#GreatGive06492: Growing Community in Wallingford 'Be The Seed'

Who Makes The Great Give 'Great'?

You

How Do We Grow 'Great Things' in Wallingford? #GreatGive06492

The Great Give is a community online-giving day focused on connection. In Wallingford, seventeen nonprofits are joining forces as #greatgive06492. They aim to raise funds as they strengthen their relationships. The promotion collaboration helps us reach you and other prospective local donors: the more connections, the greater the good. Local foundations and civic groups work together as match sponsors. They encourage you to make grassroots gifts. Several donations of $5 can have a major impact.

Enjoying the Benefit 'Be The Seed' Concert: Make a Donation

WPAA-TV hosted the launch party on Tuesday, May 6th

Replays: During Bank of America Power for Arts (8:00-9:00 p.m. on May 7) and the 1 am & pm May 8th.

Why as low as $5?

A gift of gratitude is possible for as little as $5. Family members who have picked up groceries at Master's Manna or the Connecticut Foodshare Truck at the Senior Center, swum or worked out at the Wallingford Family YMCA, had a discovery experience at SCOW, the library, CT Stem Academy, or WPAA-TV; can be supporters. Anyone uplifted by connecting with horses or bunnies, who received a scholarship or medical support from The Sisters' Project or TriCircle, can give back. Families unburdened by Fostering Family Hope, WeCare, or A Kinder Ground can contribute. If your values align with creating healthier neighborhoods or safer roads, you can commit in small ways or as much as life allows. Or, if you just want the pleasure of song... contributing can be fulfilling.

The greatest thing about the Great Give is the feeling of being connected: moments of anticipation, suspense, strategy, hope & celebration. Or simply gratitude for the opportunity to join with others as part of a solution. Sometimes, gratitude is a powerful tool in feeling whole.

Prizes

The official 36-hour kick-off starts on May 7th at 8 a.m. Hosted by the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (CFGNH), over 350 organizations can win prizes in 'The Great Give.' CFGNH has scheduled random chances for nonprofits to earn grant bonuses. These bonuses depend on how many donors take part. Pick a time with family and friends to increase your chances of helping local nonprofits win a bonus. Follow #greatgive06492 to be part of the excitement during the event.

7th
8 - 9 Early Bird $1,000 random draw
Noon to 2 Lunch Hour $1,000, $500 random draw
3-4 most donors in the hour $2025
5-7 Happy Hour $1,000, $750 random draw
7-8 most donors in the hour $2025
closest to midnight $500
8th
2-4 am Insomnia $1,000 random draw
8 - 9 Early Bird $1,000 random draw
11 to Noon (all donations - prorated from $5,400)
noon to 2 Lunch Hour $1,000, $500 random draw
3-4 most donors in the hour $2025
5-7 Last Call Happy Hour $1,500 random draw
7-8 Last Call Happy Hour $1,500, $1,000 random draw

Our goal is $300,000. You can give $5 multiple times or from multiple family members. If you are able to give more, it will be put to GREAT use. To learn more, watch wpaa.tv from 5 to 7 pm. daily except Sunday.

The links below will take you directly to the donation pages between May 2nd and May 8th.

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A Kinder Ground (Soups On)

Capital For Change

CT Stem Academy

Connecticut Foodshare

Friends of Wallingford Animal Shelter

Fostering Family Hope

Gaylord Specialty Healthcare - Think First

Masters' Manna Food Pantry & Resource Center

Soul Friends

Spanish Community of Wallingford (SCOW)

The Sisters' Project

TriCircle

Wallingford Chorus

Wallingford Family YMCA

Wallingford Public Library

WeCare

WPAA-TV and Community Media Center - studioW

Special Opportunities to Help | Some nonprofits are eligible for other prizes.

Bank of America - Raise the Curtain Power Hour for the Arts (8:00-9:00 p.m. on May 7)
Wallingford Chorus & WPAA-TV and Community Media Ctr (Wallingford Public Access)
NewAlliance Foundation Literacy Match (Split - give anytime in 36 hours) Wallingford Public Library
Black Futures Fund (several random draws during 36 hours, including. 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. on May 7 TriCircle
Progresso Latino Fund Match (Split - give anytime in 36 hours) SCOW

The Konopacke Match (Split - give anytime in 36 hours) Friends of Wallingford Animal Shelter

Jewish Foundation Prize for Housing (10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. on May 7)
Capital For Change (most donors)
Jewish Foundation Prize for Youth Educational Enrichment (Most unique donors between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. on May 8 will win) Wallingford Family Y & SCOW