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TODAY'S DATE IS 12-12-12, AND
IT'S NOT JUST A MEMORABLE DAY
FOR ENGAGEMENTS OR BIRTHDAYS,
BUT ALSO FOR CHARITABLE GIVING.
22NEWS STORM TEAM METEOROLOGIST
NICK BANNIN JOINS US LIVE IN
SPRINGFIELD TO TELL US HOW THE
"VALLEY GIVES" CAMPAIGN IS
GOING.
IN A PIONEER VALLEY FIRST, THIS
24 HOUR DAY OF GIVING TO AREA
NON PROFITS HAS LESS THAN 6
HOURS TO GO, BUT THERE'S STILL
TIME TO GIVE.
12-12-12 BECAME A DAY OF GIVING
THROUGHOUT HAMPDEN, HAMPSHIRE
AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. "VALLEY
GIVES DAY" BROUGHT TOGETHER 260
NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN A
DIGITAL DAY OF DONATING.
"ALL THESE PARTNERS HAVE COME
TOGETHER AND WHAT'S WONDERFUL
ABOUT THIS IS WE ARE PROMOTING
THE VALUE OF PHILANTHROPY. THAT
YOU CAN MAKE A TEN DOLLAR GIFT
AND THAT HAS IMMENSE IMPACT IN
THE AREA." THE FOCUS FOR THE
CAMPAIGN WAS FOR ONLINE
DONATIONS THERE WAS ALSO A
GROUND CAMPAIGN FOR FUNDRAISING.
"PEOPLE CAN ALSO STOP BY THESE
GENEROSITY STATIONS, DONATE FROM
THESE IPADS AND EVEN SCAN THESE
CARDS ON THE BACK WITH A QR
READER." YOU CAN DONATE WITH
JUST ONE SCAN WITH YOUR PHONE,
AND THAT'S HOW EASY IT WAS FOR
ANDREW HEMMINGS TO TAKE PART IN
VALLEY GIVES.
"I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO
GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY EVEN
IN A LOCAL PROCESS AS THIS. IT'S
A GOOD THING TO DO." THE MAIN
IDEA BEHIND VALLEY GIVES DAY IS
CHARITABLE GIVING TO NON PROFITS
RIGHT HERE IN THE PIONEER
VALLEY. IT'S ALL MEANT TO
STIMULATE CONTINUED GIVING EVEN
AFTER VALLEY GIVES DAY.
"THE GOAL IS TO GIVE FOR TODAY
AND RAISE AS MUCH AS WE CAN IN
THE PIONEER VALLEY, BUT IT'S
ALSO TO ATTACH SOMEONE TO A
NON-PROFIT SO THEY CAN GIVE TO
THEM AFTERWARDS."
AS OF RIGHT NOW, DONATIONS TOTAL
MORE THAN 6 HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS SO FAR... AND THE
GIVING CONTINUES UNTIL MIDNIGHT,
YOU CAN FIND OUT HOW TO DONATE