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Each year around the holidays we do our best to give back to our communities in any way we can. The Tuesday after Thanksgiving is known as “Giving Tuesday” a day where many charities and nonprofits will match donations to increase their impact. We ask each member of our team to select an organization important to them that we can donate to on Giving Tuesday. In 2024 we were able to support 10 different causes that serve groups in need all over the world. 

Asheville Humane Society
As the only open-intake animal shelter in Buncombe County, we're always here for the animals in our community - https://www.ashevillehumane.org

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
“The National Multiple Sclerosis Society exists because there are people with MS. Our vision is a world free of MS.  Everything we do is focused so that people affected by MS can live their best lives as we stop MS in its tracks, restore what has been lost and end MS forever.” - http://www.nationalmssociety.org 

Lilith Fund
“Lilith Fund provides direct financial and emotional support to Texans forced to travel to access abortions, and those who need reproductive care close to home” - https://www.lilithfund.org/

World Wildlife Fund
“We collaborate with local communities to conserve the natural resources we all depend on and build a future in which people and nature thrive. Together with partners at all levels, we transform markets and policies toward sustainability, tackle the threats driving the climate crisis, and protect and restore wildlife and their habitats.” - https://www.worldwildlife.org

Parkinson Foundation 
The Parkinson’s Foundation makes life better for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) by improving care and advancing research toward a cure. - http://parkinson.org

Mutual Aid Disaster Relief Inc. 
Mutual Aid Disaster Relief is a grassroots disaster relief network based on the principles of solidarity, mutual aid, and autonomous direct action.- https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org

ACLU
“The American Civil Liberties Union was founded in 1920 and is our nation's guardian of liberty. The ACLU works in the courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to all people in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States.” - http://www.aclu.org

World Central Kitchen
WCK is first to the frontlines, providing fresh meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises. - https://wck.org

Palestine Children's Relief Fund
PCRF is the primary humanitarian organization in Palestine, delivering crucial and life-saving medical relief and humanitarian aid where it is needed most. - https://www.pcrf.net

The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ+ young people. We provide information & support to LGBTQ+ young people 24/7, all year round. - https://www.thetrevorproject.org

We hope everyone who is able will join us and donate to a cause important to you this holiday season. Happy Holidays from the OTMS team!