As the holiday season approaches, Black Friday and Cyber Monday will once again draw plenty of attention. But the Tuesday that follows offers a different way to mark the season, by giving back.
Giving Tuesday takes place this year on Tuesday, December 1, and Our Community Foundation will once again host Giving Tuesday Daviess County, a 24-hour event dedicated to raising financial support for local charitable organizations.
This year’s event carries special significance for the Foundation. It marks the fifth year of Giving Tuesday Daviess County as well as the fifth anniversary of Our Community Foundation.
“It’s exciting to celebrate five years of Giving Tuesday Daviess County along with Our Community Foundation’s fifth anniversary,” said Chris Jarrett, Executive Director of Our Community Foundation. “Both milestones reflect the generosity of people who care deeply about this community. We hope everyone will join us on December 1 by making a gift to a local organization or charitable fund that is meaningful to them.”
Giving Tuesday is a global movement that celebrates generosity and encourages people to support the causes and organizations they care about. In the United States, the annual event takes place on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, providing an opportunity amid the busy holiday shopping season to focus on giving back.
To make it easy to participate, Our Community Foundation will again provide an online giving platform at localforever.org at no cost to participating nonprofits. Donors can use the site to make gifts directly to the participating organizations of their choice or to any charitable fund held at the Foundation.
“Our Community Foundation funds support a wide range of local causes, organizations, and programs,” Jarrett added. “Gifts made to those funds on December 1 will also be included in our Giving Tuesday totals.”
Community partners will once again add to the excitement by providing special awards for participating organizations:
• Washington Times Herald will recognize the organization with the most donors within the 47501 zip code.
• Shake Broadcasting will present an award to the organization with the greatest number of donors overall.
• The Odon Journal will recognize the organization with the most donors from outside the 47501 zip code.
• Shake Broadcasting will present an award to the organization with the greatest number of donors overall.
• The Odon Journal will recognize the organization with the most donors from outside the 47501 zip code.
Giving Tuesday Daviess County begins at 12:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 1, and continues for 24 hours. Donations can be made online at localforever.org, with results to be announced following the event.
Local charitable organizations interested in participating should contact Chris Jarrett at chris@localforever.org no later than Friday, October 31.