los Angeles schools.”
The star studded event included entertainment and appearances by Chaka Kahn, The Great Gatsby Dancers, The LA Mass Choir and TJ Wilkins from NBC’s “The Voice” Los Angeles.
Philanthropist Aubrey Chernick has supported causes and created programs that nurture vulnerable youth for over two decades. As Founder and CEO of Candle, Aubrey Chernick instituted a teen-apprentice program for over 50 inner city youth, many of whom attended college and built careers in the computer software industry.
Since then, the Chernick family has supported academic programs that introduce young students, often living in economically distressed areas, to computer technology skills and the arts, including Children Uniting Nations, the Hobart Shakespeareans Program, and the Carson Scholars Fund.
In 2014, Carson Scholars awarded Chernick with the Leadership Award for “positively impacting society with innovative ideas, accomplishments, and philosophies.”
In 2015, the Los Angeles Business Journal included Mr. Chernick in their annual list of the top 50 people in Los Angeles and highlighted his philanthropic efforts in addition to his businesses successes.
Currently, Chernick is focused on giving back to the next generation of entrepreneurs by providing more visibility to new startup companies and their founders.
To learn more about Mr. Chernick and his philanthropy work visit http://bit.ly/1HbHHgz.
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Cooperative. All points of view are my own.