CaringBridge Board of Directors to Double Donations up to $100,000 on Giving Tuesday
Eagan, Minn. – (Nov. 28, 2022) – CaringBridge is kicking off a month-long holiday giving campaign thanks to a generous gift from the CaringBridge Board of Directors, who will be matching donations made on November 29, Giving Tuesday, up to $100,000.
This year’s holiday giving campaign features the life of the Bushaw family, who has used CaringBridge for nearly 20 years to chronicle the health journeys of their two children. When Logan and Owen were born in 2003, they each had multiple congenital defects, which have required multiple surgeries and hospitalizations for the past two decades.
“I know that I wouldn’t—and we wouldn’t—be here without what CaringBridge has brought our family. I believe it with every ounce of my being,” said Natalie Bushaw. “When I would read Logan comments in the hospital, there were certain ones where people shared just the right encouragement at just the right moment. Their support gave us what we needed to keep going.”
Caring for the Caregiver
Caregivers like Natalie and Ben Bushaw are part of the 43% of Americans who provide unpaid care to a loved one. Family caregiving, while a true labor of love, can be an endless job made even more stressful during this pandemic. Add in the holiday season and it can be a lonely time for the person going through the health journey and the caregiver that’s by their side.
CaringBridge is a simple tool to help caregivers connect with their community. It is the most efficient way to update everyone all at once about a health journey, as well as a place to ask for, and receive, the support they need.
It’s a free tool, supported by donors that understand the need to provide a vital healing resource for people around the world. A donation to CaringBridge means that nearly 400,000 people a day can connect with family and friends, sharing encouragement and important updates easily through the platform. Each donation supports the operation of running thousands of ad-free, secure, privacy-protected sites, which help millions of people get the help and social support they need.
Holiday Appeal Specifics
The annual giving campaign will run through December 31, 2022. Throughout the giving campaign, donors will have the chance to have their donations matched during four additional opportunities taking place on the following days: December 6-7, 13-14, 20-21, and 30-31.
To learn more or make a tax-deductible donation, please visit CaringBridge.org/give.
About CaringBridge
CaringBridge is a nonprofit social network that helps people connect with friends and family during a health journey. Founded in Eagan, Minn. in 1997 by Sona Mehring, CaringBridge has made it simple and safe to offer or ask for support when it’s needed most. With nearly 400,000 active daily users—CaringBridge offers simple tools for patients and their caregivers to share health updates and rally their community’s support. A health journey of any kind—diagnosis, injury, medical or behavioral illness, pregnancy complications or other experiences—is difficult to endure alone. CaringBridge is here to ensure that no one goes through a health journey alone. Learn more at CaringBridge.org.
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