Chase Community Giving is giving away $5 million, and you can help decide which 200 local charities receive donations. The winning charity will receive $250,000, four runners-up receive $100,000 each, and 195 others will receive $20,000. One of the not for profit organizations in contention is the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. Voting ends July 12, and winners will be announced July 13.   Access voting on Facebook at http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/
The first Chase Community Giving program, held earlier this year, was the most popular corporate philanthropy “crowdsourcing ” campaign of its type. More than 2 million users on the Facebook platform became fans of the program and helped decide which of more than 500,000 charities should receive a share of $5 million. More than 100 winners from 31 states were selected. Chase Community Giving is back again – and improved. The number of charities eligible to receive awards has doubled and several new tools have been introduced.
Once on the Chase Community Giving Page, search “Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts” and five organizations will come up, with addresses in Sudbury, West Roxbury, Taunton, and Ipswich, as well as the main umbrella organization located in Wellesley Hills.  There is no cost involved in voting, and as a member of The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, the Garden Club of the Back Bay hopes to do its part and spread the word. Unfortunately, the Federation’s own web site has no information on the contest, but you heard it here first!
