Kathie Taylor
GARDNERVILLE – The East Fork Professional Firefighters Association is participating in the 6th annual #GivingTuesday, a global day of online giving, on Tuesday, November 28.
Brian Trute, charity and donation chairman for EFPF, said the firefighters association donated over 200 coats to Douglas County School District elementary students last year. This year, the school district needs 183 coats, which will cost $6,000. Elementary students are selected by school district officials.
“This is one of our favorite events,” Trute said. “The smiles and confidence we see in the kids’ faces as they put on their new jacket is something that keeps us warm all winter.”
The EEPF #GivingTuesday initiative is through Operation Warm, a national partnership between the International Association of Firefighters, Rotary Clubs and corporate partners. EFPF Local 3726 is the Carson Valley IAFF local. Online donations are accepted. Click here.
In 2016, millions of people in 98 countries came together to support global causes. Over $177 million was raised online to benefit a broad range of organizations, and much more was given in volunteer hours, donations of food and clothing, and acts of kindness.
#GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (in the US) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday to kick off the holiday giving season and inspire people to collaborate in improving their local communities and to give back in impactful ways to the charities and causes they support.
“We have been incredibly inspired by the generosity in time, efforts and ideas that have brought our concept for a worldwide movement into reality,” Henry Timms, founder of #GivingTuesday and executive director of 92Y, said. “As we embark on our sixth year of #GivingTuesday, we are encouraged by the early response from partners eager to continue making an impact in this global conversation.”
For more details about the #GivingTuesday movement, visit the #GivingTuesday website (www.givingtuesday.org), Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/GivingTuesday) or follow @GivingTues and the #GivingTuesday hashtag on social media.
