(Dec. 8, 2016) Close to 60 local nonprofits received more than $88,000 through the Shore Gives More campaign held in conjunction with Giving Tuesday.
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore oversaw the online drive, which began on Nov. 29 and continued to accept donations until midnight Friday.
The foundation launched the fundraiser last year, when two-dozen local nonprofits received donations.
“This year’s Shore Gives More campaign exceeded all our hopes and expectations through the generous support of donors. We are very fortunate to have such a giving and caring community,” foundation President Erica Joseph said in a press release this week.
While the majority of donations came in from Maryland and Delaware, people from 17 other states also contributed.
“It just goes to show you that you can leave the Eastern Shore, but the spirit of the shore never leaves your heart,” Joseph said. “We are so grateful for this generous outpouring of support for charities in our area. We are excited for what the 2017 campaign holds.”
Joseph speculated, “Many people in the area weren’t familiar with Giving Tuesday” a year ago, but was bullish on the 2016 drive that provided help to nonprofits in three local counties.
The Hershey Family Fund at the foundation paid for all processing fees incurred, meaning 100 percent of donations went directly to the respective nonprofits.
Berlin Mayor Gee Williams, who also serves as the foundation’s marketing director, said the 2016 operation “far exceeded our greatest expectations.”
“It’s just kind of nice during this period that began at Thanksgiving to see people being joyful again, generous again, thoughtful and courteous,” he said. “All the things that maybe we used to take for granted, maybe they won’t be taken for granted so much in the times ahead.
“We are exceptionally fortunate to live in a town that certainly has its challenges and certainly has things that we need to work on, but compared to most places on this earth we’re all very lucky kids,” Williams added.
For more information, visit www.cfes.org.
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore oversaw the online drive, which began on Nov. 29 and continued to accept donations until midnight Friday.
The foundation launched the fundraiser last year, when two-dozen local nonprofits received donations.
“This year’s Shore Gives More campaign exceeded all our hopes and expectations through the generous support of donors. We are very fortunate to have such a giving and caring community,” foundation President Erica Joseph said in a press release this week.
While the majority of donations came in from Maryland and Delaware, people from 17 other states also contributed.
“It just goes to show you that you can leave the Eastern Shore, but the spirit of the shore never leaves your heart,” Joseph said. “We are so grateful for this generous outpouring of support for charities in our area. We are excited for what the 2017 campaign holds.”
Joseph speculated, “Many people in the area weren’t familiar with Giving Tuesday” a year ago, but was bullish on the 2016 drive that provided help to nonprofits in three local counties.
The Hershey Family Fund at the foundation paid for all processing fees incurred, meaning 100 percent of donations went directly to the respective nonprofits.
Berlin Mayor Gee Williams, who also serves as the foundation’s marketing director, said the 2016 operation “far exceeded our greatest expectations.”
“It’s just kind of nice during this period that began at Thanksgiving to see people being joyful again, generous again, thoughtful and courteous,” he said. “All the things that maybe we used to take for granted, maybe they won’t be taken for granted so much in the times ahead.
“We are exceptionally fortunate to live in a town that certainly has its challenges and certainly has things that we need to work on, but compared to most places on this earth we’re all very lucky kids,” Williams added.
For more information, visit www.cfes.org.