Institute For Justice; Defenders of Animal Rights.

I'm at Starbucks in Festival at Woodholme where Mindy Mitnz Mordechai who recommends her charity: ECAN, the Esophageal Cancer Action Network based in Baltimore. It's a national, nonprofit orgnaization whose slogan is Heartburn Can Cause Cancer. For more info, visit the website at ecan.org.

The Pikesville Volunteer Fire Company receives no tax funding and relies on the philanthropic support of community members to provide lifesaving fire and emergency medical services to everyone in the community. PVFC saves taxpayers $3 million a year by providing an engine, heavy rescue squad, ladder truck and ambulance.

Thanks Michael! Here's a link to the Pikesville Volunteer Fire Company website: http://www.pvfd32.org/

And links to Defenders of Animal Rights www.adopt-a-pet.org/ and Institute for Justice www.ij.org/ Keep the suggestions coming!

Hatzalah of Baltimore is a non-profit and 100% volunteer organization that provides immediate life saving emergency medical services to enhance the quality of life in our Northwest Baltimore Jewish community.We pride ourselves in service excellence through dependability, patient advocacy, and offering the highest level of pre-hospital care 24/7/365 days a year.

Thanks "Baltimore Hatzalah" rep! Here's the link to Hatzalah of Baltimore, for more info: www.hatzalahbaltimore.org/

Central Scholarship. Education changes lives.

Hatzalah of Baltimore has been consistently the tow vote-taker in the 'favorite charity' poll since the contest began. So, it's now declared the winner! Look for a story about this organization soon on Pikesville Patch. Congratulations! http://patch.com/A-tQv8

That's "top" vote-taker.

Here's a breakdown of the Favorite Charity poll results. http://patch.com/A-tZcX