A number of Bastrop County nonprofits and organizations participated in Giving Tuesday Now, a global day of fundraising in response to challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Giving Tuesday is an annual global fundraising day held shortly after Thanksgiving for organizations and nonprofits to raise money for their operations; this year, Giving Tuesday is scheduled for December 1. However, in response to the need created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Giving Tuesday launched another fundraising date, called Giving Tuesday Now, on May 5. One of the organizations that participated was the Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry, which provides an emergency food supply for ...