Serotonin Surge Charities is an all volunteer public benefit 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1999 to raise money for health care related causes. Serotonin is the “good feeling” brain chemical and our mission is to make people feel great about using their time, talents, and wealth to help others in need. We are always looking for newer and better ways to leverage volunteerism and collaboration to make this world a better place to live.

To date we have raised $3.4 million for our recipient organizations through our annual fall golf tournament and springtime food, wine, and fashion festival. In the future, we would like to expand our menu of fundraising events, increase our opportunities for volunteers, and offer internships for people interested in making a positive difference in their communities.

Our founder and CEO is John Chuck, a family physician with The Permanente Medical Group and U.C Davis Foundation Trustee Emeritus. Other members of the board of directors include Clayton Tanaka, Esq., Professor, U.C. Davis School of Law; Brad Crutchfield, Senior Vice-President, Qiagen; William McGowan, CFO Emeritus, U.C. Davis Health System; Tom Nesbitt, Associate Vice-Chancellor for Strategic Technologies and Alliances, U.C. Davis; David Cosca, M.D., Yorba Wines; and Lesli Chuck, Serotonin Surge event coordinator and community volunteer.

Your contributions to our organization are tax deductible ((TAX ID#68-0411254). 

Checks should be made out to:
Serotonin Surge Charities
Attention: John Chuck
1955 Cowell Boulevard
Davis, CA 95618

Dr. Chuck can be contacted at john.chuck@kp.org or 530-757-4114
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What We Support 

Safety Net Clinics in the Greater Sacramento Region. Benevolence has been defined as wanting for others and their families the same things that you want for yourself and those you love. To that end, we support clinics that provide high quality health care to people who are underinsured or uninsured. These clinics include the nationally acclaimed UC Davis School of Medicine's student run clinics and numerous others that specialize in caring for the most vulnerable members of our communities. The clinics listed below provide a combined total of 250,000 patient care visits per year to our neighbors who would otherwise go untreated. To date, our organization has supported these clinics with more than $2,500,000. With the ongoing help of our many sponsors, donors, and event guests, we hope to add more clinics to our recipient list.

• Bayanihan Clinic	• HALO Community Clinics	• MercyClinic Loaves & Fishes
• Clinica Tepati	• Health for All	• MercyClinic Norwood
• CommuniCare Health Centers	• Imani Clinic	• Paul Hom Asian Clinic
• CSERF's SPIRIT Project	• Joan Viteri Memorial Clinic	• WellSpace Health
• Elica Health Centers	• Knights Landing Clinic	• Willow Clinic

Cure Breast Cancer is a non-profit organization started by TPMG surgeon, Dr. Ernie Bodai. Motivated by treating over 2000 women for breast cancer, Dr. Bodai was the driving force behind the breast cancer awareness stamp that went on sale in 1998 and the breast cancer awareness license plate that debuted in 2001. Cure Breast Cancer is dedicated to bringing national attention to these projects that together raise millions of dollars per year for breast cancer research.

The Serotonin Surge Thrive Scholarship Fund recognizes high school seniors who have distinguished themselves through outstanding academic achievement, extracurricular activities, and community service. High school seniors who have a parent employed by The Permanente Medical Group or Kaiser Permanente in the Capital Service Area are eligible to apply. To date, nearly 200 students have received this $1000 award which was formely called the Maggi Carlile Memorial Scholarship Award.