The Well Appointed House is proud to support the Ronald McDonald House of New York.  Owner Melissa Hawks has been involved with the charity through volunteering and fundraising since 1998.  The Ronald McDonald House of NYC provides temporary housing for pediatric cancer patients and their families, and is the largest facility of its type in the world.  The House's location in Manhattan, in close proximity to 12 major cancer treatment centers, draws children and families from across the country and the world.  We are happy to donate 100% of the profits resulting from the sale of the following item to the Ronald McDonald House.    


This classic Steiff clown bear reminds us of the playfulness of Ronald McDonald the clown.  It retails for $198 and will become an heirloom to any child. We will donate all profits resulting from the sale of this bear to the Ronald McDonald House of New York.  Please click on the image at left or here to purchase this bear.  Thank you for your help!

The Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation was founded by Eddie and Lisa Yu, parents who lost their two young children to cardiomyopathy.  Recognizing the need for better support and more research, the Yus established CCF with the purpose of stimulating and funding promising research on the disease, educating and assisting physicians and patients, and increasing awareness and advocacy related to the needs of affected children and their families.  The Well Appointed House is pleased to support this charity and its efforts to help children with cardiomyopathy.  100% of the profits of the sale of the children's artwork shown below will be donated to this foundation:

These prints feature a heart and the words, "I love you more than..." followed by all of the words of childhood.  They are available for boys or girls and can be personalized with your child's name.  This makes a wonderful keepsake gift and is a wonderful way to support the Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation.  Click on the images at left to order the print for either a little boy (blue and green) or little girl (pink).  They retail for $110 each and 100% of the profits of the sale will be given to CCF.

The Wildlife Conservation Society has worked since 1895 to save wildlife and wild lands through careful science, international conservation, education and the management of the world's largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo.  Together, these activities change individual attitudes toward nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in sustainable interaction on both a local and a global scale.  Today the WCS is at work in 53 nations across Africa, Asia, Latin America and North America protecting wild landscapes that are at home to a vast variety of species.  The Well Appointed House is proud to be a Patron level supporter of the Wildlife Conservation Society.

This large stuffed tiger makes a wonderful gift for any child.  It retails at $60 and we will donate 100% of the profits to the Wildlife Conservation Society! Click on the image at left to make your purchase.

This handmade decoupage safari inspired wastebasket and tissue box will bring classic wildlife themes into your home.  Wastebasket can be purchased for  $110 alone or $162 as a set with the tissue box. All profits will be given to the Wildlife Conservation Society. Click on the image at left to purchase these items.

The American Museum of Natural History was established in 1869 in a world very different from today.  Since then, the museum has played a leading role in exploration, discovery, and theoretical advances in the natural sciences. Central to these efforts has been the accumulation of one of the world's great Museum collections. Today, science at the American Museum of Natural History thrives and expands on these earlier accomplishments.  The work of scientific research, training, laboratory work, and collections management concern more than 200 scientific personnel, including more than 40 curators.  The museum's doctoral training program, which connects with five universities (Yale, Cornell, Columbia, New York Universities and the City University of New York), represents the largest and most diversified program of its kind offered by any unaffiliated museum.  The museum's library, with over 400,000 volumes, is one of the great natural history libraries in the world. 

The Well Appointed House is proud to be a Patron's Circle level supporter of the American Museum of Natural History.  We would like to continue our support of this fine institution by donating 100% of the profits resulting from the sale of the following products to the museum.

 This Malaysian tropical rainforest leaf mimic has the amazing ability to disguise itself as a leaf.  It has been carefully preserved and mounted and makes a unique conversation piece for nature lovers.  It also makes a beautiful statement piece for any room.  It retails for $220 and we are happy to donate all profits to the American Museum of Natural History.  Click on image at left to purchase this item and help support this wonderful institution.

Women for Women International builds bridges of mutual support and understanding while simultaneously helping women whose lives have been torn apart by war and conflict.  Across the globe, undeclared wars and internal armed conflicts have reached an unprecedented number. There have been more than 250 major wars since the end of World War II, resulting in over 23 million casualties. Modern warfare is no longer confined to battlefields.  Around the world, non-combatants are finding themselves in the direct line of fire, suffering greatly and becoming the anonymous and undercounted casualties of violent conflicts. In today’s wars, 90 percent of casualties are civilians, 75 percent of whom are women and children; a century ago, 90 percent of war casualties were male soldiers.

As never before, women are disproportionately affected by war and civil strife. Women are targeted for ethnic cleansing and subjected to rape as a tool of war. They lose male family members who leave to fight and are killed. Many are displaced from their own homes. When widowed by war, they are thrust into the role of sole provider, often without marketable skills or a viable means to earn an income and often in communities that do not value their place in society.

So far, The Well Appointed House has sponsored two women through this organization from Rwanda and we hope to sponsor many more.  Please visit this organization by clicking on their logo above for more information on how to get involved.

The Well Appointed House was founded in NYC and Central Park has a special place in our hearts.  We are proud to be members of the Central Park Conservators program.  With 25 million visitors each year to its 843 acres, Central Park is the most frequently visited urban park in the United States.  The conservancy sustains the park's maintenance, preservation and horticultural programs.  To manage the Park, Conservancy crews aerate and seed lawns; rake leaves; prune and fertilize trees; plant shrubs and flowers; maintain ball fields and playgrounds; remove graffiti; conserve monuments, bridges, and buildings; and care for water bodies and woodlands, controlling erosion, maintaining the drainage system, and protecting over 150 acres of lakes and streams from pollution, siltation, and algae.

The Well Appointed House donated over $1000 to the American Cancer Society by participating in the 2006 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Central Park.  We plan to walk again this year!