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Proclamation No. 9, Series of 2018
Recognizing Colorado Gives Day
WHEREAS, charitable giving in Eagle County, 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 2017 raised $49.1 million in a single 24-hour period via
online donations, $928,583.31 to Eagle County nonprofits, at eaglecogives.org, a website
allowing donors to direct their contributions to one or more of the forty-eight (48) local, Eagle
County, charities featured on the site, making it an ideal resource for facilitating charitable giving
to our locally-based nonprofit organizations.
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 BY Mayor Dave Chapin and the Town Council of
the Town of Vail, Colorado that Tuesday, December 4, 2018, will be known as Colorado Gives
Day in our community.
Read and approved this Wh day of November, 2018.
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