OIL CITY, Pa. (EYT) — Bridge Builders Community Foundations’ Week of Giving continues through Friday, March 24. The non-profit organizations have received a total of nearly $34,000.00 in donations in the first 48 hours.
Lauren Lupinacci (pictured above), Office Administrator of Bridge Builders Community Foundations, told exploreClarion.com, “We, at the Community Foundation, are very excited and encouraged by the outpouring of support by donors in our area. The generosity of people in our communities is always amazing to see.”
“We want to thank the donors that have already participated this week, and we hope that the giving will continue.”
Here are some stats regarding the first 48 hours:
– Total donation amount: $33,670.24
– Total Individual donations: 203 donations
– Average donation amount: over $165.00
– Highest dollar amount in donations: Brandon’s Dad with a total of $5,480.00
– Goals: Oil Region Library Association exceeded their goal of $2,000.00; total donations for ORLA: $2,305.00
– Most individual donations: ORLA has 17 individual donations
– Second most individual donations: Family Friendship Bags has 15 individual donations
There is still time to make a donation/or donations to any of the following non-profit organizations:
Non-Profit Organizations Participating in “Week of Giving”
(Click on links to view Non-Profits’ Services Provided, Mission Statement, and Photos)
Clarion County
Allegheny RiverStone Center for the Arts — Goal $10,000.00
Clarion Forest VNA — Goal $10,000.00
Clarion Free Library — Goal $5,000.00
Clarion Hospital Cancer Center
Clarion-Limestone Scholastic Foundation
Family Friendship Bags — Goal $2,000.00
Foxburg Free Library
Heart for Uganda, Inc.
Heavenly Gaits Therapeutic Riding Center — Goal $5,000.00
Immaculate Conception School — Goal $25,000.00
Keystone SMILES Community Learning Center — Goal $16,000.00
SAFE — Clarion County — Goal $5,000.00
Scenic Rivers Association — Goals — Clarion County YMCA, $10,000.00; Oil City YMCA, $10,000.00; Camp Coffman, $10,000.00
Southern Clarion County Ambulance Service
United Community Independence Programs (UCIP) — Goal $3,000.00
United Way of Clarion County
Washington Township Community Association Scholarship Fund — Goal $5,000.00
Winds of Trade Community Center — Goal $1,000.00
Forest County
Clarion Forest VNA — Goal $10,000.00
Friends of the Marienville Area Library — Goal $10,000.00
Neilltown Church Building Rehabilitation — Goal $2,000.00
Taylor Diversion Programs, Inc.
Jefferson County
Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania
LifeSpan Family Services of PA — Goal $2,000.00
Punxsutawney Area Community Center — $3,000.00
Punxsutawney Memorial Library — Goal: 10 New Donors
Punxsutawney Revitalization: Investing, Developing, Enhancing (PRIDE) — Goal $5,000.00
Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center
Punxsutwaney Area Historical and Geneological Society
Venango County
ABC Life Center — Goal $10,000.00
CASA of Venango County — Goal $1,500.00
Catholic Rural Ministry of Oil City Deanery — Goal $40,000.00
Christian Life Academy — Goal $200,000.00
Colonel Drake Cultural Alliance — Goal $50,000.00
Community Services of Venango County — Goal $500.00
Debence Antique Music World-Oil region Music Preservation Museum
Easter Seals Western and Central Pennsylvania
Eccles-Lesher Memorial Library
Family Services & Childrens Aid Society of Venango County
Franklin Library Association
Friends of Drake Well, Inc.
Headwater Charitable Trust
Historic Franklin Preservation Association
Imagination Library-United Way of Venango County
Keystone SMILES Community Learning Center — Goal $16,000.00
Lighthouse Ministries (dba Fishermans Network) — Goal $3,000.00
Mustard Seed Missions of Venango County — Goal $5,000.00
Northwest Hospital Foundation
Oil City Civic Center
Oil City Main Street Program — Goal $2,000.00
Oil Region Library Association (ORLA) (organization operates Oil City Library) — Goal $2,000.00
Scenic Rivers Association — Goals — Clarion County YMCA, $10,000.00; Oil City YMCA, $10,000.00; Camp Coffman, $10,000.00
Seneca Hills Bible Camp and Retreat Center
Shepherd’s Green Community Food Panty
Snacks to Grow On
The Salvation Army
United Community Independence Program (UCIP) — Goal $3,000.00
Venango Area Chamber of Commerce
Venango Museum of Art, Science and Industry
Venango Training & Development Center, Inc.
Venango VNA Foundation
Women and Girls Empowerment Fund
YMCA of Franklin & Grove City; Franklin Branch
Youth Alternatives, Inc. — Goal $6,600.00
To donate, follow this link: https://bbcfgives.org
Donors can select multiple nonprofits to give to within the same transaction, and also allocate varying contributions to each nonprofit selected. Donations received through the Week of Giving event are fully tax deductible donations under applicable federal and state laws.
Trenton Moulin, executive director of Bridge Builders Community Foundations.
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