From Ontonagon to St. Ignace and everywhere in-between, nonprofit organizations are hoping to kick off the season of giving on a strong note. GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and their world. GivingTuesday will kick off the generosity season this year by inspiring people to give back on Dec. 1 and throughout the year.

Over 40 organizations have registered initiatives as part of the #give906 Upper Peninsula Community Campaign. Full descriptions of each organization’s project and a link to donate or get involved can be viewed at give906.org.

Participating Copper Country organizations include:

— BHK Child Development Center

— Big Brothers Big Sisters – U.P. Kids

— Calumet Theatre

— Copper Country Community Arts Council

— Dial Help, Inc.

— Great Lakes Recovery Centers

— Omega House

— Portage Health Foundation

— Ontonagon County Communities that Care

— Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy

Additional organizations are being added as their information is received.

Donors and volunteers are encouraged to use #give906 to share how they gave locally.

About GivingTuesday

GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past eight years, it has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.

Whether it’s making someone smile, helping a neighbor or stranger out, showing up for an issue or people we care about, or giving some of what we have to those who need our help, every act of generosity counts and everyone has something to give. GivingTuesday strives to build a world in which the catalytic power of generosity is at the heart of the society we build together, unlocking dignity, opportunity and equity around the globe.