Area Nonprofits to Participate in North Texas Giving Day Thursday 

Several nonprofits with close ties to the City of Richardson will participate in the annual North Texas Giving Day Sept. 19. The online event is sponsored by the Communities Foundation of Texas and raises money for North Texas nonprofits. More than 3,200 area organizations are on the list, including:  

• Friends of the Richardson Public Library, 

• Richardson Citizens Fire Academy Alumni Association,  

• Richardson Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association,  

• Richardson Reads One Book Inc.,  

• Richardson Chamber of Commerce Foundation, and 

• The Eisemann Center Foundation.

Several local art and theater groups funded in part by the City’s Cultural Arts Commission are also on the list. Since its inception in 2009, the event has raised more than $566 million to support regional nonprofits. 

Website: www.NorthTexasGivingDay.org