Donate to The Playhouse today for matching gift
Between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. “Giving Tuesday,” Nov. 28, the Brown County Playhouse Board will match all donations up to $2,000.
Since 1949, the Playhouse has provided the community with a diverse variety of theatrical performances and live entertainment. Today the tradition of the Playhouse continues with a wide range of entertainment offered.
To donate, visit /browncountyplayhouse.org/giving-tuesday-make-a-donation
Donate toys for local children
New, unwrapped toys, hats and gloves can be donated at the Nashville Family Dollar Store. They will be distributed to local parents by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Brown County.
A box for donations to the nonprofit charity is in the Family Dollar store at 55 E. Chestnut St. in Salt Creek Plaza.
Last year, St. Vincent’s collected 92 gifts from the store.
A total of 608 area children received Christmas presents distributed by the society to parents.
All gifts and donations to St. Vincent’s are tax deductible.
For more information or to make donations, visit stvincentdepaulbrowncounty.com.
Annual auction to aid local kids, families
The annual Brown County Children’s Christmas Auction will take place from 6 p.m. to midnight Friday, Dec. 1, at Out of the Ordinary restaurant downtown.
Those who attend can bid on items donated by local artists, merchants and residents. All proceeds are used to buy clothing and food vouchers for Brown County children in need.
To donate an item to be auctioned, drop it off at PNC Bank, 37 W. Main St. in Nashville or at Out of the Ordinary, 61 S. Van Buren St. downtown.
Donate to charities for Giving Tuesday
Two local organizations are asking residents to donate money toward their causes this holiday season.
- The Brown County Literacy Coalition is raising money to grow its one-one-one tutoring program for kids in kindergarten through third grade; fund the local Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program, which provides a book a month to more than 550 Brown County children up to age 5; and increase the number of Little Free libraries in remote areas of the county, which cost about $300 each. The literacy coalition is a 501(c)3 organization, which means donations are tax deductible. For more information or to donate, visit crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/help-brown-county-kids-learn-to-read.
- The Brown County Community Foundation is offering a 50-cent match for every $1 contributed to a BCCF endowment. If supporting the foundation directly, every $1 donated to the BCCF administrative endowment will be matched with $1. All match dollars are applied on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information about local community causes that have endowments at the BCCF, with questions about initiatives currently supported by the BCCF, or to give, visit browncountygives.org or call the foundation at 812-988-4882.
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