Event promotes day to give back to local nonprofits

Shannon Colbert, with the Tennessee Aquarium, leads costumed characters across 11th Street on the way to a press conference Monday, November 16, 2015 at the City Hall to announce #CHAgives Day, which will be the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. — Shannon Colbert, with the Tennessee Aquarium, leads costumed characters across 11th Street on the way to a press conference Monday, November 16, 2015 at the City Hall to announce #CHAgives Day, which will be the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Shannon Colbert, with the Tennessee Aquarium, leads costumed characters across 11th Street on the way to a press conference Monday, November 16, 2015 at the City Hall to announce #CHAgives Day, which will be the Tuesday after Thanksgiving.

By Yolanda Putman November 17, 2015 3 min read

Sign-wielding people in animal costumes were among the crowd that converged on the Chattanooga City Hall lobby Monday.

A protest?

Not quite.

An effort to do good.

The focus was on a global movement, #GIVINGTUESDAY, and #CHAgives – its local counterpart.