| We are
very happy to announce that Josh's fans gave a HUGE present to Josh
by raising $27,051 in the Birthday Auction for The Josh Groban Foundation,
which supports children in need around the world!"
The Birthday Wishes
Project raised $7937 for JGF in honor of Josh's birthday! To see
the Birthday Wishes Wall, go here: Birthday
Wishes Project.
Thanks to the Race to a Million Team for coordinating this project
and thanks to everyone who participated!
The 2008 Grobanite Toy Drive raised
5,803 toys and $715 for Toys for Tots! Thanks to everyone who participated!
You helped make the holidays brighter for thousands of children
in need around the country!
The 2008 Holiday Auction
raised $28,800 for JGF (including $3046 for GFA/Africa Projects)!
Thanks to everyone who donated items, purchased items or won items
in the auction! Thanks also to the many volunteers who made and/or
mailed out all the "buy now" items! All of you have a
made a huge difference for children in need around the world!
Join the "Race
to a Million" to reach a million dollars raised for JGF! Just
go here for more details http://joshgroban.yuku.com/topic/9209
or visit the Race to a Million website at www.gfcracetoamillion.org!
To make your crafting
projects easier, we've created a page of Grobanite photos for you
to choose from. Go here: Charity
Project Photos
If you would
like to run a fundraiser to raise money for GFC/JGF, please read
the following guidelines:
GFC
Fundraiser Guidelines
Please download and print the following form for any/all auctions
you may have:
GFC
Auction Item Form
Please adhere to the following
rules for GFC Fundraisers:
GFC Fundraiser Rules

Welcome to "Grobanites for Charity" (GFC)!
We are a dedicated group of volunteers who have
banded together with thousands of Josh Groban fans all over the
world to support a variety of charitable causes. Our main focus
is to raise money for The Josh Groban Foundation, which supports
children in need around the world through contributions to the arts,
education and healthcare. Josh's fans have already raised over $700,000
for his Foundation through on-line auctions, donations and fundraisers
at fan gatherings.
GFC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which
is run by volunteers. All of our operating costs are donated by
GFC supporters so that 100% of your donations (beyond the costs
of the on-line transaction fees and merchandise costs) go directly
to the charities we support.
GFA (Grobanites for Africa) is a sub-team within
GFC that focuses specifically on projects for Africa. You can visit
the GFA website at www.grobanitesforafrica.org.
Tender Totes and Heavenly Dreams is a sub-team within
GFC that makes Totes, Pillowcases, Dolls and Beanies for Shriner
and Children's hospitals. For more information on these projects,
go to www.tendertotes.org.
Josh and his family are very appreciative of all
that the fans are doing for charity. You can read messages from
Josh and his family by going here:
A
Thank You From The Groban Family (2004)
HAPPY
NEW YEAR Message from the Grobans (2005)
Happy
Holidays! (2006)
Thank You From The
Josh Groban Foundation (2007)
Since 2004, The Josh Groban Foundation and Grobanites
for Charity have supported the following charitable causes through
donations and projects led by Josh's fans:
- Siyawela (formerly Zamimpilo Orphanage) / NOAH
(KwaMashu, South Africa)
- Operation USA (for Tsunami Relief, Niger, and
Katrina Relief)
- Mercy Corps (for Tsunami Relief)
- Save the Children (for Tsunami Relief)
- South Central Scholar Fund
- Toys for Tots
- Project 46664 (Nelson Mandela's Charity to fight
AIDS in Africa)
- LACHSA (Los Angeles County High School for the
Arts)
- LACHSA Alumni Association
- Riley's Children's Hospital
- Shriners and Children's Hospitals
- Point Hope (Delilah's Charity to help the Buduburam
Refugee Camp in Ghana, W. Africa)
- St. Mary's Dominican School in New Orleans
- Batonga (Angelique Kidjo's Charity to help women
and children in Africa)
- Optimist Foster Family Agency Services
- Hogar de Refugio Infantil Orphanage in Mexico
- Greenbay Elementary School in Chicago IL
Thank you, everyone, for your generous support,
participation and donations. You are making a big difference to
help children in need all over the world!
The Grobanites for Charity
Team - Val, Julie, Meg, Andrea,
Maggie, and Lynn


- Hollywood Bowl Meet and Greet Fundraiser - June
18, 2009 - Contact Shauna at farleysl@aol.com
or Gayle at gsstever@aol.com
- Tender Totes Drive - June 1 - September 30, 2009
- Contact Lynn@tendertotes.org
- South Central Scholars Freshman Gift Drive
- TBD
- 2009 Toy Drive - October/November, 2009
- GFC Holiday Auction - November 15 - 23,
2009
Note:
All dates subject to change.
If you would like to run a fundraiser for Josh's
Charity, please let us know - we'd be happy to help! Just write
to GFC@Grobanitesforcharity.org
. Please note that ALL fundraisers for Josh's Charity MUST be
approved and run in accordance with guidelines established by Josh's
family.
Grobanites for Charity is an official
licensee of the GROBANITE trademark. The word GROBANITE is
used with permission and legal documentation from Josh Groban.
GFC is legally obligated by trademark agreement to report any person(s)
or group(s) which are using the trademark "GROBANITE" without license.
Please note that the GFC Team's
focus and responsibility is for charity matters only. We request
that you send fan (or personal) letters and/or gifts to the address
listed on Josh Groban's web site.
For Josh Groban's official web
site, go here - www.joshgroban.
com
For the Friends of Josh Groban web site, go here - www.friendsofjoshgroban.com
For more information about Josh Groban, go here - www.thatjoshgrobanguy.com
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