In the fall of 2009, Coastal Bend Community Foundation
joined with eight other groups to provide $150,000 in matching funds for a one- day, internet-based campaign, called the Coastal
Bend Day of Giving. Last year 25 worthy charities in our area shared in the results. In the campaign, over $402,000
was raised for the needy in our communities.
On November 16th, the Coastal Bend Day of Giving will again
take place. This year, over $200,000 in matching funds are available from ten groups: Coastal Bend Community Foundation,
Estill Foundation, Paul and Mary Haas Foundation, Laverne and Thomas Howell Foundation, John G. & Marie Stella Kenedy
Memorial Foundation, Morris Lichtenstein Foundation, Larry and Pat McNeil Foundation, Blanche Davis Moore Foundation, United
Way of the Coastal Bend and the Lawrence Wood Foundation, to benefit 33 charities.
The economic downturn that began
in 2008, while somewhat improved, continues. Charities receive increasing demands on their services, but many are seeing
smaller donations.
The Coastal Bend Day of Giving provides a one-day opportunity for the 33 charities to
raise badly needed funds and have gifts matched by the group described above -- up to $6,100 per charity. The Coastal
Bend Day of Giving will provide much needed support for services as the holiday season begins. As a benefit to the donors,
their contributions to favorite charities will be doubled.
To participate on November 16th, log on to www.coastalbenddayofgiving.org.
There, you complete a few blanks, select your charity or charities, and make donation using your credit or debit card ($10
minimum contribution).
Did you know the Food Bank of Corpus Christi can distribute 85 pounds of food in rural South
Texas for $10? For $25, Corpus Christi Metro Ministries can provide three nights in their shelter. For $100, CASA
of the Coastal Bend is able to buy presents for six to 10 children in foster care. These are just a few examples of
what your gifts can do in our communities. Giving together on November 16th, so much can be accomplished!
On behalf of the ten matching funders, the 33 recipient charities, and those in need in the Coastal Bend, thank you
for participating in the 2010 Coastal Bend Day of Giving.
