{"id":110535,"date":"2018-12-13T08:54:16","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T13:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=110535"},"modified":"2018-12-13T08:54:16","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T13:54:16","slug":"vwcf-givingtuesday-raised-128000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2018\/12\/13\/vwcf-givingtuesday-raised-128000\/","title":{"rendered":"VWCF: #GivingTuesday raised $128,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>VW independent\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Van Wert County Foundation announced that its #GivingTuesday initiative November 27 was a rousing success, with a total of $78,521 in donations given that day, along with matching funds from the VWCF of $50,195, for a total of $128,716 endowed to nine area organizations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_110536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110536\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-110536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MyGivingStory-photo-12-2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"336\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-110536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>A number of donors, such as Ellen Rager (right), shared their giving stories from #GivingTuesday.<\/strong> <em>photo provided<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The initiative provides a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities, and organizations to encourage philanthropy and celebrate generosity worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Those who donated on #GivingTuesday to one or more of the foundation\u2019s charitable organization endowment funds had their donations doubled, up to a threshold of $10,000, by the foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Those who gave donated through social media or brought donations to the foundation\u2019s office. More than 173 people or entities donated, while many of those shared their #MyGivingStory on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Those funds that receiving donations include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cross Over the Hill Endowment Fund &#8212; $10,025 donated, with a $10,000 match, for a total of $20,025.<\/li>\n<li>Friends of 4-H Fund &#8212; $10,000 donated, with a $10,000 match, for a total of $20,000.<\/li>\n<li>Niswonger Performing Arts Center Permanent Endowment &#8212; $655 donated, and $655 matched, for a total of $1,310.<\/li>\n<li>Van Wert Civic Theatre Endowment Fund &#8212; $5,865 donated, $5,865 matched, for a total of $11,730.<\/li>\n<li>Van Wert County Fairgrounds Maintenance\/Repair Fund &#8212; $3,470 donated, $3,470 matched, for a total of $6,940.<\/li>\n<li>Van Wert County Historical Society Endowment Fund &#8212; $10,000 donated, $10,000 matched, for a total of $20,000.<\/li>\n<li>Van Wert Rotary Club Fund &#8212; $25 donated, $25 matched, for a total of $50.<\/li>\n<li>Wassenberg Art Center Endowment &#8212; $180 donated, $180 matched, for a total of $360.<\/li>\n<li>Wee Care Learning Center Trust &#8212; $38,301 donated, $10,000 matched, for a total of $48,301.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Plans for #GivingTuesday 2019 (December 3, 2019)\u00a0are already in the works.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent\/submitted information The Van Wert County Foundation announced that its #GivingTuesday initiative November 27 was a rousing success, with a total of $78,521 in donations given that day, along with matching funds from the VWCF of $50,195, for a total of $128,716 endowed to nine area organizations. 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