Jodie Wagner @JRWagner5 May 4, 2020 at 2:38 PM Coronavirus updates: #GivingTuesdayNow will take place Tuesday as an emergency response to the financial crisis caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. * TO OUR READERS: This content is being provided for free as a public service to our readers during the coronavirus outbreak. Please support local journalism by subscribing to The Palm Beach Post. If you want breaking coronavirus news directly in your inbox, sign up for our Coronavirus Newsletter. * Some area nonprofit organizations are among thousands that plan to participate in a worldwide fundraising endeavor Tuesday. As part of #GivingTuesdayNow, a global day of giving and unity taking place as an emergency response to the financial crisis caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Fresh Rx, and the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County are among those boosting their already substantial fundraising efforts. All three have been raising money for different sectors of the community impacted by COVID-19, the illness caused by coronavirus. On Tuesday, they will initiate specific campaigns designed to address the continuing need for community support. >>Want Coronavirus news as it happens? Sign up for our Breaking News Coronavirus email The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties, which strives to build vibrant communities through meaningful philanthropy, plans to launch a special social media campaign to raise awareness of the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. The organization has established a COVID-19 Response Fund, which already has raised over $3 million in grants to aid local communities in need. Grants will be deployed to organizations providing food, housing assistance and access to healthcare as they respond to the global crisis, said Brad Hurlburt, president and CEO of the Foundation. “Community foundations are uniquely well-positioned to identify, activate, […]
