GivingTuesday 2018: How To Help Charities In Cumming

CUMMING, GA — GivingTuesday, which follows Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, is a chance to help charities in Cumming.

There's a good chance that if Mom and Dad want it, they'll go out and buy it, leaving you shaking your head over what to get them for Christmas. The grandparents are sending their stuff home with you and the last thing they want is more of it. So what do you do? Consider donating in their names to a charity in Douglasville on #GivingTuesday, a global day of philanthropic giving and volunteerism that follows retail shopping events Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday.

This year, #GivingTuesday is on Nov. 27, and it's a good opportunity to start your end-of-the-year giving early. Some charities have already signed up, including Abba House, Inc. and the Acoustic Neuroma Association. But we know there are more charities deserving of a contribution.

Here are all of the Cumming charities registered:

Abba House, Inc.
Nonprofit
Website(678) 736-3386
6800 Dahlonega HwyCumming, Georgia

Acoustic Neuroma Association
Nonprofit
Website
Cumming, Georgia

Birds on a Wire
Faith-based Organization
Website
P.O. Box 1797Cumming, Georgia

Classy Living Society, LLC
Small Business
Website(404) 441-3258
5990 Parkway North Blvd, #15Cumming, Georgia

Faith Encouraged Ministries
Faith-based Organization
Website
Cumming, Georgia

Family Promise of Forsyth County, Inc.
Nonprofit
Website(678) 476-4657
2550 The Place CircleCumming, Georgia

FBLA
School
Website
585 Peachtree Parkway, Cumming, GA 30041Cumming, Georgia

Forsyth County Public Library Friends and Advocates
Nonprofit
Website
585 Dahlonega StCumming, Georgia

Healthy Paws for a Cause
Nonprofit
Website(678) 456-6237
332 dahlonega streetcumming, Georgia

Horse Rescue Relief and Retirement aka SaveTheHorses.org
Nonprofit
Website(770) 886-5419
1768 Newt Green RDCumming, Georgia

Literacy Forsyth
Nonprofit
Website(770) 876-2011
5140 Chattahoochee Industrial Park PO Box 3389Cumming, Georgia

Make and Believe Productions Inc.
Nonprofit
Website
Cumming, Georgia

Meals by Grace
Nonprofit
Website
Cumming, Georgia

Mitra Care Foundation
Nonprofit
Website(404) 435-3932
5760 Vickery CirCumming, Georgia

Music4CHIEF, Inc.
Nonprofit
Website(470) 253-4858
1735 Buford Hwy, Suite 215 Unit 201Cumming, Georgia

Nazareth Educational Ministries Association DBA Friends of Nazareth
Nonprofit
Website(470) 297-5913
3482 Keith Bridge RoadCumming, Georgia

No Longer Bound
Nonprofit
Website(770) 886-7873
2725 Pine Grove Rd.Cumming, Georgia

RC Atlanta
Nonprofit
Website(678) 883-0638
1595 Peachtree Parkway, Ste. 204-208Cumming, Georgia

RC Spirituality Center
Nonprofit
Website(770) 500-7952
PO Box 1466, 525 Tribble Gap RoadCumming, Georgia

Simply Grace, Inc.
Nonprofit
Website(678) 965-4055
133 Samaritan Dr.Cumming, Georgia

The Endangered Wildlife Trust
Nonprofit
Website(770) 887-1098
2550 The Place CircleCumming, Georgia

Whispering Hope Women's Resource & Pregnancy Center
Faith-based Organization
Website
Cumming, Georgia

Tell Us: What charities in Cumming do you recommend people give to on #GivingTuesday? Tell us in the comments, or if you're a charity, start a free user account and post your GivingTuesday event directly on Patch.

Charities fill gaps in communities like ours. No matter how tough your life is, it's not hard to look around and find someone who has it worse. Plus, it makes you feel good and, if you have children, teaches them the importance of charity.

The global movement got its start in 2012 at the Belfer Center for Innovation at the 92nd Street Y, a cultural center in New York City. It harnesses the power of social media — you'll see the #GivingTuesday hashtag popping up on your accounts — and the generosity of people and corporations to unite people around the values of community service and giving.
Businesses and individuals can show their generosity on #GivingTuesday.

In past years, entertainers such as Queen Latifah, NFL stars like Kansas City Chief Travis Kelce and Seattle Seahawk Earl Thomas and other glitterati have loaned their names to the effort and surprised children in their communities with shopping sprees. Last year, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital hosted a #GiveThanks Holiday Pop-Up in New York City on #GivingTuesday.

Last year, more than $300 million was raised online for a broad range of organizations, but cash gifts were only part of the story. People also gave volunteer hours, donations of food and clothing, and, less tangible, performed acts of kindness.

"We are incredibly inspired by the way the #GivingTuesday community has embraced this concept for a worldwide movement," Henry Timms, founder of GivingTuesday and executive director of the 92nd Street Y, said in a press release. "As we prepare for November 27, we're energized and encouraged by the community's generosity. The levels of creativity, effort and the quality of the new ideas people have contributed and shared are phenomenal."

In this 2014 photo, Kansas City Chief Travis Kelce attends the JC Penney #GivingTuesday event with the Boys & Girls Club on in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Fernando Leon/Getty Images for JCPenney)