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<p class="gmail-normal"><b>MEDIA ALERT</b></p><p class="gmail-normal"><b>
ATTN: Newsdesk</b></p>
<p class="gmail-normal"><b>For Immediate Release: </b>May
1, 2017</p>
<p class="gmail-normal"><b>Contact: </b>Meredith
Printz, 406-926-2846 office, 406-552-7347 cell,
<a href="mailto:meredith@missoulacommunityfoundation.org">meredith@missoulacommunityfoundation.org</a></p>
<p class="gmail-normal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b>Local Businesses Offer Prizes to Missoula Gives Donors</b></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><i>“Donor Lounges” Provide Opportunities
for Community to Give and Receive</i></b></p>
<p class="gmail-normal"><b><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-normal"><b>What: </b>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. </p>
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<p class="gmail-normal"><b>Why: </b>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.</p>
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<p class="gmail-normal"><b>Who: </b>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.</p>
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<p class="gmail-normal"><b>When/Where: </b>Missoula
Gives runs May 4-5. Online donations can be made at<a href="http://www.missoulagives.org"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"> </span></a><a href="http://www.missoulagives.org"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">www.MissoulaGives.org</span></a>. Donor lounges and
incentives will be running in the following locations:</p>
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<p class="gmail-normal"><u>May 4</u>: 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.</p>
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<p class="gmail-normal"><u>May 4</u>: 5:00p - 7:00p: Plonk: Donors will receive a free
drink chip and be entered into a raffle.</p>
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<p class="gmail-normal"><u>May 5</u>: 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.</p>
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<p class="gmail-normal"><u>May 5</u>: 10:00a - 2:00p: Good Food Store: Free snacks and
donors will be entered into a drawing.</p>
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<p class="gmail-normal"><u>May 5</u>: 11:30a - 12:30p: Brooks & Browns: Free yoga
and mimosas.</p>
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<p class="gmail-normal"><u>May 5</u>: 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.</p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="text-align:center" align="center"># # #</p>
<p class="gmail-normal"> 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 <a href="http://missoulacommunityfoundation.org">missoulacommunityfoundation.org</a>.
</p><p class="gmail-normal"> </p>
</div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Nikki <span style="font-size:12.8px">Robb, Program Associate</span></div><div>Missoula Community Foundation</div><div>Office: (406) 926 - 2846<span style="font-size:12.8px"><br><br><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0BxjJUM_BqKSKR0hxY2VOQWpMX3M&revid=0BxjJUM_BqKSKOVN6K3I0VmVKSUpDZGJXL2d5aW5DcStoQzlNPQ" height="100" width="200"><br></span><span>MissoulaGives.org </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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