The BIG Day of Giving (BIG DoG) is Tuesday, May 3! This regional effort promotes giving and supporting nonprofits like Sierra Service Project in the Sacramento area. Mark your calendars to make an online donation on that day to double your gift and sustain our work year-round!
The focus of this year’s BIG Day is scholarships for low income youth. Did you know that last year, SSP gave more than $45,000 in discounts to youth from low-income families who would not have otherwise been able to participate in one of SSP’s programs? This year, we are committed to giving away a similar amount, but our scholarship fund is about $22,000 short.
Several donors and businesses are coming together to create a matching fund that will double the value of your gifts. Giving on the BIG Day is always fun, because we post about it on social media throughout the day and there is excitement about seeing progress in one day and who else is giving. We hope to get 115 donations during the day, so please join in.
And there will be (small) prizes for the 1st donor and every 10th donor after that. This is our only fundraising effort between now and the fall. If you have given already this year, we thank you and hope you will give again! Mark your calendar to give online on May 3.
