150 Nonprofits Participating in Midlands Gives Day on May 6!
April 16, 2014
On May 6, 2014, Central Carolina Community Foundation will present the Midlands’ first regional day of giving. During the 24-hour online giving challenge, Midlands Gives will bring our region together as one community by raising money and awareness for 150 Midlands nonprofits.
Midlands Gives is part of a national day of giving called Give Local America that encourages people to make gifts that support vital causes in their local community. This effort, a celebration of the centennial anniversary of community foundations nationwide, promotes and encourages local philanthropy.
Contributions to Midlands Gives will benefit local organizations in our communities, each of which received marketing training sponsored by Colonial Life.
On May 6, a gift to any of the participating nonprofit organizations will receive bonus dollars from bonus pool sponsors, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Lipscomb Family Foundation.
Aflac is sponsoring Golden Ticket prizes that will add $500 to a randomly selected donor’s gift every hour for a total of 24 prizes. They also will provide six Power Hour prizes awarding $1,000 to the nonprofit with the most donors in that hour.
All together, the bonus pool and prize incentives will provide more than $92,000 to the participating organizations.
“Giving Days are becoming widely popular around the country as they are spurred by engaged communities and social media,” said JoAnn Turnquist, President and CEO of Central Carolina Community Foundation. “They provide an opportunity for anyone to become a philanthropist with an online donation. We look forward to magnifying the Midlands on May 6 by connecting local nonprofits to the generous folks in our community.”
For more information, visit www.midlandsgives.org. Participating organizations by county include:
Calhoun County:
Calhoun County First Steps
Clarendon County:
Jordan Crossroads Ministry Center
Kershaw County:
Community Medical Clinic of Kershaw County
Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County
Habitat for Humanity of Kershaw County
Kershaw County First Steps Partnership Board
Lee County:
Lexington County:
Gilbert Ruritan Club
Lexington Interfaith Community Services
Lexington School District Four Education Foundation
Newberry County:
Free Medical Clinic of Newberry County, Inc.
Newberry County Library System
Newberry Opera House Foundation
Orangeburg County:
Downtown Orangeburg Revitalization Association (DORA)
Edisto Habitat for Humanity, Inc.
Elloree Heritage Museum and Cultural Center
Orangeburg Area Boys & Girls Club
Orangeburg-Calhoun Free Medical Clinic
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Foundation
Sumter County:
United Way of Sumter, Clarendon and Lee Counties
YWCA of the Upper Lowlands, Inc.
Richland County:
701 Center for Contemporary Art
Acercamiento Hispano de Carolina del Sur (South Carolina Hispanic Outreach)
American Lung Association in South Carolina
Animal Protection League of SC
Beginnings for Parents of Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing – SC
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands
Columbia Community Outreach
Communities in Schools of the Midlands
Conservation Voters of South Carolina Education Fund
COR| Columbia Opportunity Resource
Crossover Communications International
Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties
Eat Smart, Move More South Carolina
Eau Claire Shalom Ministries/Tutor Eau Claire
Family Connection of South Carolina
Hootie and The Blowfish Foundation Fund
Indian Waters Council, Boy Scouts of America
Junior Achievement of Central South Carolina
Junior League of Columbia, Inc.
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Links, Inc., Columbia Chapter
Mental Illness Recovery Center
Midlands Community Development Corporation
Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Services
Palmetto Conservation Foundation
Palmetto Place Children’s Shelter
Partners for Minorities in Engineering and Computer Science (PMECS)
PETS, Inc. The Carolinas Humane Society
Pilot Club of Columbia Foundation
Prosperity Project, a Christ Central Ministry
Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities
Richland County First Steps to School Readiness
Riverbanks Society, Riverbanks Zoo and Garden
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Columbia, SC
The Salvation Army of the Midlands
Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands
South Carolina Afterschool Alliance
South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center
South Carolina Arts Foundation
South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families
South Carolina Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers
Southern Interscholastic Press Association
Special Olympics of South Carolina
St. Lawrence Place (Trinity Housing Corporation)
Vital Connections of the Midlands
The Walker Foundation at the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind