17 HdG Nonprofits to Support on Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday is back for its fifth year, celebrating philanthropy the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to boost donations for causes before the year's end.

Thousands of charities participate; here are some that are local:

• Boys and Girls Clubs of Harford County
• Community Foundation of Harford County
• Community Projects of Havre de Grace
• Friends of Concord Point Lighthouse
• Habitat for Humanity Susquehanna
• Harford Chabad
• Harford County Bar Foundation
• Havre de Grace Green Team
• Havre de Grace Maritime Museum
• Havre de Grace Opera House Foundation
• Historical Society of Harford County
• Humane Society of Harford County
• Steppingstone Farm Museum
• Susquehanna Hose Company
• Susquehanna Museum at the Lock House
• Susquehannock Wildlife Society
• Upper Chesapeake Health Foundation

Did we miss your nonprofit? Tell us in the comments so we can add it to the list.

The concept of Giving Tuesday was created by 92nd Street Y in New York City, where leaders coined #GivingTuesday as “a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration."

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