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Be generous this #GivingTuesday [2]

Posted On: 2 Dec 2014 - 1:34pm

Bit to Do [1]
By Krista Walker [3]

Be a part of the global movement

#GivingTuesday

[4]

, as thousands of charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world

join together to donate their generosity and give to charities they care about. After Black Friday and Cyber Monday it’s time to take a break from holiday retail and think about those who are less fortunate. Keep #GivingTuesday local this year with the following businesses and charities that are spending this Tuesday giving back. Spread the word and continue the #GivingTuesday movement on social by posting a photo with the tags

#UnSelfie

[5]

and #GivingTuesday.

Dress and Dwell

Our favorite little New Albany, IN., boutique,

Dress and Dwell

[6]

, is celebrating #GivingTuesday by donating 15% of all online and in-store purchases to

Blessings in a Backpack

[7]

, which helps feed a child on the weekends, who may otherwise have little or no food to eat. Additionally, Dress and Dwell is participating in the #UnSelfie project until Thursday, December 4. Shippers are encouraged to take a post a photo showing how they’re giving back and tag #UnSelfie and #GivingTuesday.

Louisville Seminary

The Louisville Seminary

[8]

is participating in #GivingTuesday by encouraging donations adn support to their Annual Fund, which prepares future church and civic leaders for a world of religious and cultural difference. Donate to the Louisville Seminary

here

[9]

.

 

Delta Dental

Delta Dental

[10]

is celebrating #GivingTuesday by asking their followers to upload an #unselfie to Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook with “I give because… (Fill in your answer) and include #GivingTuesday and #DeltaDentalKY in the image. One lucky winner will recieve an electronic toothbrush! Check our Delta Dental’s Facebook post

here

[11]

.

Animal Care Society

The Animal Care Society of Louisville

[12]

is celebrating #GivingTuesday by giving all funds

donated

[13]

today to “Project Warm & Fuzzy,” which will raise enough funds to cover their heating bills this winter, keeping cats and dogs warm until they find a happy home. Learn more about Project Warm & Fuzzy

here

[12]

.  

Parkinson Support Center of

Kentuckiana

On #GivingTuesday, the

Parkinson Support Center of Kentuckiana

[14]

will be donating all funds collected today to the center’s education and exercise programs, which focus on symptom management, treatment options and coping strategies for those with Parkinson's Disease. To further entice you to

donate

[15]

, the highest donor will receive four tickets to the

Senior PGA Championship

[16]

in French Lick Indiana scheduled for Memorial Day weekend 2015.

Kentucky Humane Society

We know how happy your furry friend’s sweet slobbery face makes you. Help local animals just like them find a happy home and

donate

[17]

to

The Kentucky Humane Society

[18]

on #GivingTuesday.

Decca

This #GivingTuesday,

Decca

[19]

is donating $1 of every drink special to

The Food Literacy Project

[20]

. But wait, it gets better. If you donate $20 or more to The Food Literacy Project, Decca will give you 20% off your dinner bill today (bring a copy of your donation receipt)! We know where we’re dining tonight.

Dress for Success

Dress for Success

[21]

is celebrating #GivingTuesday by turning it into

#GivingShoeDay

[22]

. Donate your professional women’s shoes to Dress for Success to help provide women in our community the proper tools they need to thrive in their work and their life.

Lee W. Robinson

Lee W Robinson

[23]

is doing a week-long #GivingTuesday event where customers will receive 10% off their

online boutique

[24]

purchase. In turn, 10% of the purchase will be donated to a different charity each day through Saturday. Today is

Home of the Innocence

[25]

, tomorrow (12/3) is

Cabbage Patch

[26]

, Thursday (12/4) is

National Council of Jewish Women

[27]

, Friday (12/5) is

Casa

[28]

, and Saturday (12/6) is the

Susan G. Komen Louisville Chapter

[29]

.

The Kentucky Opera

The Kentucky Opera

[30]

is asking its dedicated musical fans to donate in celebration of #GivingTuesday. With a donation, Louisville can continue to experience the beautiful sounds of the opera as they invigorate the minds and emotions of so many through music. Donate to the Kentucky Opera

here

[31]

.

Image courtesy of Forbes.

Tags:

  • #GivingTuesday [32]
  • Cyber Monday [33]
  • black friday [34]
  • #unselfie [35]

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[1] https://archive.louisville.com/category/bit-do
[2] https://archive.louisville.com/content/be-generous-givingtuesday
[3] https://archive.louisville.com/users/kristapwalkergmailcom
[4] http://www.givingtuesday.org/
[5] http://www.givingtuesday.org/unselfie/
[6] http://dressanddwell.com/
[7] http://www.blessingsinabackpack.org/
[8] http://www.lpts.edu/
[9] https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/LPTS?code=Homepage-GivingTuesday
[10] http://www.deltadentalky.com/
[11] https://www.facebook.com/DeltaDentalKY/photos/a.356997897677337.79921.125774640799665/808718072505315/?type=1&theater
[12] http://www.animalcaresociety.org/givingtuesday-december-2-2014
[13] http://givingtuesday.razoo.com/story/Project-Warm-And-Fuzzy-2014
[14] http://parkinsoncenter.org/
[15] http://givingtuesday.razoo.com/story/Fight-Parkinsons-With-Fitness?referral_code=share
[16] http://www.pga.com/seniorpga/
[17] http://www.kyhumane.org/donate
[18] http://www.kyhumane.org/
[19] http://deccarestaurant.com/
[20] http://foodliteracyproject.org/donate/
[21] http://www.dressforsuccess.org/affiliate.aspx?sisid=39&pageid=1
[22] https://www.facebook.com/DFSLouisville/photos/a.374084604850.158724.262980564850/10152905803549851/?type=1&theater
[23] http://www.leewrobinson.com/
[24] http://www.leewrobinson.com/shop/
[25] http://www.homeoftheinnocents.org/
[26] http://cabbagepatch.org/
[27] http://www.ncjwlou.org/
[28] https://www.facebook.com/CASAriverregion
[29] http://komenlouisville.org/
[30] https://kyopera.org/
[31] https://kyopera.org/givingtuesday/
[32] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/givingtuesday
[33] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/cyber-monday
[34] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/black-friday
[35] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/unselfie