HopeWest is participating in the sixth annual Colorado Gives Day, an annual statewide initiative to celebrate and increase philanthropy in Colorado through online giving for a 24 hour period.
People throughout Colorado are encouraged to donate online on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 to their favorite nonprofit through the GivingFirst website. Donations can be prescheduled at any time on the ColoradoGives.org website, but all donations will be processed during the 24 hour period on December 8, 2015.
Every donation on Colorado Gives Day will qualify for the Community First Foundation and FirstBank $1 Million Incentive Fund that increases the value of every donation made. At the completion of Colorado Gives Day, the Foundation will determine each nonprofit’s share of the incentive fund.
“Because of the community’s generosity – more families are supported in their time of need, more patients receive quality end of life care and more volunteers are recruited to help with our efforts,” said Christy (Whitney) Borchard, President and CEO of HopeWest. “The generosity and compassion shown by donors and participants in Colorado Gives Day make it possible for us to continue to meet the needs of patients and their loved ones. Whatever the nature of a contribution, we deeply appreciate it because it makes a difference right here in our community.”
Generous donations made the following HopeWest services possible last year:
- 1,760 patients and their loved ones received compassionate care though the hospice program
- 547 patients and families were welcomed and comforted at the HopeWest Hospice Care Center
- 650 children and teens received grief support through the HopeWest Kids program
- 34,483 educational newsletters were sent to those coping with loss
- 3,459 phone calls were made to grieving family members
- 483 people found hope through the weekly grief education and support groups, individual counseling and social support groups
- 1,258 volunteers dedicated 80,332 hours of their time to the community through HopeWest
To support the nonprofits that protect and nurture quality of life in Colorado, the Community First Foundation created Colorado Gives Day to increase philanthropy in the state through online giving. On December 8, all credit card processing fees will be covered by the Community First Foundation and sponsors. This means 100 percent of every donation goes directly to the chosen organization during Colorado Gives Day.