2021 #BethelGives Campaign

by Bethel Community Services Foundation

Bethel Community Services Foundation announces the beginning of the 2021 #BethelGives Campaign, sponsored by Bethel Community Services Foundation and ten local nonprofit organizations.

This year we have more amazing thank you gifts for #BethelGives contributions at the $50 level, at the $100 level and at the $150 level.

$150 contribution: a #BethelGives river pack, complete with a can of Kuskokwim silver salmon caught locally by Far West Fish & Farm and smoked by Indian Valley Meats, a dry bag, #BethelGives salmon rub, a floating key chain and stainless-steel fish soap.

$100 contribution: custom 2021 #BethelGives branded socks

$50 contribution: one past #BethelGives swag item (could be a buff, a bag, a hoodie, tshirt- who knows!)

Any contribution: #BethelGives Sticker

The aim of #BethelGives is to offer Bethel and the YK Delta community increased opportunities to support local organizations as we all prepare for winter and the holiday season- a time of great generosity and great need.

The ten groups that will be participating in #BethelGives this year are: Bethel Winter House Shelter, Bethel Council on the Arts, Tundra Women’s Coalition, Bethel Friends of Canines, YK Delta Lifesavers, Future Delta Nurses, KYUK, Bethel Family Clinic, Kuskokwim Consortium Library (Bethel Library) and Yuut Elitnaurviat.

Thank you gifts will be offered for donations made at Saturday Market on November 20 or 27, online at bcsfoundation.org or bethelgives.org and in person at the BCSF Office.

In 2021, there are several ways to support the #BethelGives campaign:

Online: Contributions to the #BethelGives Campaign will be accepted through www.bethelgives.org or www.bcsfoundation.org.

Small Businesses: Local small businesses around Bethel will also be participating in the 2021 #BethelGives Campaign. Keep your eye out for #BethelGives signs in business windows and information posted at www.bethelgives.org and on social media about ways that you can support local small businesses that are supporting the #BethelGives campaign. Malone Insurance Company will be matching donations AND Vitus will be making a donation to the campaign for every gallon of gas purchased on November 30 (#GivingTuesday).

Saturday Markets: #BethelGives volunteers will be available at the November 20 and November 27 Saturday Markets to collect contributions and distribute thank you gifts.

Phone, Mail and In-Person Contributions: Contributions to the #BethelGives Campaign will be accepted over the phone at 907-545-1855, in-person at the BCSF office, located at 1795 Chief Eddie Hoffman Highway, or by mail at PO Box 2189 Bethel, AK 99559.

#BethelGives is an extension of a national and international campaign- #GivingTuesday- which encourages people all over the world to following the shopping mayhem of Black Friday and Cyber Monday with generosity that changes lives in their own local communities. On #GivingTuesday, people around the USA and world will share their time, talents and treasure with their neighbors in need, often through local organizations.

CONTACTS: Primary: Lisa Whalen, Program Officer, BCSF [email protected] and 545-1855. Secondary: Michelle DeWitt, Executive Director, BCSF [email protected] and 543-1812.