by Eileen Doherty
Nonprofit organizations rely heavily on the generosity of donors to be able to serve those in need in our community.
The Community First Foundation and First Bank announce the fifth consecutive Colorado Gives Day on December 9,
2014. Donors come together as part of this movement to give to nonprofits throughout Colorado. Coloradoans are most generous and have raised $58.1 million for Colorado non-profit organizations in the past four years.
The purpose of Colorado Gives Day is to raise money. Another most important goal is to raise awareness of non-profit organizations who are providing critical services each and every day to supplement the work of government and the for-profit sector. Colorado Gives Day also supports the benefits of online giving making it easy for donors to give to their favorite non-profit organization.
FirstBank has created a $1 million Incentive Fund. Nonprofit organizations receive an additional percentage of the Incentive Fund raised in proportion to the total raised on December 9.
The Colorado Gerontological Society is no different than hundreds of other nonprofits in Colorado. Our work is supported by the generosity of hundreds of donors in the community. Most recently, Hearing Rehab Center donated $330,000 worth of hearing aids to 120 low income seniors throughout Colorado as part of Make a Difference Day. Other donors include: Denver Ear Assoc., Advanced Audiology, New Leaf Hearing Clinic, HearingLife, Marion Down Center, Mark’s Optical, Eye Vision Downtown, Golden Eye Optical, Look Optical, Martinez Dental and Aurora Dental Group.
Each year more than 125 volunteers from the front-range come together to deliver more than 200 Holiday Baskets to low income seniors in the metro area under the auspices of The Soceity. Food and gifts are donated by a host of agencies. AIH Rebuilders is delivering an additional 45 baskets this year through a special campaign. Older adults received food and gifts worth more than $25,000.
Donations are the strength of The Society. Hundreds of dollars are donated each year to help with the costs of training programs, advocacy for seniors, marketing and outreach support, and direct services.
As with any non-profit, The Society is in need of your support on December 9, 2014. A donation of just $10 or $20 on Colorado Gives Day will help us to buy more food for the Holiday Baskets or to give the gift of hearing to a grandmother who can’t hear her grandchild laugh and cry.
As any non-profit member, The Society supports our work through individual donations and memberships. By making your donation at https://www.coloradogives.org/ColoradoGerontologicalSociety you will help us continue to serve you and your clients. You can also visit us at www.senioranswers.org or by calling 303-333-3482 to learn more about our activities.
~ Eileen Doherty, MS is the Executive Director of the Colorado Gerontological Society since 1982. She can be reached at doherty001@att.net.