JP Morgan Chase has created "Chase Community Giving" a new grassroots way of giving back to the community. As part of this new initiative Chase is donating 5 million dollars to local charities-and letting the community decide where the money goes.
Through Facebook, anyone can choose from over 500,000 charities and vote for the organization of their choice. First, the 100 eligible organizations with the most votes will receive a $25,000 grant and will have the opportunity to share just how they would put the $1 million dollars Chase is offering to the top vote getter to use. Then, Facebook users will vote on those top 100 charities. Chase will grant the charity receiving the most votes $1 million and the 5 runners up will each receive $100,000. On top of this an advisory board will distribute an additional $1 million to the organizations of their choice from all that are nominated.
FIRSTLINK was founded in 1984 to provide information, resources and education in order to promote individual and community action. FIRSTLINK provides leadership in addressing quality of life issues for all people, and links individuals and groups with diverse community resources. FIRSTLINK promotes the inherent value of volunteerism both within the agency and throughout the community. FIRSTLINK provides a 24-hour a day hotline that has a direct access to its comprehensive database of more than 700 nonprofit and government providers in Franklin County. Along with the hotline FIRSTLINK boasts a number of volunteer programs including; Senior Corps programs: Foster Grandparents and RSVP, Disaster Preparedness and Citizen Corps Programs, a Community Engagement Department, Dental Options, the Service Above Self Fair, BOARDLINK, multiple training opportunities and Mentoring Center. All of these programs work to actively engages citizens in reaching the needs of our local community. Help FIRSTLINK expand its reach by voting for us in Chase's Community Giving Facebook competition.
To participate log onto http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/ . Get out and vote today!
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