North Texas Giving Day early giving begins Friday, Sept. 1, and our local nonprofits want to raise awareness of their involvement. Lifetime Garland resident, Jeff Range, saw an opportunity this year to share the missions of six of Garland’s major charities. He felt that understanding more about what the charities do would help them raise more much-needed funds.
“North Texas Giving Day represents a major fundraising event for each of these nonprofits,” Range said. “Since giving is down across the nation, I thought that people might give more freely, wherever their hearts led them, if their money is going specifically to local charities and local needs. I know that drives me – And that starts with awareness.”
You may see posters and other printed material around town at restaurants, stores and other businesses. Let those serve as a reminder that the nonprofits depend on these donations to help others in the community. The posters explain the missions of these organizations. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with each organization’s mission while you think about giving.
Keep in mind that when you give to local nonprofits, local people benefit.
- Good Samaritans of Garland – “Good Sam” provides supplemental food assistance five days a week for 4,000 food-insecure and hungry families monthly. – Pam Swendig, executive director.
- Grace Center Texas – The Grace Center Texas compassionately serves the forgotten by providing free dental and vision care to the neglected, overlooked and underserved. – Grace Smart, founder.
- Habitat for Humanity of Greater Garland – Habitat in Garland is dedicated to constructing, rehabbing and preserving homes so every man, woman and child has a decent, safe place to live. – Rich Buquet, president/CEO.
- Hope Clinic – Hope Clinic delivers a holistic approach to quality equitable health care and Christ-centered support free-of-charge to Dallas County’s underserved community. – Tanya Downing, executive director.
- Hope’s Door New Beginning Center – Hope’s Door offers intervention, prevention and shelter services to individuals and families affected by intimate partner and family violence – Christina Coultas, CEO.
- Trusted World – Trusted World provides emergency clothing, food and personal care items so police and fire departments, ISDs and other nonprofits can focus on their core missions. – Michael Garrett, CEO/founder.
It’s easy to give. Donations of $1 or more, can be made through Apple Pay, PayPal, Venmo or credit card. In addition, the NTGD website makes it easy to log in and register a payment mechanism once and then donate different amounts to one or more nonprofits. You’ll receive a combined receipt at the end. You can also check later to see how the charities are doing toward reaching their goals. Try it now!
In its 14-year history, North Texas Giving Day has raised over $503 million for local nonprofits. Help increase that total by donating in 2023, the 15th anniversary of the event. Early giving is from Sept. 1 – Sept. 20. The actual North Texas Giving day, and last day to give, is Sept. 21.
About: North Texas Giving Day is a program of Communities Foundation of Texas. CFT’s goal is to improve the lives of all people in our community by investing in their health, wealth, living and learning. CFT works to accomplish this by growing community giving, expanding community impact and advancing community equity.