Big Day of Giving is a 24-hour community-wide movement that raises unrestricted funding and promotes the important work being done by Sacramento Area's non-profits!
How Can You Help?
1. Give HERE from April 22nd - May 6th! The power of Big Day of Giving is the hundreds of individuals working together to donate, share, spread the word, and inspire generosity in the community. By donating online starting April 22nd - May 6th you are making an incredible difference for animals in need in our community!
2. Create a fundraising page HERE and compete for amazing prizes like airfare to Hawaii, wine tasting outings, gift cards and more!
Big Day of Giving fundraising pages are open for creation starting April 12th and this year we've put the "fun" in fundraising by making it a contest! Your fundraising page can start accepting donations on April 22nd with the contest running through 11:59pm PST on BDOG May 6th, 2021.
Using these linked resources makes creating your page and getting the word out a snap!
3. Enter the shake speed drinking contest HERE! We're looking for 20 people who want to participate in the "Shake Speed Drinking" contest. Yousign upby raising at least $100* on your fundraising page for our non-profit, and if you sip your shake the fastest, you win a $100 gift card to Burger Patch! Watch out for those brain freezes and blackberry seeds! All participants will receive a Blackberry Creek "Think Kinder" holographic sticker and their photo with the calves.*If the entry funds are not raised by May 6th, participation in the contest is forfeited. Sign-ups are first-come first-serve!
4. Become a matching donor!
Matching donors are businesses or individuals who pledge $500 or more ahead of Big Day of Giving to inspire others in the community to give since they know their donation goes twice as far! Matching donors will receive an “I Gave” image to share on their website and social media platforms and we’ll also be giving out random prizes to our matching donors this year to express our gratitude! Matching donors’ names and/or company logos will be listed on our website, social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram), and through livestreams on May 6th promoting Big Day of Giving. Email us at info@blackberrycreek.org to pledge now!
Current Matching donors include: Iris Natividad, Wallbeds n More in Rocklin, Toube Benedetto, Dedicated Designs, and Dog iBox!
5. Attend our BDOG event at Burger Patch on May 6th!
On May 6th we will be at Burger Patch, our business partner, in Midtown Sacramento to celebrate the launch of their new Blackberry Patch shake in our honor! Come get a shake, meet the baby calves we’re fostering (Goose and Maverick), and spin our prize wheel! Time TBA.
6. Enter the Spread Generosity Challenge! You can also participate in the Spread Generosity Challenge, a Big Day of Giving porch and window decorating competition that can win your favorite non-profit $500! Just decorate your porch or front windows with anything that represents generosity…special quotes, flowers, rainbows…get creative! Take a picture of it BEFORE the deadline on May 5th and post it to Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter tagging @bigdayofgiving and hashtagging #blackberrycreek #bdog2021 and #spreadgenerosity If you send a photo of your creation to us, we’ll share it on our social media platforms too!