ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke Valley Gives Day is all day Wednesday!
Local organizations will be raising money for special projects or their operating budgets.
This is the fourth year for the event put on by the Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia (formerly Foundation for Roanoke Valley). The goal is to raise funding for participating Roanoke Valley nonprofits in a 24-hour period while bringing attention to the work and worth of each participating organization.
"If you don't have the time to be a big or don't have the interest but see the value in it, donating is the greatest way to impact kids' lives in Roanoke," said Josh Thoemke, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Virginia.
"It means a lot to us because we couldn't do the work we do without the help from the community," said Kathleen Legg, director of community engagement for Angels of Assisi.
"Giving back is all I love doing so doing cooking for the kids and making the meals for the kids and knowing that I'm feeding them healthy food, it is an awesome, awesome feeling," said Constance Smith, kitchen assistant manager at Feeding America Southwest Virginia's Community Solutions Center.
You can pick your favorite organization and donate as little as $10.
The goal for 2019 is $800,000 and more than 150 organizations are registered for you to donate to.
- More than 6,000 people gave more than $700,000 in 2017
- Collectively in 2018, the organizations raised $740,004 with over 5,174 gifts received, with an average gift of $143
You can give online through this link: https://rvgives.givebig.org/c/rvgives/