#GivingTuesday, the global day dedicated to giving back, arrives for the first time to Catalonia on December 1rst. It is promoted by 19 non-governmental organizations, among them Vall d'Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR), and social entities with the aim to celebrate and encourage giving, through volunteerism or donations to any of the 180 projects submitted to http://www.givingtuesday.es" www.givingtuesday.es. The movement started 4 years ago in the United States.Observed on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the USA) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving. It is estimated that in Catalonia only the 20% of citizens donate, and only one out of ten volunteers for any cause.The slogan of VHIR's campaign is http://givingtuesday.es/projects/apadrina-a-un-joven-investigador-invierte-en-salud-invierte-en-vida/" Sponsor a young researcher. Invest in health, invest in life. Funds raised with this initiative will go for the Predoctoral fellowships programme. Activities at the Illa DiagonalOn Friday 27th of November, VHIR was at the Illa Diagonal shopping mall with open and free outreach activities: music, scientific workshops driven by members of the Research Unit in Gynecology, and several actions of visibility aimed at collecting new donors. There were also fundraisers informing about the possibility to become friends of Vall d'Hebron (we have more than 1,200 friends). The event took place the same day of the Black Friday! http://www.faigrecerca.org/colabora-vhir-amics.php" Become a friend of VHIR. Collaborate.https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1088619821155791.1073741849.170528246298291&type=1&l=8376cfb5c4" Click here to see the pictures of VHIR researchers supporting the campaign!