Give to the Max Day - Less Than One Week Away

November 16^th is Give to the Max Day.

But what’s Give to the Max Day, you ask?

Well, Give to the Max Day, otherwise known as The Great Minnesota Give Together, is just that: a day when people can go to givemn.org and donate to their favorite non-profits.  Of course, people can go online any day of the year and make a charitable contribution. 

But Give to the Max Day isn’t just a regular day, no, it’s a day for Minnesotans to come together to give as much as possible in a single day for nonprofits.  In 2010, $10 million was donated to over 3,600 Minnesota charities on Give to the Max Day.  There are also incentives for nonprofits to raise money on Give to the Max Day.  The nonprofit that raises the most money on November 16^th will receive a $15,000 prize grant, second place will receive a $10,000 prize grant, and third place will receive a $7,500 prize grant.  It was also announced that the 4^th-10^th nonprofits with the most dollars received on Give to the Max Day will get a $5,000 prize grant each.

So, in less than one week, nonprofits all over Minnesota will be asking for your dollars to help their causes, and Sherburne County Area United Way is no different. 

Sherburne County Area United Way is among the nonprofits that are participating in Give to the Max Day.  Sherburne County Area United Way will be seeking donations which will go towards our funded programs.  One of the ways Sherburne County Area United Way makes change in the community is by funding local agencies’ programs.  By partnering with these agencies, we ensure that donor dollars are used as effectively as possible. 

Sherburne County Area United Way also has started youth programming.  This summer, we had four camps for middle-school-aged youth.  The camps focused on building self-reliant skills, communication skills, and self-confidence.  In 2012, we hope to bring this programming to local school districts and work with students who are falling through the cracks.

Give to the Max Day, November 16^th, is a wonderful opportunity for Minnesotans to show everyone what we already know: that Minnesota is one of the most generous and giving states.  We hope that you will go to givemn.org and contribute to the goal of the Sherburne County Area United Way: to create long lasting changes that prevent problems from happening in the first place.