Your Gorge Guide to Giving Tuesday
By Cole Goodwin
Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement that seeks to “unleash the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world.”
It is a day characterized by giving.
“GivingTuesday reimagines a world built upon shared humanity and generosity,” says GivingTuesday.org.
With that in mind here are some of the ways you can give locally this GivingTuesday.
Ways to Give
Give Time
Volunteer in person or virtually from your home.
You can find volunteer opportunities near you at VolunteerMatch.org.
Give Gratitude
Write thank you letters to your postal workers, couriers, your favorite baristas and waitresses, organizations, or loved ones and let them know how much you appreciate them.
Share your gratitude with your community by sending your letter of gratitude to: news@cccnews.com
Give Support
Support cause based coalitions in your community with donations! Check out this list of organizations working to better our communties in the Gorge!
The list below is intended to spark ideas about places to give this GivingTuesday but is by no means a complete list of the many organizations that work everyday to improve the lives of people, animals and the environments in our community.
Coats for Kids
Keeping children warm in cold weather is a goal of local winter clothing drives throughout the region. Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) partners with the efforts of Coats for Kids and Skyline Health’s Winter Outerwear Drive to keep kids safe.
Drop boxes are available in Bingen at the Insitu Eagle Point Lobby and WAGAP’s main office.
In White Salmon, donors can drop items at Whitson Elementary School, Henkle Middle School, Columbia High School, Harvest Market, and in the lobby at Skyline Health.
In Hood River, donors can take winter items to the 4th Floor Lobby of Insitu’s Waucoma Building and to The Next Door.
More information about the Coat drive is available here.
Columbia Community Connection News
CCCNews.com is a free online news agency that provides free local news in English and in Spanish to the Mid-Columbia area.
Donate to CCCNews.com
Columbia Gorge Food Bank
Columbia Gorge Food Bank, a branch of the Oregon Food Bank located in The Dalles, OR serves over 5,000 families in Hood River, Wasco, and Sherman Counties.
Donate to Columbia Gorge Food Bank
CultureSeed
CultureSeed is a non-profit organization located in White Salmon, WA that offers outings, overnights, peer circles, counseling, mentorship, and outdoor adventures to youth in the Columbia River Gorge.
Friends of the Columbia River Gorge
Friends of the Columbia River Gorge wants your help protecting the places you love for future generations to enjoy. Every dollar Friends raises by midnight on Giving Tuesday will directly benefit critical land restoration work in the Gorge. Matching funds will double the impact, making your gift go twice as far!
Give $10 or more today and you could win a one-night stay at Salishan Coastal Lodge. Nestled between old-growth forests, Siletz Bay and the Pacific Ocean, this iconic lodge captures the pioneering spirit and rugged style of the Pacific Northwest. Born from a love of this wild landscape, Salishan invites you to recalibrate among hospitality, holistic wellness, locally and sustainably-sourced dining, and empowering eco-adventures infused with nature.
Donate to Friends of the Columbia River Gorge
Habitat for Humanity
Columbia Gorge Habitat for Humanity helps build homes for those in need in our communities.
Donate to Habitat for Humanity
Haven from Domestic Violence
Haven from Domestic Violence provides advocacy, counseling, healthy relationship education, crisis services, and more for survivors of sexual and domestic violence in Wasco, Sherman, GIlliam, and Wheeler Counties.
Home at Last Humane Society
Home At Last Humane Society serves a five county area as a place where unwanted, stray, and injured animals can have a soft place to land until their owners can pick them up or they find a forever home. Donate today to support their new kennel project, become a kennel sponsor, and more.
Donate to Home at Last Humane Society
Mid-Columbia Community Action Council
Mid-Columbia Community Action Council’s mission is to build a better future for our community through partnership and equity-centered programs that prevent and eliminate poverty and houselessness in Wasco, Sherman, and Hood River counties.
The Dalles Art Center
The Dalles art center is a connecting hub to inspire and engage with art in the Eastern Gorge.
The Dalles Kiwanis
The Dalles Kiwanis Club is a volunteer organization dedicated to helping The Dalles one child at a time through service leadership clubs, scholarships, and ongoing community improvement projects.
Donate to The Dalles Kiwanis
The Next Door Inc.
The Next Door Inc. promotes strong healthy families in our community by providing a safety net to abused children and victims of crimes, foster parenting, parent education, mentorship and health and wellness advocacy and more
Rowena Wildlife Clinic
Rowena Wildlife Clinic provides free veterinary care to injured wild, stray, and domestic animals in the Columbia River Gorge. This small but vital organization is staffed by a dozen dedicated volunteers and three veterinarians.
Donate to Rowena Wildlife Clinic
Washington Gorge Action Programs
Washington Gorge Action Programs is a non-profit Community Action Agency that helps individuals, families, and communities. WAGAP addresses basic human needs such as food, shelter, and energy assistance, and more, in Klickitat and Skamania Counties.
And last but not least be sure to check out Willamette Weekly’s Give Guide includes a multitude of other nonprofits and organizations working hard to transform Oregon communities!
