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Today is Giving Tuesday, a day now celebrated internationally as an opportunity to support charities and service organizations.
Mike Babcock from the Portage Health Foundation says the goal is to refocus us on a purer meaning of the holiday season…
Again this year, the Portage Health Foundation is offering to match donations made to a group of nonprofits. They include…
• The Swedetown Trails Club
• Superior Search and Rescue
• Simple Kindness for Youth
• The Ontonagon County Cancer Association
• Omega House
• Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly
• Keweenaw Random Acts of Community Kindness
• The Keweenaw Family Resource Center
• The Friends of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park
• Dial Help
• The Dan Schmitt Gift of Music Fund
• The Copper Harbor Trails Club
• Copper Country Senior Meals
• UP Kids Big Brothers Big Sisters
• Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home
• The Baraga County Shelter Home
• The Ahmeek Village Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department
• 31 Backpacks
The Portage Health Foundation has allocated up to $200,000 for matching grants. To qualify, your donation must be directed through the Portage Health Foundation at PHFGive.org.
The Calumet Theatre is also running a Giving Tuesday drive. Executive Director Marlin Lee tells us they’re raising money to purchase video equipment so theatre productions can be live streamed. Lee says those who are homebound and patrons who spend parts of the year in other areas of the country will benefit. Donate at CalumetTheatre.org.
Finlandia University is raising money for student scholarships. An anonymous donor has pledged to match the first $10,000 raised today. Last year’s Finlandia Giving Tuesday campaign raised more than $60,000. Donate here.
