Nonprofits Are Ready for the Second Year of Give Local Alleghany Highlands   Covington, VA (May 24, 2022) - There are 34 local nonprofit organizations participating in this year’s Give Local Alleghany Highlands. This 24-hour online fundraising event is taking place on June 7th. The early giving window for the event is open right now. Every participating nonprofit has its own profile page on www.GiveLocalAH.org where community members can learn about the organization and make donations directly to that nonprofit. In 2021 the event raised $175,476 for the 29 nonprofits that participated. “Last year's response from donors who gave to Give Local Alleghany Highlands was incredible,” said Connie Baker, executive director of the Alleghany Highlands Arts and Crafts Center. “With our fundraising success in the first year due to the generous gifts of donors, we are really excited to participate in the event's second year.” For this year’s event, The Alleghany Foundation and Ingevity have teamed up to provide $35,000 in prize money to the nonprofits that are participating. These prizes will be awarded based on how much money each nonprofit is able to raise through donations. Donations made between May 24th and 11:59 PM on June 7th will be counted towards the grand prize competition. This competition will award prizes to the five small and large organizations that raise the most money during Give Local Alleghany Highlands. Small organizations are nonprofits with an annual budget of less than $100,000, and large organizations are nonprofits with a budget of more than $100,000. The first-place nonprofit in each group will receive $3,000, second place will receive $2,000, third place will receive $1,500, fourth place will receive $1,000, and fifth place will receive $500. In addition, every organization that receives at least ten donations between now and June 7th will receive an even split of a $7,000 prize pool. While donations can be made to the participating organizations now, everyone is encouraged to donate on June 7th. On that day, The Alleghany Foundation and Ingevity will be sponsoring time-based fundraising competitions including Power Hours and Golden Tickets. There will be three Power Hours for small nonprofits and three Power Hours for large nonprofits. During each of these six hours $1,500 will be awarded to the nonprofit organization that raises the most money on www.GiveLocalAH.org. In addition to these Power Hours, $3,000 will be awarded on June 7th using randomly drawn Golden Tickets. There will be a $200 Golden Ticket drawn on the hour every hour between 7:00 AM and 9:00 PM. To learn more about the prizes being given out during Give Local Alleghany Highlands, please go to www.givelocalah.org and click on “Prizes.” If you would like to see the full list of participating organizations, please click on “Participants.” Give Local Alleghany Highlands is hosted by The Alleghany Foundation with support from the Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Tourism and Ingevity. For more information about Give Local Alleghany Highlands, please visit www.GiveLocalAH.org, email Daniel Grizzard at danielg@alleghanyfoundation.org, or call The Alleghany Foundation office at (540) 962-0970. * * * * * About The Alleghany Foundation: Founded in 1995 following the sale of the Alleghany Regional Hospital, The Alleghany Foundation seeks to be a catalyst for positive change in the Alleghany Highlands. The Foundation aims to focus its capital in a way that leads to a more civically engaged and prosperous community that builds upon its assets to produce opportunities for all residents.

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