Make a Huge Impact This North Texas Giving Day
(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – August 21, 2018) For the second year in a row, numerous Rockwall County non-profit organizations will come together for the Rockwall County North Texas Giving Day PhilanthroParty. The community is invited to join the festivities from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, September 15th at San Jacinto Plaza on the Downtown Rockwall Square.
In 2017, Melody Hail of Rockwall County Helping Hands reached out to non-profit organizations throughout Rockwall County and implemented the Inaugural Rockwall County PhilanthroParty.
“Philanthroparties are an extension of North Texas Giving Day. Each year, local community organizations join forces for one day leading up to North Texas Giving Day in an event called PhilanthroParty. The event is a great opportunity for residents to enjoy a fun day of games, door prizes, and learning more about each organization and the numerous ways they serve that community. It also gives citizens the chance to pledge donations to the organization of their choice. It’s a beautiful way for our community to come together, and help support the organizations that give all year long to the underserved citizens,” said Hail.
“We are very excited for the community to experience this year’s Rockwall County PhilanthroPartry,” added Megan Riddle, 2018 Rockwall County PhilanthroParty Chair. “The event will include nearly 20 local non-profit charities, games, music and more. We encourage anyone that is interested in supporting or learning more about each organization to bring your kids, pets and family, and join us as we celebrate this amazing county that we live in. This year, we will also have a collaborative booth at the Fall Aspasians. If you are attending that incredible event, please stop by our Information/Donation Booth to find out more about what each organization is doing in Rockwall County.”
Participating Rockwall County organizations include The Children’s Advocacy Center, Lone Star CASA, Meals on Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County, One Man’s Treasure, Patriot Paws, Poiema Foundation, Pregnancy Resource Center, Rockwall County Helping Hands, Rockwall ISD Education Foundation, Rockwall Music Fest., and Women In Need.
For more information on the Rockwall County Philanthroparty, please contact Megan Riddle at mriddle @rockwallmealsonwheels.org. For more information on North Texas Giving Day and the participating charities, please visit www.northtexasgivingday.org
About North Texas Giving Day
2018 marks the 10th year of North Texas Giving Day. Communities Foundation of Texas’ North Texas Giving Day is an 18-hour online giving event designed to empower every person to give back to their community by supporting local nonprofits and causes they care about in one easy-to-use platform.
The event helps build awareness and support for nonprofits like nothing else. In 2017, $39 million was raised through more than 137,000 gifts benefiting 2,723 local nonprofit, bringing the nine year total to $195 million for our community. North Texas Giving Day is the largest community-wide giving event in the nation.
In ten years, this online event has transformed from an idea to help raise awareness of nonprofits, to a movement that has ignited a broad culture of community-wide giving. During North Texas Giving Day, everyone has the opportunity to be a philanthropist to build a stronger and more vibrant community.
Submitted by Megan Riddle, Meals on Wheels of Rockwall County and 2018 PhilanthroParty Chair, for publication in Blue Ribbon News.
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