by the Bethel Community Services Foundation
Bethel Community Services Foundation announces the beginning of the 2024 #BethelGives Campaign, sponsored by Bethel Community Services Foundation and nine 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: “Around the Campfire” themed gift pack with homemade fire starters, specialty chocolate, marshmallows and branded marshmallow stick, and two branded gear and apparel patches (for those pesky burning ember holes in your coat)
● $100 contribution: Choice of Yeti mug or zip hoodie (sizes limited, FCFS)
● $50 contribution: Local YK Delta sticker and coaster combo – while supplies last!
● Any contribution: #BethelGives Sticker
The nine groups that will be participating in #BethelGives this year are: Bethel Winter House Shelter, SouthWest Alaska Arts Group, Tundra Women’s Coalition, Bethel Friends of Canines, YK Delta Lifesavers, Future Delta Nurses, KYUK, Kuskokwim Consortium Library and Bethel Search and Rescue.
Thank you gifts will be offered in person for donations made at Saturday Markets on November 23 and 30, online at bcsfoundation.org or bethelgives.org and in person at the BCSF Office. We will offer gifts to people who donate via Facebook if they share their contact email when prompted by Facebook (we have to know how to find you!).
In 2024, 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.
Saturday Markets: #BethelGives volunteers will be available at the November 23 and November 30 Saturday Markets in Bethel to collect contributions and distribute thank you gifts.
The Perfect Pie: We will host The Perfect Pie at 6 pm on Wednesday, November 27 at the VFW. If you would like to make a pie to donate, great! Pie drop-offs are Tuesday at BCSF until 7 pm (1795 Chief Eddie Hoffman Highway) and Noon-5 pm at the VFW on Wednesday, Nov. 27. If you would like to buy a pie, fantastic! But don’t be late – this event sells out quickly!
At AC on #GivingTuesday December 3: We will have volunteers available to accept gifts at the Bethel AC Store during key times on #GivingTuesday.
Local Businesses: Local small businesses around Bethel will also be participating in the 2024 #BethelGives campaign. Keep your eye out for information posted at bethelgives.org and at the Bethel Community Services Foundation Facebook page about ways that you can support local small businesses that are sponsoring the #BethelGives campaign.
1. Alaska Commercial Company is offering a “Round Up at the Register” program through November 23- ask to round up your purchases to the nearest dollar when you pay at the cash register – those pennies add up and are dedicated to #BethelGives!
2. Malone Insurance Company will be matching donations! Stop by their office OR mention that you are a Malone Insurance Company customer when you give online or at Saturday Market, and they will offer a match to the campaign!
3. UnCommon Pizza is donating 10% of sales on Tuesday, December 3 to #BethelGives! Eat pizza for a great cause that Tuesday!
4. Crowley Fuels is donating $.25 cents for every gallon of gas pumped on Tuesday, December 3 to the #BethelGives campaign! Buy your gas on #GivingTuesday and support local nonprofits!
5. Ed’s Automotive is a campaign sponsor – please schedule your vehicle for service at 543-4445!
6. Good Vibes, GCI, ConocoPhillips Alaska and Donlin Gold have both donated to #BethelGives and are campaign sponsors. Thank you for your gifts!
Facebook & Instagram: Any Gifts to Bethel Community Services Foundation that are made on these platforms during the #BethelGives time period will be designated for the #BethelGives campaign, unless we are informed of a different intention from the donor.
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.
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. #BethelGives is an extension of a national and international campaign- #GivingTuesday- which encourages people all over the world to follow 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.
