Clwyd West AM Darren Millar is calling on charities and businesses in Conwy and Denbighshire to come together in support of #GivingTuesday.
After a very successful first year in the UK, the #GivingTuesday campaign is asking people to give their time, money or voice to charity on one global day of giving.
Last year was the first year that #GivingTuesday took place in the UK, which is consistently ranked as one of the most generous nations in the world. Over 800 charities and businesses signed up as partners of the campaign, including household names such as BT, Facebook, Argos, NSPCC and Cancer Research UK.
Darren said: “#GivingTuesday is an extremely exciting opportunity for charities and businesses in Clwyd West.
“It has immense potential to motivate and mobilise charities, businesses and the public in our local area and create a movement that will get more people engaged in charity giving.
“I am proud to support #GivingTuesday and look forward to celebrating the generosity of my constituents and the great work our local charities do.”
Ben Russell, Director of Communications at the Charities Aid Foundation, said: “After a very successful first year of #GivingTuesday, it’s fantastic to see so much enthusiasm for the #GivingTuesday movement from so many amazing organisations – including some of the top businesses and charities in the country.
“#GivingTuesday is an opportunity to give something back, we hope that with the support of politicians, businesses and charities, we can get the whole nation thinking about charity at the start of the festive season.
“We want to encourage businesses, charities and individuals to take up #GivingTuesday really run with it – and make the second year of the campaign even more successful than the first.”
To follow the campaign and find out more information please email givingtuesday@cafonline.org or follow on Twitter @givingtuesdayuk