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Jefferson County Library Foundation Issues Fundraising Challenge in Conjunction with Upcoming Colorado Gives Day
Library Foundation seeks to set new fundraising record on Dec. 8, 2010
(Lakewood, Colo. - Nov. 23, 2010) Natalie A. Martinez, executive director, Jefferson County Library Foundation and Marcellus Turner, executive director, Jefferson County Public Library, are issuing a unique challenge to Jefferson County residents: "Help us raise $100,000 on Dec. 8 and to show our gratitude, we'll dress up in holiday costumes and do a public storytime."
On Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010, the Jefferson County Library Foundation is participating in
Colorado Gives Day, a statewide online fundraising campaign sponsored by Community First Foundation and FirstBank. The
Colorado Gives Day goal is to raise $1 million for local non-profits in a single day and to promote online philanthropy; the Library Foundation's goal is to raise at least $100,000 for Jefferson County Public Library!
If the Library Foundation meets its $100,000 goal, Martinez and Turner will dress up in holiday costumes and perform a public storytime-reading of
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer during Holiday Fest at Colorado Mills Mall. The proposed reading is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 12 at 12:45 p.m. in the Food Court area at Colorado Mills Mall, 14500 W. Colfax Avenue, Lakewood, Colo.
"If every library cardholder donated to the campaign, we'd more than meet our goal," said Martinez. "That would definitely motivate us to dress up and make spectacles of ourselves!"
For additional information about this campaign, please visit
www.jeffcolibraryfoundation.org or contact the Library Foundation at 303.403.5075.
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About Colorado Gives Day
Colorado Gives Day is a new initiative to increase philanthropy in Colorado through online giving. Presented by Community First Foundation and FirstBank,
Colorado Gives Day will take place during a 24-hour period starting at 12 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. Donations will be accepted through the website GivingFirst.org, with a goal of raising $1 million in one day for Colorado charities.
About Community First Foundation
Community First Foundation is a community foundation that improves quality of life in the seven-county metropolitan Denver community. We use our resources to fund vital community initiatives, support nonprofit organizations, and assist individuals with charitable giving. We help donors support charitable causes through planned giving, Donor Advised Funds, and online giving. We offer grants, fund management and fund-raising education to nonprofits. We have been serving the community since our founding in 1975. To learn more, visit
www.CommunityFirstFoundation.org
About FirstBank
FirstBank has over $10 billion in assets and over 130 locations in Colorado, Arizona, and California. Ever since they were founded in 1963, they've maintained a strong commitment to convenience, friendly and intelligent customer service, and loyalty to their employees. FirstBank has grown through consumer and commercial lending, innovative banking products and services and a high regard for community investment. Learn more at
www.eFirstBank.com.
About Jefferson County Library Foundation
Jefferson County Library Foundation supports Jefferson County Public Library through a partnership commitment to improving and enriching the lives of Jefferson County residents. The Foundation's funding priorities include enhancing the programs and services of JCPL that support childhood literacy, life-long learning, services to seniors and more. For more information, visit the Foundation's web site at
http://www.jeffcolibraryfoundation.org.
About Jefferson County Public Library
Jefferson County Public Library (JCPL) is the third largest public library in the state of Colorado. Our mission is to meet the changing needs of our communities by providing information and environments that promote personal growth and community transformation. A JCPL library card is the key to a network of 10 libraries, a Bookmobile, a Traveling Children's Library and eTrain, a mobile computer training lab, offering books, periodicals, CDs and DVDs, as well as computer and Internet resources. For more information contact your local library or visit
www.jeffcolibrary.org.
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