January - Safika Erselcuk
In aid of Talk About Curing Autism www.tacanow.org
I am a mother to a six year old boy with Autism.  His name is Jackson and he was diagnosed two years ago.  The worst part of it all was not knowing what to do...MORE
February - Samantha Grigg
In aid of Mychals Learning Place www.mychals.org
My name is Samantha Grigg. I am representing Mychals Learning place in California. Mychals is a special needs network set up to provide children with developmental disabilities...MORE
March - Alissa Lamura
In aid of Keep-A-Breast www.keep-a-breast.org
By a stroke of good luck I came across Keep A Breast foundation. 
I was so moved and impressed by this foundation because their mission is to help eradicate breast cancer by exposing young people to methods of prevention, early detection and support...MORE
April - Misty Nethaway
In aid of ALS Sacramento  www.alssac.org
I am the mother of two children (ages 13 and 11) and work as a Personal Aide to the Chairman of a Technology / Trading company in Los Angeles...MORE
May - Yleana Carter
In aid of Leukemia and Lymphoma Society www.lls.org
My story begins well before I was born, when an Ecuadorian woman met an Ecuadorian man by chance in Los Angeles. It was the kind of chance meeting people long for. Three weeks later...MORE
June - Talitha Watkins
In aid of Us Too – International Prostate Cancer Education and Support Network. www.ustoo.org.
Prostate Cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in America affecting one-in-six men.  However, it is not commonly discussed.  My father-in-law was affected...MORE
July - Claudia Batiuk
In aid of Karma Rescue www.karmarescue.com
Karma Rescue saves at-risk dogs from the high kill Los Angeles area shelters.  Karma provides each new dog a new beginning and finds them safe and suitable permanent homes through adoption...MORE
August - Kelly Viavattine
In aid of Falling Whistles www.fallingwhistles.com

My name is kelly Viavattine. I am representing the charity Falling Whistles. This charity raises awareness for Congolese boys who are kidnapped by rebels and forced to become child soldiers...MORE

September - Ilda Jacobsen
In aid of World Endometriosis Research Foundation www.endometriosisfoundation.org
Agonizing cramps, acute pain, raging nausea, hours spent crumpled in a heap, desperate doses of pointless painkillers – many women can relate to my woes of menstruation. And many, too, can probably attest to cavalier counsel...MORE
October - Jacqui Smith
In Aid Of The British Stroke Association www.stroke.org.uk
I’m a Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach, so health and fitness is very important to me. I started ‘For Our Cause’ in honor of my late father, Douglas Smith.  My father’s life was shattered by a massive stroke in December 2007...MORE
November - Catalina Martone
In aid of The Napa Center
www.napacenter.org

The Napa Center is a rehabilitation facility which offers holistic forms of therapy for children with neurological disorders.  Everyday these therapists devote their lives to improving the quality of life for these wonderful children...MORE

December - Audrey Jones
In aid of A Drop In the Bucket  www.dropinthebucket.org
I have enjoyed an extensive career in fashion working for one of the world’s biggest trend-setters, Guess Jeans. After several years of earning my chops in the fast-paced, ever-so demanding rigors of the fashion world, I married my husband and gave birth to my beautiful son, Jordan in 1992. ...MORE