Join MORE and the El Dorado Community Foundation in encouraging philanthropy in Placerville and all of El Dorado County. 

·     The Community Foundation will be accepting donations for a variety of participating nonprofits on this day.        

      · All donations are tax deductible.

     · All donations will stay in the county to provide services to residents of El Dorado County only. 

The National Day of Giving is a national giving event with local impact.  In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the first community foundation, the National Day of Giving will be the first field-wide event for the community foundations of America.  Through this event hundreds of communities across America are asking people to give back through giving events run by their local   community foundations, all of which will   occur on the same day.  Every gift will go directly to our community.  Our hope is to inspire every single citizen to become a philanthropist!

How do I donate?

     · To make a donation, go to the El Dorado Community Foundation website at       eldoradocf.org or text the special acronym for your favorite charity or charities (ours is  “MORE”) to 55000 (Message & Data Rates May    Apply).

· You may also make donations directly to your favorite charity either online, by text, by phone, in person, at any branch of El Dorado Savings, or through a participating vendor. 

· You can make your donation by credit card, check, cash, a gift of property, securities, real estate, life insurance, charitable trusts, annuities, retirement plan beneficiary designations, or bequests. 

· MORE will be accepting donations through the Foundation’s website, El Dorado Savings Branches, at our facility at 399 Placerville Drive, through our website, through the mail, by phone, by credit card, checks, cash, gifts of property or by any other means you wish.  Check out our page on the Better Giving El Dorado Website: 

Who are the beneficiaries?

· You are free to choose from any of the participating nonprofit organizations. 

· All proceeds, barring a 2.9% credit card fee for donations paid by credit card, will go to the participating nonprofits as designated by donors.

· Feel free to pick and choose from the  variety of participating nonprofits appearing on the El Dorado Community Foundation’s Website:  eldoradocf.org.   

· Any undesignated donations will be pooled and divided evenly between all participating organizations. 

Special Giving Opportunities for Businesses

· Offer to donate a portion of each sale, or certain merchandise sold, to the charity of your choice.

· Offer Gift Certificates to patrons who donate.

· Post flyers for “Give Where You Live” in your establishment.

· Offer counter space for brochures for your favorite charity.

· Host a small group of clients or personnel from your favorite charity to help spread the word about “Give Where You Live”.

Within the last 60 years, programs like Mother Lode Rehabilitation Enterprises Inc. (MORE) have helped to shape society’s goals for people with disabilities from “institutionalization” to living and working independently in the community.  MORE offers a full range of programs designed to support the dream of adults with disabilities to be independent in all aspects of living and using community resources.  MORE fulfills these dreams by supporting them in making their own decisions, becoming artists & musicians, learning how to cook, shop, bank, handle money, how to drive, or how to use local transportation networks. Other priority learning areas include social skills; personal health and safety in relationships; and self-advocacy. One of the biggest challenges faced by people served by MORE is to learn self-respect and the value of advocating for oneself, so in every aspect of our services our approach is to build self-esteem and confidence. Each day brings us another success story and one step closer to seeing our vision, “Full Inclusion for People with Disabilities”, closer to reality. One such step is the upcoming Grand Opening Celebration of our “Something MORE Artists Gallery” on June 19th. We also welcome visitors to tour our programs any time and witness firsthand the miracles at work, and the incredibly talented, dedicated and caring staff who know, as you will, that there are no limits to what this population of people can achieve. You will be fundamentally changed after such a visit.

Give Local

Give Where You Live

National Day of Giving!

May 6th, 2014