Did you know?
- Un-schooled girls to boys ratio in Turkey is 2 to 1
- 100% of your donation supports our programs!
- Since 2003, BTF has distributed over $300,000 in grants to programs in Turkey, made possible with Grassroots Investments from donors like YOU!
BTF has provided for:
- 26 School Libraries
- 16 School Repairs
- 22 PC Projectors
- 6 Computer Labs
- 3 U7-ECE Classrooms
- 2 Playgrounds
- 105 Annual Scholarships
- 4,000 Winter Boots
- 2,000 Warm Socks
- 500 Coats & Backpacks
- Cleft Lip Surgeries
- Burn Treatments
- Leukemia Patients
Pics of Atatürk & Children
"Ve yeni nesil sizin eseriniz olacaktır..."
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Our Regional Giving Circles (Bölgesel Halkalarımız)
One Person can only do so much (Bir elin nesi var?)
A giving circle can harness much more (Bir çok elin sesi var!)
Your leadership will make a difference!
Giving Circles or Fundraising as a Team is an exciting alternative to individual donations, offering our supporters and their friends the opportunity to raise funds together with BTF. Targeting specific projects, such as sponsoring a school library or a preschool classroom, your friends, family and colleagues can both raise funds and have fun together, while spreading the word to others.
Giving Circle members pool their charitable dollars into a tax deductible fund with BTF, and decide as a group which projects and programs to support. BTF's Giving Circles vary in structure, size and charitable focus. Some giving circles are very informal, nothing more than a group of friends who meet in each others' homes to discuss and decide on where their funds will go. Other giving circles have many members that comprise a regional community or institution.
Our Giving Circle Leaders help us with our programs and act as our representatives within their group.
If there is no BTF Circle in your area and you are interested in starting one, please contact us at info@bridgetoturkiye.org
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Some of our Giving Circles:
- ATA-DC (Focusing on Education Projects)
- OCTAA, CA (Focusing on School Renovations)
- ATA-NC (Focusing on Ilkyar Libraries)
- LVTAA, PA (Focusing on Micro-Scholarships)
- Montana Circle (Focusing on Boots-N-Socks)
- Kardelen Dance Ensemble, WDC (Focusing on Boots-N-Socks)
- WDC Turkish Folk Dance Troupe (Focusing on Boots-N-Socks)
- Turks of Wilmington, NC (Focusing on Micro-Scholarships)
- Charlotte Turks, NC (Focusing on Ilkyar Libraries)
- UNC-TSA, NC (Focusing on Education Projects)
- Georgia Tech TSO, GA (Focusing on Education Projects)
- NJ Youth Group, NJ (Focusing on Education Projects)
- Turkish Rythm, NC (Focusing on Micro-Scholarships)
- Ünüşan & Friends Circle, NJ (Focusing on Libraries and ECE Pre-Schools)
- Özdemir & Friends Circle, NJ (Focusing on ECE Pre-Schools)
- Berber & Friends Circle, NJ (Focusing on Boots-N-Socks)
- Büyüklimanlı & Friends Circle, NJ (Focusing on Micro-Scholarships)
- Atay & Friends Circle, NJ (Focusing on Libraries)
- Izlem & Friends Circle, MD (Focusing on Libraries)
- Senkesen & Friends Circle. FL (Focusing on Micro-Scholarships)
- Microsoft Employees Circle, WA (Focusing on Education Projects)
- IBM Employees Circle, US (Focusing on Education Projects)
Postcards from the Field
BTF was founded on the belief that ordinary people of modest means can do extraordinary things - especially when we do it together. Chip-In together, Give-Back together, Leverage our individual investments together to collectively change the lives of Turkish children. Please Donate Now!