Giving Day!
Come Thursday, Feb. 27, at least 23 Ridgefield nonprofits will be hoping residents are moved to open their digital wallets and make a contribution through Fairfield County’s Giving Day donation marathon.
Back for a seventh year, Giving Day is a 24-hour online event that encourages people to “give where you live.”
Ridgefield nonprofits participating this year are:
ACT of Connecticut;
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum;
Apache’s Promise Animal Rescue;
Boys & Girls Club of Ridgefield;
Cornerstone Home & Gardens;
CT Against Gun Violence Education Fund;
Keeler Tavern Museum and History Center;
Looking Glass Animal Rescue;
Lounsbury House/Veteran’s Memorial Community Association;
Meals on Wheels of Ridgefield;
Ms. President US;
Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance;
Ridgefield Guild of Artists;
Ridgefield Historical Society;
Ridgefield Library Association;
ROAR — Ridgefield Operation for Animal Rescue;
RVNA Health;
The Iris Fund;
The Ridgefield Chorale;
The Ridgefield Playhouse;
The Ridgefield Theater Barn;
Thrown Stone Theatre Company;
Woodcock Nature Center;
In addition to benefiting from the donations that are made, each charity has an opportunity to win cash prizes. The nonprofit that receives the most unique donations will win $20,000. Second place is worth $10,000.
The nonprofit that raises the most money will win $15,000. The second-place finisher will receive $10,000.
The business that has the most employees participating will win $2,000 to donate to one participating nonprofit of their choice. The business that donates the most money will receive $1,000 with which to do the same. Numerous other opportunities to win prize money may be viewed at How it works.
The minimum donation is $10, and there is no maximum. Giving Day runs from midnight on Feb. 27 to 11:59 p.m.
Donors may use their credit or debit card to contribute online at: http://www.FCGives.org or FCGives.org. Donations are tax-deductible and nonrefundable. Each donation will be subject to a 6.2-percent fee to cover administrative, credit-card processing and management fees. Receipts will be emailed by GiveGab.