Riverside Foundation Joins the Global #GivingTuesday Movement
Riverside Foundation in Lincolnshire has joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide.
Occurring this year on November 29, #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday to kick-off the holiday giving season and inspire people to collaborate in improving their local communities and to give back in impactful ways to the charities and causes they support.
Riverside Foundation is a not-for-profit social service agency that is celebrating 40 years of service to individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. We provide a loving and comfortable home-like setting at our main residential campus in Lincolnshire and our group homes in Grayslake and Gurnee. Our clients are engaged in purposeful and meaningful work and activities at our work and activity center located in Vernon Hills.
The Coleman Foundation, an independent grant making foundation that supports institutions providing services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, will support Riverside by offering a dollar-for- dollar match of donations received ONLINE on #GivingTuesday from anyone who did not donate in 2015. For those who generously donated in 2015, they offered a dollar-for-dollar match of donations made ONLINE on #GivingTuesday for any incremental increase above the donor's largest single gift in 2015. The Coleman Foundation matching grant is offered up to a maximum of $10, 000.
With your help, Riverside's goal is to raise $30,000. The funds raised will be used to subsidize delicious and nutritious meals for Riverside residents and to enhance the meals for our residents who remain at Riverside during holiday times. We encourage you to learn more about Riverside Foundation, #GivingTuesday and how you can make a difference by visiting www.riversidefoundation.net/events .
To participate, individuals are being asked to "like" Riverside on Facebook and follow Riverside on Twitter (@Riverside76). To join the celebration of giving, consider making a donation ONLINE to Riverside Foundation on November 2, 2016 by visiting www.riversidefoundation.net/events .