OGD 2024 date May 22, 2024
The Envision Opelika Foundation is excited to announce that the Annual Opelika Giving Day will be held on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
This online fundraising challenge provides an easy and exciting way to support local non-profits, celebrate the joy of helping others, and inspire a new culture of giving within our community.
Since its inception, Opelika Giving Day has helped raise over $150,000 for more than 35 nonprofits serving Opelika! Envision Opelika Foundation is proud to be the host organization for Opelika Giving Day this year. Opelika Giving Day is a way to support special projects within our community, allowing everyone to contribute to their favorite nonprofit project, or possibly multiple projects, that impact Opelika! Individuals, companies, and organizations are all invited to participate in this special day of giving.
This year’s nonprofits are:
Circles Opelika is a community-driven program that works to increase upward mobility for individuals and families in poverty in Opelika. Based on the national Circles®USA model, the Circles initiative builds intentional relationships (social capital) across socioeconomic lines that help open up long-term pathways for economic mobility and self-sufficiency. Their 2024 Opelika Giving Day Project is to hire and train staff to support the next cohort of 25 people to escape poverty.
Webpage: CirclesOpelika.org
Creekline Trails of Opelika is a citizen-led project to connect neighbors with nature by developing multi-use creekside trails and greenways along the beautiful watershed streams of Opelika, Alabama. Their 2024 OGD Project is to train and equip a new team of volunteers called “Trailkeepers”.
Webpage: CreeklineOpelika.org/
Opelika Mobile Wellness Clinic
Since December 2022, the Opelika Mobile Wellness Clinic has weekly visited a medically underserved community in Opelika. By incorporating testing devices, we can empower patients with diabetes to take control of their health. Our Opelika Giving Day 2024 Project is “Take a Step Toward Wellness,” a program conducting A-1C and CardioCheck screenings, and referring patients to appropriate treatment.
Webpage: Opelika Wellness Clinic
Through education, advocacy, and support, Girls Steps, Inc. works towards empowering girls in Opelika. Their 2024 OGD project is to provide “Girls Boss Entrepreneurship Camp.”
Webpage:Gstepsinc.org
Auburn Opelika Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, nondenominational Christian housing organization. By building with volunteer labor and offering zero-interest mortgages, they partner with low-income families to help them build equity toward stable futures. Their 2024 OGD project is to purchase lumber to frame Habitat Home #78 located in Opelika.
The Nourish Foundation seeks to employ a multidisciplinary approach to improve the health of the community and to lead our community to a place of health and wholeness through our two initiatives Nourish Wellness and Nourish, AL. Their 2024 Opelika Giving Day project is to raise funds to cover the cost for the Nourish, AL program for one year. Nourish, AL delivers fresh produce boxes each week to food-insecure families within the community.
Website: www.nourishfoundation.co/nourish-al
OVSC was organized to provide a “Hand Up Not A Hand Out”
to those who are homeless and can not get assistance from any
other agency because they work. Their 2024 Opelika Giving Day project is to purchase a vehicle for transporting people to school and appointments.
The mission of OCT is to empower, enlighten, and involve the community to stimulate and develop their inner creative talents in writing, acting, music, dance, design, and leadership by providing quality entertainment for our communities; and to carve paths not yet traveled. Their 2024 Opelika Giving Day project is to provide another year of “The Penguin Project.”
Website: opelikatheatrecompany.com
The United Way of Lee County partners with many different non-profit organizations for various human service programs which advance the common good of Lee County. Their 2024 OGD Project is Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
Website: unitedwayofleecounty.org/
In addition to providing pregnancy services, Women’s Hope Medical Clinic also has a variety of services for fathers as they walk the journey with their partners. Their 2024 Opelika Giving Day project is to provide several dads with strollers that are equipped with car seats.
Website: Women’s Hope Medical Clinic
Worthy Squared advocates for LOCAL adult and minor females who are being, or have been, exploited through commercial sex or sex trafficking. Our team walks with them through the restoration process so they may reclaim their dignity and self-worth. Their 2024 OGD Project is stocking a Clothing Closet with NEW items for Survivors. In most cases, when a victim is recovered she literally has “nothing but the clothes on her back”. Our goal is to provide NEW clothing items because SHE IS WORTH IT!!
Website: Worthy2.org
