‘Give Local Piedmont’ is May 3

Pledge to be part of an historic day May 3 that will benefit nonprofits, and by extension, the community as a whole. It’s the third annual Give Local Piedmont event in which donors can make a donation to the nonprofits of their choice. This year’s event — which covers Rappahannock and three other counties — runs from midnight to 11:59 p.m. on May 3.

All eyes will be on the Leaderboard at www. givelocalpiedmont.org, which will post donation totals in real time throughout the day, beginning at midnight.

The PATH Foundation (formerly Fauquier Health

Foundation) has stepped up once again, generously providing a $100,000 bonus pool to be shared proportionately with all nonprofits according to their donation totals. An additional $30,000 in cash prizes donated by generous sponsors will be awarded as well.

Two sets of grand prizes in the amounts of $5,000, $2,500, and $1,250 will be awarded to the top three nonprofits (with operating budgets totaling less than or more than $250,000, respectively) that receive the highest number of unique donations of $10 or more. In addition, one Grow the Grassroots prize of $2,500 will go to the organization with an operating budget of less than $100,000 that receives the largest number of unique donations. Four $1,000 Power Hour prizes will go to the organizations that raise the most money during specific hours throughout the day while 12 Golden Ticket prizes ($500 each) will be randomly drawn every other hour beginning at 1 a.m. Each nonprofit can earn up to two prizes, or a maximum of $5,000 in prize money.

Spearheaded by the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation, Give Local Piedmont is part of the national Give Local America event, sponsored by the Council on Foundations.