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The annual North Texas Giving Day drive goes live this week on Thursday and will continue through the official Giving Day on Sept. 17.

Since 2009, the annual fundraising campaign has given area nonprofits a way to spread awareness about themselves by participating in a comprehensive event.

While hundreds of organizations that serve Rockwall County are participating in the 18th annual North Texas Giving Day, below is a list of participating nonprofits that are based out of the Rockwall County area.

To make a donation to any of the listed organizations, visit www.northtexasgivingday.org sometime between now and Sept. 17 and type its name into the search bar.

Service Animals

– Patriot Paws

Pet Adoption

– Rockwall Adoption Center

– Lone Star Underdogs Animal Rescue

– Great Pyrenees Rescue Society

Pet Medical Needs

– Rockwall PAWS

– The Pawerful Rescue

Arts

– Rockwall Artists League

– Rockwall Community Band

– Rockwall Community Playhouse

– Rockwall Summer Musicals

– Lone Star Synchro

Community Improvement

– Rockwall County Master Gardener Association

– Rockwall Women’s League

– Aspasians

Texas Pride and Heritage

– Daughters of the Republic of Texas

Domestic/Family Violence and Advocacy

– Women in Need

– Lone Star CASA

– Sisters of Grace Ministry

Affordable Healthcare

– Grace Clinic – Rockwall County

Pregnancy

– Pregnancy Resource Center

Food and Shelter

– Glows Community Lighthouse

Youth Programs

– Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Texas

Museums

– Northeast Texas Children’s Museum

Private Education

– Providence Academy

Autism

– Marigold Learning Academy ABA Therapy Center

Foster Care-to-Adulthood Transitioning

– Empower 7

Prison-to-Work Transitioning

– One Man’s Treasure

Human Trafficking Education/Survivor Services

– Poiema Foundation

Educational Enrichment

– Soroptimist International of Rockwall

– East Texas A&M University Foundation

Scholarships

– Hanna4Hope

– For the Love of Lacie

Grief Counseling

– Hope Dawning

Trauma Counseling

– Empowered Outreach

Social Services

– Rockwall County Helping Hands

Senior Services

– Meals on Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County

Hospice Care

– Villa Teresa

In addition to the online drive, several of these organizations plan to participate in the Rock the Block community event at The Harbor in Rockwall on Sept. 17 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.