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3 6 I have donated to several charities, some private and others such as: The Hope Marietta Foundation, Congenital heart defects in children in the Washington, DC Area, Rock N Recovery at Jenkinsons in NJ with Channel 12 News to help rebuild the NJ Shore with Brian Kirk and The Jerks, Donated my time and painting to The Leonard Covello Senior Center, The Imerman Angels donating my art for Cancer support, and The POSCHE Fashion Show donating my art to help rescue animals, and some private charities. Yes I would travel overseas with my art as I do currently travel through the states; I would love to help others all over the world. In 10 years I see myself having galleries around the states and around the world with artists helping others and creating a school to help children create as they are depleting art out of schools based on budgets. I also see myself still painting for various charities to make a difference to others or helping rescue animals. Listed below are some of pieces Yolanda has painted, and the charities she has donated them too: 1. This painting is for the 28th Anniversary Night of a Thousand Gowns Charity Ball. Original abstract piece for auction Saturday March 29, 2014. www.icny.org 2. This painting was created For Love Is All with Steven Bauer, Glenn Gloss and Bill Mackie, to help raise money to help fight against all forms of bullying. www.forloveisall.com 3. This painting is being donated to Big Brother's Big Sisters this year. I would tell anyone to paint with your heart, mind and soul; whatever inspires you to create is beauty as it is your own. True definition of Art is to create... so why not create with all you have to offer and forget about the pressure of judgment? http://www.bbbssepa.org/site/c.8rJNK0MHJjLYH/b .6284175/k.1765/Big_Brothers_Big_Sisters_of_Sout heastern_Pennsylvania.htm 4. This painting was donated to FDNY Ten House. http://www.fdnytenhouse.com/ Yes. I have actually volunteered my time with The Leonard Covello Senior Center to teach seniors how to paint with their heart, mind and soul. 44 5. Alysia Stern of The Rendezvous Radio Show with Cris and Alysia (http://www.trs247.com), auctioning off an original piece by Yolanda to raise money for Cancer, at the Celebration of Unity of Women in Business, Networking & Community on October 19. 2013.