Give local, Piedmont!

The fourth annual day of giving is upon us.

The Northern Piedmont Community Foundation is celebrating strength in numbers and proudly sponsoring “Give Local Piedmont” — a 24-hour day of giving this Tuesday, May 2, promoting the nonprofit

organizations that work tirelessly to enhance the Rappahannock community and its quality of life.

During last year’s day of giving, Give Local Piedmont raised $879,390 from 5,297 individual donations made to over 150 participating nonprofits in Rappahannock, Culpeper, Fauquier and Madison counties. The average gift was $141.

Thanks to a generous grant from the PATH Foundation and local sponsor support, bonus dollars will again be awarded to nonprofits that reach certain fundraising milestones during the 24-hour period.

Here’s how you make a donation: On Tuesday, May 2, go to www.givelocalpiedmont.org and type in the name of the non-profit(s) you wish to support. If you are looking for a worthy charity, you can search by category. Your chosen nonprofit will have a donation page where you can choose the amount you want to donate from $10 on up. New this year: donors can schedule their donations ahead of the event, in other words today through Tuesday.

While the purpose of the online giving day is to encourage the use of secure and easy online philanthropy, it is understood that some will prefer to donate via check. Checks must be made out to the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation, with the designated charity written in the memo line.

Checks will be accepted only at designated locations in the four counties between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. In Rappahannock County, the only place to leave checks is at Cheri Woodard Realty on Main Street in Sperryville. Other drop-offs include Union Bank and Trust Lobby on Main Street in Culpeper, the Northern Piedmont office in the basement of the BB&T bank on Main Street in Warrenton, and Skyline Cap, Inc. on Main St. in Madison

The cut-off time for checks is 5 p.m. in the four counties. Checks not made out to NPCF or delivered after 5 p.m. will not count in the Give Local Piedmont total. If a donor is giving to more than one nonprofit, each donation should be a separate check. No cash can be accepted.