Please Give on #GivingTuesday, and During the Holiday Season

Nov 15, 2018 Re-posted from the November 2018 issue of Vascular Specialist

The turkey has been reduced to sandwiches and a wishbone and the mashed potatoes are just a memory. And between the frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping promotions, you’ve put a dent in your holiday shopping.

#GivingTuesday – and a contribution to the SVS Foundation – give you the chance to do something for others. #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving to kick off the charitable season, when many people focus on holiday and year-end giving. It is celebrated annually on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, coming closely on the heels of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

The SVS Foundation makes it easy to give, online or by check. Donations can include cash, stocks and an IRA rollover, plus through such sources as a will, life insurance, revocable trusts, a charitable gift and annuities.

Donors may direct their dollars to specific areas of interest. For some, that is research that can unlock cures and treatments for circulatory disease. Others may prefer funding community health initiatives or disaster relief, or the unrestricted Greatest Need fund, known as the Annual Fund.

Why give? Simply put, “because:”

– Because research today can lead to breakthroughs tomorrow.

– Because the SVS Foundation provides resources to improve community health and raise awareness.

– Because patients need information on important aspects of vascular health.

– Because a vascular surgeon’s care today means a patient might live to see many more beautiful tomorrows: a grandchild’s wedding, a baby’s first steps, more family holidays.

– Because all of life’s moments matter.

Read more about the SVS Foundation’s efforts, plus more “Because” answers, in the SVS Foundation Annual Report, at vsweb.org/SVSF_Annual_Report_2018.

On Thanksgiving, enjoy family, football, turkey and the trimmings. Take advantage of weekend and Cyber Monday sales to start your holiday shopping.

And on #GivingTuesday, think of the patients you treat and who have more life to live BECAUSE of you and the work you do; then donate to the SVS Foundation at vsweb.org/GIVE.

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