Charities    I LOVE ALL THE CHILDREN'S CHARITIES.  IN SANTA BARBARA, WE HAVE MANY CHARITIES FOR   CHILDREN INCLUDING   BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, www.boysgirls.org,  STORYTELLER, www.storytellercenter.org,   MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION, www.tri-counties.wish.org   THE TEDDY BEAR CANCER FOUDATION,  www.teddybearcancerfoundation.org .  SINCE BREAST CANCER RUNS IN MY FAMILY, AND I HAVE SO MANY FRIENDS AND CLIENTS WHO   HAVE BEEN EFFECTED BY BREAST CANCER, I HAVE AN INTEREST IN CANCER RESEARCH.  www.bcrcsb.org.   IN ADDITION TO DONATING GIFT CERTIFICATES,   I ALSO DONATE MANY WIGS TO THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO ARE IN NEED   AND CANNOT AFFORD ONE.  HAIR CAN MAKE A PERSON FEEL MORE CONFIDENT AND ACCEPTED BY OTHERS. EVEN THOUGH  MY PARENTS DID NOT HAVE ALLOT OF MONEY WHILE I WAS GROWING UP, MY MOTHER SENT ME TO A MODELLING AND FINISHING SCHOOL.  KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND UNDERSTANDING HOW TO BEHAVE IN SOCIAL SITUATIONS CAN GIVE OUR CHILDREN THE SELF CONFIDENCE THEY NEED.  SHE ALSO GAVE ME THE GIFT OF DANCE, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, I FEEL PHYSICALLY FIT AND HAVE AN INNER HAPPPINESS THAT ONLY DANCE CAN GIVE ME.  BECAUSE OF THAT, I AM ALSO INTERESTED IN STARTING A FOUNDATION FOR ABUSED AND SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN.   TEACHING THEM SOCIAL SKILLS, HYGENE AND MANNERS, AND DANCEWILL GIVE THEM SOME INNER PEACE AND HAPPINESS TOO.   THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT,   DIANE MEEHAN