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Celebrate #GivingTuesday
Written By: Mary Jane McCall | Issue: 2018/11 - November
All of us here at The Laurel recognize how blessed we are to live, work and play in the gorgeous communities that make up the Plateau. Highlands and Cashiers, kindred spirits in their natural beauty and welcoming, generous people, are unlike any other, and our neighbors and surroundings are priceless to us.
It is often difficult to put into words just how unique our little slice of heaven is, but we are continually amazed and sustained by it.
Each year we ask our readers and followers on social media to give back to the groups and nonprofits that enrich the fabric of our lives in so many ways by joining us in celebrating #GivingTuesday. This widely recognized day of giving shifts the focus from after-Thanksgiving sales to the season of charitable giving, and here locally we encourage all who are able to give back.
Even in our abundance, we recognize that many of our neighbors are in need of help and that our local resources need bolstering. We’re blessed with organizations who are helping our neighbors, fighting to preserve our natural beauty and resources, and enriching the lives of so many. Each can use your help.
For those who follow The Laurel on Facebook, please check in every hour on #GivingTuesday to see a request from a local charity, who will outline their hard work on behalf of our communities, and who will publish a wish list of immediate needs to continue their work. If you’re not on social media, mark your calendars to join us in this day of giving and give to your favorite local nonprofit.
Last year the wish lists of many non-profits were published and their needs met, including Cashiers Friends of the Library, International Friendship Center, Highlands Biological Station, Highlands-Cashiers Players, Highlands PAC, The Village Green, Friends for Life Forever Farms, Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, Friends of Panthertown, Carpe Diem Farms and Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Join us for #GivingTuesday, #PlateauGivingTuesday on Tuesday, November 27.
Whatever you choose to do, please know that we are grateful. And we promise that your neighbors on the Plateau, and your children and your grandchildren, will be grateful as well.
