Give Back Group Project Spotlight: Spring Field Township Christmas Light-Up
Ken Firestone, GBU member and founder of Firestone Insurance Agency in Normalville, PA, organized a Give Back Group for the fourth annual Springfield Township Christmas Light-Up fund drive. The drive was held to benefit the Normalville Volunteer Fire Department and Springfield Township Volunteer Hose Company in Mill Run, PA.
The Give Back Group had a shaky start with their collection buckets, but then they made phone calls and sent emails to township residents and businesses. Once the local community learned that the fundraiser could get a $5,000 GBU Give Back Group match, the drive took off.
In addition to Ken, GBU members Donna Firestone, Douglas Brooks, Timothy Hall, George Nicksich and Charles Shaffer were part of the Give Back Group, making the project eligible for a match of up to $5,000. They helped raise
$6,000.67, so they secured the $5,000 match!
The total raised was divided between the two fire departments. “With GBU's match, we will have raised $11,000!” Ken shared. “I would count that as a great impact for a small, rural township.”
Give Back Groups
If you are working to raise funds for an organization that impacts your local community, GBU will match the funds your group raised up to$1,000 per GBU member to a maximum of $5,000 per group. Fundraising can be organized in any way preferred: in person, through a mail campaign or even via Facebook. The funds matching must be for a qualifying 501(c)(3) organization that impacts your local community. The organization must have a listing on Charity Navigator.
VISIT GBUCARES.ORG/GIVE-BACK-GROUPS TO REQUEST APPROVAL FOR YOUR GIVE BACK GROUP.
