HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-07 Colorado Gives Day December 4, 2012TOWN OF VAIL
Proclamation No. 7, Series of 2012
COLORADO GIVES DAY
DECEMBER 4, 2012
The Vail Town Council recognizes December 4, 2012, as Colorado Gives Day.
Whereas, charitable giving in the Town of Vail, Colorado, is critical to providing support that local
nonprofit organizations need to make our community a desirable place to live; and
Whereas, research shows an increase in online giving both locally and nationally, and many believe it is
the future of philanthropy; and
Whereas, Community First Foundation and FirstBank have partnered in an effort to increase charitable
giving in our community through the online giving initiative Colorado Gives Day; and
Whereas, Colorado Gives Day in 2011 raised $12.8 million in a single 24-hour period via online
donations at GivingFirst.org, a website allowing donors to direct their contributions to one or more of the
twenty (20) local Eagle County charities: Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, Colorado Ski and Snowboard Museum,
Eagle River Watershed Council, Eagle River Youth Coalition, Eagle Valley Land Trust, The Family Learning
Center, Habitat for Humanity, The Literacy Project, Mountain Valley Horse Rescue, Red Ribbon Project,
Roundup River Ranch, Salvation Army, SOS Outreach, Vail Syrnposium, Vail Valley Charitable Fund, Vail
Valley Foundation, Vail Veterans Program, Walking Mountains Science Center, American Red Cross and
United Way, all featured on the site, making it an ideal resource for facilitating charitable giving to our locally-
based nonprofit organizations; and
Whereas, Colorado Gives Day is December 4th this year, and all citizens are encouraged to participate
because all donations, large or small, can make a difference to nonprofits in need.
Now, Therefore, Be It Proclaimed, this 20�h day of November, 2012, the Vail Town Council proclaims
Tuesday, December 4, 2012, as Colorado Gives Day in Vail, Colorado.
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