Last Week to Make Charitable Contribution in 2012

It's not just a time to help those in need. It's also the last week to make charitable contributions that can be deducted on this year's taxes. So here are some great local charities and organizations that deserve a check. 

• United Way of Pickens County, P.O. Box 96 Easley, SC 29641; online donations accepted.
• 5Point Church Food Pantry, online donations accepted.
• American Red Cross of Western Carolinas, online donations accepted.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate, 620 N. Main St., Suite 102, Greenville, SC 29601; online donations accepted.
• Blue Ridge Council, Boy Scouts of America, online donations accepted.
• behind Easley City Hall where the former courtesy drop off was located; contact Lisa Garrett at 864-855-7900, ext. 7200 or Julie Capaldi at 864-850-7094, ext. 101.
• Girl Scouts of South Carolina Mountains to the Midlands, 5 Independence Pointe, Suite 120, Greenville, SC 29615; online donations accepted.
• Goodwill Industries of the Upstate/Midlands, Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina, Attn: Fund Development, 115 Haywood Road Greenville, SC 29607; online donations accepted.
• Mary's House of Pickens County, P.O. Box 132, Pickens, SC 29671, donations also accepted online through Paypal.
• Miracle Hill Ministries, P.O. Box 2546 Greenville, SC 29602; online donations accepted.
• Pickens County Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 184, Easley, SC 29641; online donations accepted.
• Meyer Center for Special Children, 1132 Rutherford Road, Greenville, SC 29609; online donations accepted.
• Pickens County YMCA, 201 Burns Road Easley, SC  29640; online donations accepted.
• Pickens County Board of Disabilities and Special Needs; donate online.
• Pickens County Cancer Association, 444-B Hampton Avenue, Pickens , SC 29671; online donations accepted.
• Safe Harbor of Greenville, PO Box 174, Greenville, SC 29602; donate online.
• 1899 Gentry Memorial Hwy., Easley, SC 29640; donate online.

Have any other suggestions of local places to donate to before the end of the year? Please add them in the comment section to share with other Patch readers.