Hello friends of CGB! Today begins the second month of 2018, and here at Columbus Gives Back, we’re already in full swing for the year ahead. Who’s with us? It’s been a very eventful January chock-full of 18 volunteer events – some old, some new, all fun – it’s true. One of our favorite memories we made this month was…
By Allison Ward The Columbus Dispatch Posted Jan 29, 2018 at 1:00 PM When a Columbus-area organization collected handmade Valentine’s Day cards to deliver to area nursing homes, members of Columbus Gives Back pulled out their markers, glue sticks and glitter and got to work. When Meals on Wheels dinners needed to be packed, food at area shelters needed to…
Columbus, OH, January 16, 2018 – Columbus Gives Back (CGB) announced that its 1,000th volunteer event took place at the Ronald McDonald House on December 19, 2017. To celebrate this milestone and recognize some of the organization’s partners from 2017, CGB will host a special happy hour at Seventh Son Brewing on Wednesday, January 24 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.…
Greetings, Friends! Happy New Year! Welcome to 2018; those born during the Millennium are now eligible to buy lottery tickets this year. 18 years ago, Backstreet Boys released the album “Millennium” and I think we still want it that way. 🙂 2017 was a very special year for Columbus Gives Back. (Watch our year in…
1,000 events. When I first started volunteering with Columbus Gives Back, I never could have imagined how much this organization would mean to me. The people, the experiences, the difference we make with each event, it all has made my life so much more complete. So to experience meeting a milestone like the 1,000th event…
Happy November! The time of year is upon us where everyone starts to reflect on the things that they are thankful for. As an organization, Columbus Gives Back has a lot to be thankful for as well. First and foremost, I wanted to share that we recently got our 501c3 status, which officially makes us…
Ten. Good things come in tens. There’s ten digits in a phone number. Ten yards to a first down. Ten pins to a bowling strike. Ten seasons of Friends. Ten kilometers in a long-distance road running competition. Ten hotdogs to a pack (but only 6 hot dog buns to a bag? A forever mystery.) And…
Hello Friends of CGB! The changing of the season will be upon us in the next month (first day of Autumn is September 22!). Leaves are starting to fall, school supplies have been purchased, talk of OSU football is already in full swing and our swim suits are awaiting a few more uses before they…
