For more than 35 years, the East Bay Times has hosted its annual Share the Spirit holiday fund drive to help some of the most vulnerable people in the East Bay. The drive brings attention to the needs of these people and raises funds for the organizations that help them. The 2024 campaign has so far raised more than $500,000.
Share the Spirit is one of the most meaningful projects we do each year. We’re grateful that our stories have encouraged you to support so many individuals, families and groups coping with significant challenges. With your help, our community will become an even better place.
Share the Spirit is a non-profit that is managed by the East Bay Times. All donations to it are tax deductible and accepted throughout the entire year.
Sincerely,
Sharon Ryan
Publisher of the East Bay Times
Last Thanksgiving, the East Bay Times launched the 2024 Share the Spirit campaign. This special annual drive during the holiday season is our way of giving back to Bay Area by shining a light on its most vulnerable residents. We have so far raised more than $500,000 for the 2024 campaign thanks to the readers of the East Bay Times and people like you.
We are a non-profit that has been managed and produced by the East Bay Times since 1989. With your help, our community will become an even better place.
Sincerely,
Sharon Ryan
Publisher of the East Bay Times
If you are a non-profit organization seeking for funding from this year’s Wish Book holiday campaign, you can apply now. Applications are due August 13 or when the limit of 150 applications are reached. Please click below to learn more and begin the process.
Our mission is to spotlight Bay Area non-profits that assist seniors, alleviate homelessness, provide food and many other laudable causes to people like you.
Every September, Share the Spirit selects about 20 local non-profit groups in need of assistance. Those selected would have their stories and needs published in print and online in the East Bay times from Thanksgiving until early January. Readers would then be encouraged to help fulfill these wishes by donating here.
If your non-profit organization would like to receive aid from Share the Spirit, please go to the Grants page for more information and to submit an application. Openings for grants begin in July.
2024 Donations will help White Pony Express expand its 16-school School Pantry Program and begin to reduce its 70-agency waitlist. The program, which currently serves 35,000 children, provides fresh, wholesome, ready-to-eat food at schools where 80% or more of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Goal: $10,000
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