After a weekend of indulgence and shopping, in the United States, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving has earned the designation of Giving Tuesday.
WHAT IS #GIVINGTUESDAY?
We have a day for giving thanks. We have four for excessive shopping. Now, we have #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, December 3, 2019, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give.
In that spirit, I’d like to extend a gentle reminder that we have several active charity drives running right now, all for worthwhile charities that could use a helping hand, especially during the busy holiday season, when giving tends to decline.
LOUIS’ DRIVE
Louis supports so many charities, it’s often hard to decide which one to support for the annual drive. This year’s choice is Stand Up To Cancer.
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There are also 2 other drives associated with Louis -
in 2016, the Tomlinson family, and the fandom, lost a guiding light when Louis’ mum Jay passed away. In her memory, we have an ongoing drive to benefit Bloodwise, a a UK based charity dedicated to funding research into all blood cancers including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma, as well as to offering information and support to blood cancer patients. Bloodwise's vision is to beat blood cancer.
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Sadly, tragedy visited the Tomlinson family again in early 2019, with the passing of his younger sister Felicite’, affectionately known as Fizzy. In her memory, we have an ongoing drive to benefit The Good Grief Trust - a UK based bereavement support program.
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HARRY’S DRIVE
This year, we’re returning to Drop4Drop for Harry’s drive. Drop4Drop believes that everyone, everywhere, has the right to clean water. We are raising money for this charity to celebrate Harry’s birthday and are working towards providing an entire community with a sustainable source of clean drinking water.
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In addition to Drop4Drop, we also have an ongoing drive for Stand Up to Cancer in memory of Harry’s stepfather, Robin Twist, who passed away from cancer in 2017.
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LIAM’S DRIVE
Our chosen charity for Liam’s drive is once again The Way Youth Zone, a children’s activity center based right in his hometown of Wolverhampton.The Way offers youths and teens a safe, inclusive, diverse, and affordable place to go in their leisure time. Due to a generous donation from Liam himself, we achieved our 2017 fundraising goal and followed that up with reaching goal again in 2018 and 2019!
It’s never too late to get a start on next year’s goal, though, and in that light we’ve already established his drive for 2020.
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NIALL’S DRIVE
Niall’s drive for 2020 has yet to be established, however donations can still be made to this year’s drive to benefit Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens, a cause he’s supported through his Horan and Rose Charity Golf event.
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In the spirit of Giving Tuesday, please consider donating to any or all of these worthy charities.
