Staff, board members, and friends of the Community Foundation of the New River Valley celebrate the giving day.
BLACKSBURG – This June, thousands of people are expected to participate in the New River Valley’s (NRV) annual GiveLocalNRV Giving Day. Hosted by the Community Foundation of the New River Valley (CFNRV), this year’s 24-hour fundraising event will kick off at noon on Wednesday, June 26 and end at noon on Thursday, June 27.
Participating community organizations that serve the NRV signed up in the spring for this event. This allows them to use the GiveLocalNRV website (givelocalnrv.org) for free to raise funds and awareness for their missions. Early giving for this event opened on June 1, enabling participants to fundraise most of June in the lead up to the 24-hour event.
“This year, we have a record 130 organizations participating in the giving day. The list is made up of 501(c)3 nonprofits and units of government (such as animal shelters), all of whom are making an impact on our community in different ways”, said Lindsey Gleason, the CFNRV’s assistant director. “Whatever you are interested in – the environment, education, animals, arts and culture, health, issues related to poverty, and more – we have participants working in these areas.”
Organizations in six localities across the NRV are participating, including Floyd (21 organizations), Giles (7), Montgomery (59), Pulaski (17), Radford (7), and Wythe (6.) An additional 13 organizations headquartered outside of our region who provide services in the NRV, are participating. A full list of this year’s participants is below.
Fueling the excitement of the day are the $20,000 in grants and prizes provided by the CFNRV and corporate sponsors. The event’s lead sponsor is National Bank of Blacksburg. Our other generous sponsors are Atlantic Union Bank, First Bank & Trust, Carilion New River Valley Medical Center, Carter Bank & Trust, Olio Financial Planning, Automation Creations, Inc., Legacy Builders NRV, Inc., LewisGale Hospital Montgomery, and Brown Insurance.
Visit www.givelocalnrv.org to learn more about this year’s participating organizations. A donation of $5 or more can be made online. For donors who prefer to give offline, participating organizations can also accept gifts of checks, cash, or wire transfers for the giving day. All donations must be received by noon on June 27 to count toward the giving day totals.
2024 GiveLocalNRV Giving Day Participant List for Montgomery County includes:
Agape Center NRV
Alta Mons Inc
Arc of New River Valley
Blacksburg Community Band
Blacksburg Master Chorale
Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation
Blacksburg New School
Blacksburg Refugee Partnership Inc
Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Virginia
Catholic Campus Ministry at Virginia Tech
Children’s Advocacy Center of the New River Valley
Christiansburg Community Center Incorporated
Christiansburg Institute
Community Foundation of the New River Valley
Cub Scout Pack 145
Dayspring Cornerstone Scholarship Fund
DePaul Community Resources
Downtown Christiansburg inc.
Friends of the Blacksburg Farmers Market
Friends of the Huckleberry Inc
Habitat for Humanity of the New River Valley
Hacksburg
Havenwood Equestrian Center
Historic Smithfield
Humane Society of Montgomery County Inc
Imagination Library of Montgomery County, VA
Inmate Family Assistance of the NRV
Literacy NRV
Live Work Eat Grow
Loco Arts
Lyric Council, Inc.
Mayapple School
Micah’s Backpack
Montgomery County Christmas Store
Montgomery County Emergency Assistance Program Inc
Montgomery County Educational Foundation
Montgomery County Friends of Animal Care & Control
Montgomery Museum of Art & History
Mountain View Humane
New River Family Shelter Inc
New River Land Trust
New River Robotics Association
New River Valley Leading Lights
New River Valley TimeBank
New River Valley Youth Cycling Alliance
NRV Academy of Dance
NRV CARES
Renaissance Music Academy of Virginia
Salvation Army of the NRV
Seek Education Explore Discover Seeds Inc
St. John Neumann Academy
Summer Musical Enterprise
Sustainable Blacksburg Inc
United Way of Southwest Virginia
Volunteer Montgomery
VT Autism Clinic & Center for Autism Research
Wonder Universe, A Children’s Museum
YMCA at Virginia Tech
Community Foundation of the New River Valley