Give a little and feel a lot better
On a personal level, we’ve all heard the adage, and to paraphrase, “It’s better to give than to receive.” Two frequently cited benefits of giving are (a) that it makes you happy, and (b) it makes you healthier and live longer.
These benefits can be experienced through small gestures, like opening a door for a stranger; surprising the next-in-line at the drive through with a free cup of coffee; or checking on a neighbor before or after a storm. Volunteering is another source of happiness and health enhancement. According to the University of Maryland Health System, volunteering can bring physical and behavioral health System, volunteering can bring physical and behavioral health benefits including a broader social network, lower blood pressure (which can reduce risk factors associated with heart disease and stroke), improved mental health and stress relief. |
By doing good, we feel better ourselves.
In many ways your Peninsula Community Foundation can be a facilitator of health benefits. By helping to establish, manage and distribute your gifts of generosity to the causes you care about, the community foundation can simplify the giving process to your favorite organizations.
By giving through the Peninsula Community Foundation, whether to an unrestricted fund, field-of-interest fund, or a donor-advised fund, and whether to health-related charitable organizations or others, a donor’s gifts to charity can go above and beyond simply meeting individual or family tax and giving goals. By serving those in need and the greater good, gifts to charity help others feel happier and healthier—donors and recipients alike. On a personal level, we’ve all heard the adage, and to paraphrase, “It’s better to give than to receive.” Two frequently cited benefits of giving are (a) that it makes you happy, and (b) it makes you healthier and live longer.
In many ways your Peninsula Community Foundation can be a facilitator of health benefits. By helping to establish, manage and distribute your gifts of generosity to the causes you care about, the community foundation can simplify the giving process to your favorite organizations.
By giving through the Peninsula Community Foundation, whether to an unrestricted fund, field-of-interest fund, or a donor-advised fund, and whether to health-related charitable organizations or others, a donor’s gifts to charity can go above and beyond simply meeting individual or family tax and giving goals. By serving those in need and the greater good, gifts to charity help others feel happier and healthier—donors and recipients alike. On a personal level, we’ve all heard the adage, and to paraphrase, “It’s better to give than to receive.” Two frequently cited benefits of giving are (a) that it makes you happy, and (b) it makes you healthier and live longer.
For more information about establishing a fund, please contact Michael Monteith, Email/757.327.0862