Egad! It just occurred to me that, here it is two weeks after the conclusion of EECM's Have a Heart for Hunger Campaign, and I haven't shared the results. So here we go...the grand total is...(drumroll please)...$76,576 as of April 15th. Wow!
Let's put that number into perspective a little bit. First, the breakdown. A total of 261 individuals, congregations, businesses, and organizations made donations ranging from $5 to more than $6,000. These donors raised $46,576, allowing us to secure an extremely generous matching gift of $30,000 from an anonymous donor, bringing the total to that fabulous number of $76,576.
(To compare: last year's campaign raised a total of $68,324).
$76,576 -- that's a lot of money. In fact, it could provide:
More than 26,000 lunches at the Soup Kitchen
Meals on Wheels service for 40 clients for one year
Emergency groceries for almost 2,000 families
Operating funds for all of EECM’s Hunger Programs for 2 months
Meals on Wheels service for 40 clients for one year
Emergency groceries for almost 2,000 families
Operating funds for all of EECM’s Hunger Programs for 2 months
Many thanks to everyone who participated in the 2008 Have a Heart for Hunger campaign!
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