November, 2013
Giving Tuesday 2013
Each year following Thanksgiving, millions of consumers flock to stores and websites to spend billions of dollars during the now infamous shopping holidays, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. To offset these consumer holidays, a group of people founded #GivingTuesday, an initiative based on the true spirit of the holiday season: giving back. The idea is simple: every Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Americans donate money to the charity of their choice, and charities promote the day through various channels of social media.
The holiday season is an especially difficult time for children in foster and shelter care. Imagine the pain of a child waking up on Christmas morning in an unfamiliar place without a single gift or loving card to look forward to. Sadly, for thousands of children this will be a reality.
For #GivingTuesday, the My Stuff Bags Foundation is hoping to raise shipping funds to send out as many My Stuff Bags to these children as possible, and help brighten what could otherwise be a very dark holiday season. My Stuff Bags are individual duffels filled with childhood items of necessity and comfort, and while we distribute them year-round to foster agencies and crisis shelters nationwide, it is especially important that we deliver them during the holidays. So remember, after the family gatherings, turkey, stuffing and shopping this Thanksgiving; there are thousands of kids who will have nothing during the holidays. Please consider helping these children and donating to the My Stuff Bags Foundation for abused and neglected children this #GivingTuesday.
Giving Tuesday 2013
Each year following Thanksgiving, millions of consumers flock to stores and websites to spend billions of dollars during the now infamous shopping holidays, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. To offset these consumer holidays, a group of people founded #GivingTuesday, an initiative based on the true spirit of the holiday season: giving back. The idea is simple: every Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Americans donate money to the charity of their choice, and charities promote the day through various channels of social media.
The holiday season is an especially difficult time for children in foster and shelter care. Imagine the pain of a child waking up on Christmas morning in an unfamiliar place without a single gift or loving card to look forward to. Sadly, for thousands of children this will be a reality.
For #GivingTuesday, the My Stuff Bags Foundation is hoping to raise shipping funds to send out as many My Stuff Bags to these children as possible, and help brighten what could otherwise be a very dark holiday season. My Stuff Bags are individual duffels filled with childhood items of necessity and comfort, and while we distribute them year-round to foster agencies and crisis shelters nationwide, it is especially important that we deliver them during the holidays. So remember, after the family gatherings, turkey, stuffing and shopping this Thanksgiving; there are thousands of kids who will have nothing during the holidays. Please consider helping these children and donating to the My Stuff Bags Foundation for abused and neglected children this #GivingTuesday.
