Angelika Non-profit organizations hope that many will take heart and donate the tax refund for a good cause -- including the "Tenderloin Childcare Center," where I still volunteer twice a week. They published donation appeals in various newspapers. And now, here it comes. Ta-da!!! The cover photo for these appeals, which shows a child from the Childcare Center, was personally taken, developed, and enlarged by me! Here's how it happened: The director of the Tenderloin Childcare Center's umbrella organization was very impressed with the photos I always take of the children and wanted to decorate the organization's office spaces with them. So, I donated five of my black-and-white photos and five color photos. These photos were so well-received by the staff member responsible for public relations that she asked me if I would agree to let her use my photos for their public relations work, i.e., for brochures, advertisements, etc. Naturally, I immediately agreed.

A few weeks ago, a media company agreed to design the advertisement for free (which is called "pro bono" here). At the end of July, I opened the latest issue of the "Bay Guardian" and on page 41, and a piece of my photographic ambitions beamed back at me. The "Bay Guardian" is a free weekly local newspaper that is very popular in San Francisco because it not only reports on events, restaurants, etc., but also critically examines things happening in the city. The issue in which my photo appeared was titled "Best of the Bay" and is particularly sought after. Once a year, the "Bay Guardian" publishes a list of the best and most popular restaurants, cafes, parks, destinations, beaches, movie theaters, and so on. Both readers and staff of the Bay Guardian have their say. The following week, I admired my photo along with the advertisement in the "San Francisco Business Times." This newspaper also appears weekly and can be found at various newspaper stands in San Francisco. In illustration 1, you can see the advertisement, and it is also available on the official webpage of the umbrella organization (www.compass-s.f.org). At the very bottom left in the fine print, you can also find my name. Yes, yes, I admit that you almost need a magnifying glass to read it. However, in the printed advertisement, it is easier to decipher.

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