July 4, 2008: Patricia Anne Hatlen Trust issues a challege to raise $5,000 before December 31, 2008. For every $1 you donate Patricia Anne Trust will match your donation up to $5,000!

January 1, 2008: We did it! We met the 2007 Challenge issued by Woody (Mary Jane Wood) on behalf of the Patricia Anne Hatlen Trust. Thank you so much Woody and thanks to all of you for your contributions and making this Challenge a success!

December 1, 2007: Challenge update - we are at 75% of our $10,000 goal!

May 27, 2007: Patricia Anne Hatlen Trust issues a challege to raise $10,000 before December 31, 2007. For every $1 you donate Patricia Anne Trust will match your donation up to $10,000!

May 27, 2007: Rick Hawes winds up in Jail at the IAGSDC Brunch Meeting. People paid $521 to keep him in jail and challenged everyone to donate to the Rick Hawes Detention Fund.

May 26, 2007: All Join Hands Foundation passes the Golden Boot award to Scott Philips.

May 21, 2007: All Join Hands Foundation passed the IRS testing period and received our final determination letter from the IRS recognizing us as a public 501(c)3!

December 31, 2006: Thanks to everyone who donated in 2006, we met the Challenge issued by Scott Philips!

July 3, 2006: All Join Hands Foundation receives the Golden Boot award, given yearly to recognize exceptional service to the GLBT square dancing community.

October 19, 2004: All Join Hands Foundation funds the first community outreach event hosted by El Camino Reelers.

July, 2006: All Join Hands Foundation funded the 2005 GCA caller school, the Trail-In Dance, and a Contra Dance at When You Wish Upon a Thar in Anaheim, CA. Many local square dancers attended the trail-in dance, and many local contra dancers attended the contra. See the Activities page for full details.

January 1, 2006: All Join Hands Foundation approves funding for producing and delivering the IAGSDC newsletters and for shipping the IAGSDC travelling displays for the 2006 calendar year.

January 1, 2006: All Join Hands Foundation donors met the 2005 challenge grant made in July by donating over $5,000 to the Foundation. We received the full $5,000 in matching funds. See the Donation page for full details.

July, 2005: All John Hands Foundation has received $5000 matching challenges for donations in 2005. Every dollar donated up to $5000 will result in an equal donation from the challenges. See the Donation page for full details.

July, 2005: All Join Hands Foundation funded the 2005 GCA caller school, the Trail-In Dance, and a Contra Dance at Star Thru the Silicon Galaxy in Santa Clara, CA. Many local square dancers attended the trail-in dance, and many local contra dancers attended the contra. See the Activities page for full details.

January 1, 2005: All Join Hands Foundation approves funding for producing and delivering the IAGSDC newsletters and for shipping the IAGSDC travelling displays for the 2005 calendar year.

January 1, 2005: All Join Hands Foundation donors met the 2004 challenge grant made in March by donating over $2,500 to the Foundation. We received the full $2,500 in matching funds. See the Donation page for full details.

July, 2006: All John Hands Foundation has received $5000 matching challenges for donations in 2006. Every dollar donated up to $5000 will result in an equal donation from the challenges. See the Donation page for full details.

July 1, 2004: All Join Hands funded the 2004 GCA caller school and the Trail-In Dance at Remake the Heatwave in Phoenix, AZ. For the first time in many years, the caller school was sold out. The trail-in dance was a huge success with many members of the local straight square dance community attending. See the Activities page for full details.

March, 2004: All John Hands Foundation has received a $2500 matching challenge for donations in 2004. Every dollar donated up to $2500 will result in an equal donation from this generous individual. See the Donation page for full details.

February 29, 2004: All Join Hands Foundation announces that it is funding the 2004 GCA Caller School, being held in Phoenix this summer. The lowered tuition has resulted in the largest enrollment in many years. See the Activities page for full details.

January 1, 2004: All Join Hands Foundation donors met the two challenge grants made in July, 2003 by donating over $5,000 to the Foundation. We received the full $10,000 in matching funds. See the Donation page for full details.

November, 2003: All Join Hands Foundation funded the production and mailing of the November IAGSDC newsletter, sent out to all IAGSDC club members. See the Activities page for full details.

October 4, 2003: All Join Hands Foundation donated two additional travelling displays to the IAGSDC. One will remain in Canada and the second will join the original display in travelling around the United States. See the Activities page for full details.

September 21, 2003: Do you have an old working cell phone that is lying around gathering dust? Send it to All Join Hands Foundation at the address on our contact page, and we will turn it into a cash donation on your behalf. The donation amount depends upon the model and condition of your phone. See the Donation page for full details.

September 8, 2003: Following the announcement of All Join Hands Foundation at the General Membership Meeting of the IAGSDC in San Diego, two members of the IAGSDC offered a challenge through December 31, 2003 to match funds dollar for dollar, up to $5,000. What that means is for every dollar All Join Hands Foundation receives between now and December 31, 2003, there will be two dollars ($2.00) contributed by these two remarkable people. If we reach $5,000 in donations by December 31, All Join Hands Foundation will receive $15,000. See the Donation page for full details.