[MCN] Local Businesses Offer Prizes to Missoula Gives Donors

[Meredith Printz]

For Immediate Release: May 1, 2017

Contact: Meredith Printz, 406-926-2846 office, 406-552-7347 cell, meredith at missoulacommunityfoundation.org

Local Businesses Offer Prizes to Missoula Gives Donors

“Donor Lounges” Provide Opportunities for Community to Give and Receive

What: Missoula County’s largest fundraiser, Missoula Gives, promotes local philanthropy and community participation. The 24-hour event happens both online and in-person, with local businesses hosting “donor lounges” with unique incentives to inspire donations. More than 155 nonprofits have registered to participate; and event organizers hope to raise $300,000 from 3,000 Missoulians. Since it first launched in 2014, Missoula Gives has raised more than $644,000 for 140 local organizations.

 

Why: As a civic crowdfunding event, Missoula Gives aims to raise awareness of the diversity of organizations that exist in Missoula, and to encourage a collective effort to fund charitable causes.

 

Who: Missoula Gives is organized and run by the Missoula Community Foundation. This year’s premier sponsor is the Missoula Federal Credit Union. Donor lounges and incentives will be provided by Brooks & Browns, the Florence Hotel Lobby, the Good Food Store, Missoula Federal Credit Union, Plonk, Red Bird Wine Bar, Submittable, the University of Montana, and others.

 

When/Where: Missoula Gives runs May 4-5. Online donations can be made at  <http://www.missoulagives.org/>www.MissoulaGives.org <http://www.missoulagives.org/>. Donor lounges and incentives will be running in the following locations:

 

May 4: 10:30a - 1:00p: University of Montana Oval: Organization with the most donations wins extra funding; free t-shirt with donations of $15 or more.

 

May 4: 5:00p - 7:00p: Plonk: Donors will receive a free drink chip and be entered into a raffle.

 

May 5: 10:00a - 5:00p: Florence Hotel Lobby: Blood drive, free popcorn, pizza, chair massage, snacks by Posh Chocolat and Red Bird, and kitties to pet from Animal Control.

 

May 5: 10:00a - 2:00p: Good Food Store: Free snacks and donors will be entered into a drawing.

 

May 5: 11:30a - 12:30p: Brooks & Browns: Free yoga and mimosas.

 

 

May 5: 5:00p - 7:00p: Missoula Federal Credit Union (3600 Brooks St): Free drinks, food, live music, face painting, and yard games. Free goodie bags for first 150 donors.

 

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The Missoula Community Foundation (MissoulaCF) connects people who care to causes that matter. Since 2001, MissoulaCF has given more than $935,000 to nonprofits and students, inspiring long-term local philanthropy to ensure the diversity and vitality of the Greater Missoula community. For more information, please visit missoulacommunityfoundation.org.

Meredith Printz, Executive Director
Missoula Community Foundation
110 W. Front Street
P.O. Box 8806, Missoula, MT 59807
Office: (406) 926-2846
Cell: (406) 552-7347
meredith at missoulacommunityfoundation.org <mailto:meredith at missoulacommunityfoundation.org>
www.missoulacommunityfoundation.org <http://www.missoulacommunityfoundation.org/>






Help us raise $300K! Donate at missoulagives.org <https://www.missoulagives.org/>


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