After Shopping All Weekend, Give Something Back On Giving Tuesday

So, after stuffing yourself on Thanksgiving, shopping the chain stores on Black Friday, shopping the local businesses on Small Biz Saturday, and shopping some more (from your desk at work) on Cyber Monday, it is time to give something back.  It's time to celebrate Giving Tuesday!  Giving Tuesday is a globally celebrated day of giving back.It’s a call-to-action for people around the world to donate money, time and talent to the causes they care most about.

According to WABI TV, there are plenty of local organizations participating, including:

- Several United Way of Eastern Maine partners including Spruce Run Womancare Alliance.

- The Good Shepherd Food Bank  - they will be  getting a $10,000 matching donation grant from TD Bank - Get details HERE

- Healthy Acadia is hoping to engage 100 online donors Tuesday for its Hungry for Health 2016 campaign. The campaign's goal is to fight the opioid epidemic in Hancock and Washington counties. You can visit Healthy Acadia’s Facebook page for more information

- Big Brothers And Sisters Of Maine

- Girl Scouts of Maine

Get more details about Giving Tuesday HERE

And, Giving Tuesday is the perfect day to kick off the Salvation Army Angel Trees Event at The Marketplace@Augusta.  Get all the details about that HERE