Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger has agreed to be slimed by the children of Bethel Bible Village if the nonprofit reaches its goal of raising $17,000 by “Giving Tuesday,” Nov. 28.
Confident the goal will be reached, Coppinger has already set a public sliming date of Dec. 2 at 10 a.m. at Northgate Mall.
Coming on the heels of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday encourages people around the world to switch their focus from consumerism to charity. Bethel Bible Village provides care for children who have fallen victim to poor home circumstances such as neglect, violence or adult drug addiction.
“We want to encourage people to give online and they can do that by going to our website,” said Bethel Director of Development Kim Shumpert.
Bethel Bible Village is also hosting a #GivingTuesday event at its Hixson campus Nov. 28 from 3-6 p.m. in a final push to meet the fundraising goal. The event will not only offer the public a chance to tour the campus, but will also offer festive activities: the opportunity to make Christmas ornaments, decorate sugar cookies – and make the slime that will be used on the mayor several days later.