WILMINGTON, MA — Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving.
Since its inaugural year in 2012, #GivingTuesday has become a movement that celebrates and supports giving and philanthropy with events throughout the year and a growing catalog of resources.
Last year, #GivingTuesday generated more than 2.5 million donations totaling $300 million.
If you’d like to keep your online giving local this year, below are 12 Wilmington-based non-profit organizations and other entities that easily accept online donations via their websites:
Abundant Life Christian School & Learning Center
Beyond TOPS
CLASS, Inc.
Friends of the Wilmington Memorial Library
Grace Chapel Wilmington
Heaps of Hope
Hope & Friendship Metastatic Breast Cancer Foundation
iPods for Wounded Veterans
St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church
Wilmington Community Television (WCTV)
Wilmington Education Foundation (WEF)
WHS CATS
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