CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – For those who have lived in the Charlottesville community for many years, they know that central Virginia is home to nearly 700 nonprofit organizations. Normally, most executive directors would tell you how difficult it is to raise funding on a regular basis, but especially when there is economic uncertainty. Therefore, Tuesday presents another opportunity for them to share their message and make a final push for end of the year giving to support their budgets.
Charlottesville is fortunate to have a number of nonprofits that assist in a myriad of human services from supporting nutrition insecurity, the unhoused, early childhood education and much more. Jim Battaglia, the Director of Philanthropy for Camp Holiday Trails, a local year-round camp that supports children and their families who have medical needs is well aware of how much the support of the community is needed.
“It’s so impactful [for the kids we serve] that they don’t have to worry about the diagnoses, they can just be at camp and have fun and that’s the main thing.” Bataglia appeared on the WINA Morning News. “There’s a number of different ways [the public can support us] they can go to our website campholidaytrails.org, they can donate online, we’re going to be sending out a mass text out shortly, there’s so many ways they can mail a check in or contact me, Tina (the Executive Director) or Marissa (Director of Annual Giving). We’d love to give people a tour of camp if they want to see where the new Med Korner is going to be (their current capital project). We also post on social media that’s another way to give, Instagram or Facebook Camp Holiday Trails.”…