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Altruette Charms That Benefit Washington Charities

Written by Washingtonian Staff | Published on December 21, 2011
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Help give girls the key to understanding the role of women in US history. This charm supports efforts to build a National Women’s History Museum (nwhm.org) in the District, $75 for silver, $95 for gold.
Help give girls the key to understanding the role of women in US history. This charm supports efforts to build a National Women’s History Museum (nwhm.org) in the District, $75 for silver, $95 for gold.

Key Charm Photograph by Altruette

If getting kids active is more your style, this basketball charm is a perfect pick. PeacePlayers International (peaceplayersintl.org) assembles basketball teams in communities with histories of cultural conflicts—including in Israel, Northern Ireland, and
If getting kids active is more your style, this basketball charm is a perfect pick. PeacePlayers International (peaceplayersintl.org) assembles basketball teams in communities with histories of cultural conflicts—including in Israel, Northern Ireland, and

Basketball Charm Photograph by Altruette

The hummingbird serves as a reminder of the species the Nature Conservancy (nature.org) works to protect through its wildlife preservation efforts. It’s popular, too—this particular charm is backordered in gold, though it’s still available in silver for o
The hummingbird serves as a reminder of the species the Nature Conservancy (nature.org) works to protect through its wildlife preservation efforts. It’s popular, too—this particular charm is backordered in gold, though it’s still available in silver for o

Hummingbird Charm Photograph by Altruette

Help someone else learn their ABCs. First Book (firstbook.org) helps provide underprivileged kids with more books—85 million so far since the organization’s inception, $95 for silver, $125 for gold.
Help someone else learn their ABCs. First Book (firstbook.org) helps provide underprivileged kids with more books—85 million so far since the organization’s inception, $95 for silver, $125 for gold.

ABC Book Charm Photograph by Altruette

’Tis the season for this tree charm and the organization it represents: Toys for Tots (toysfortots.org), the Marine Corps’ yearly effort to get Christmas gifts to needy kids, $115 for silver, $145 for gold.
’Tis the season for this tree charm and the organization it represents: Toys for Tots (toysfortots.org), the Marine Corps’ yearly effort to get Christmas gifts to needy kids, $115 for silver, $145 for gold.

Christmas Tree Charm Photograph by Altruette

Wear your Starbucks addiction on your wrist with this charm from TechnoServe(technoserve.org). The group helps entrepreneurs in the developing world build small-scale businesses and, in the case of coffee farmers, put new, more effective farming practices
Wear your Starbucks addiction on your wrist with this charm from TechnoServe(technoserve.org). The group helps entrepreneurs in the developing world build small-scale businesses and, in the case of coffee farmers, put new, more effective farming practices

Coffee Cup Charm Photograph by Altruette

Even though it works to protect African wildlife, including elephants in their natural habitats, the African Wildlife Foundation (awf.org) is still based in DC, $115 for silver, $145 for gold.
Even though it works to protect African wildlife, including elephants in their natural habitats, the African Wildlife Foundation (awf.org) is still based in DC, $115 for silver, $145 for gold.

Elephant Charm Photograph by Altruette

This charm benefits Global Giving (globalgiving.org), a DC-based site that facilitates microlending projects, which allow donors to know exactly what their donations are doing all over the world, $115 for silver, $145 for gold.
This charm benefits Global Giving (globalgiving.org), a DC-based site that facilitates microlending projects, which allow donors to know exactly what their donations are doing all over the world, $115 for silver, $145 for gold.

Globe Charm Photograph by Altruette

The Friends of the National Zoo (nationalzoo.si.edu) help to protect all of Woodley Park’s wildest residents—and this charm is almost as adorable as Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, the zoo’s two giant pandas, $115 for silver, $145 for gold.
The Friends of the National Zoo (nationalzoo.si.edu) help to protect all of Woodley Park’s wildest residents—and this charm is almost as adorable as Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, the zoo’s two giant pandas, $115 for silver, $145 for gold.

Panda Charm Photograph by Altruette

KaBOOM! (kaboom.org)—and its CEO, past Washingtonian of the Year Darrell Hammond—is all about play. The organization’s goal is to outfit every community with a playground kids can walk to, $75 for silver, $95 for gold.
KaBOOM! (kaboom.org)—and its CEO, past Washingtonian of the Year Darrell Hammond—is all about play. The organization’s goal is to outfit every community with a playground kids can walk to, $75 for silver, $95 for gold.

Slide Charm Photograph by Altruette

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