The fundraising extravaganza co-hosted by the Secular Coalition took place on this year's National Day of Reason and included a diverse range of entertainers, comedians, musicians, poets, and activists. A recording of the Mayday for Humanity event can be seen here.
Four other checks in the amount of $5,000 each are being personally delivered by Mayday for Humanity co-sponsors to the Foothill Unity Center in California (Secular Student Alliance), Second Harvest in Wisconsin (The Freedom From Religion Foundation), reStart in Missouri (Recovering From Religion), and Safe Harbor of Chester County in Pennsylvania (Freethought Society). Each benefiting organization operates in a nondiscriminatory, secular manner.
Margaret Downey, the Mayday for Humanity event coordinator and president of the Freethought Society says, “Thanks to the nonbelievers who generously donated during the event, humans, not prayers, answered the Mayday for Humanity emergency call to help end homelessness and hunger.”
It’s all part of the secular notion of doing and acting — instead of praying and hoping in vain. Successful initiatives and programs like Mayday for Humanity could not be achieved without the support and generosity of the secular community. Please click the "I want to help" button below to help SCA continue this work. Thank you.
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