Amplify Austin Day raises $12.5 million for Central Texas nonprofits
By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team
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AUSTIN, Texas - I Live Here I Give Here (ILHIGH) says that the ninth annual community-wide day of giving, Amplify Austin Day, raised more than $12.5 million in 2021 for 686 participating nonprofit organizations spanning seven Central Texas counties.
The 24-hour day of giving began at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 4 and ended on Friday, March 5.
In addition to providing the online giving platform, through the Amplify Fund, ILHIGH says it raised more than $325,000 in matching gifts and prizes available to participating nonprofits to incentivize their campaigns.
Donating to local nonprofits on Amplify Austin Day
Who Needs A Cold Ocean When You Can Pfreeze Pflop?
January 12, 2021
What do you do when it’s New Year’s and you don’t have an ocean? The 140 hardy souls who took a New Year’s Day dip into a chilly pool were hopefully warmed by the good deed. The admission price for the privilege of riding a slide into 50-degree water at the Scott Mentzer pool, an open-air facility in Plugerville, Texas-based Heritage Park, was at least one can of non-perishable food.
Plungers ponied up more than that, however. The event raised 284 pounds of food, which was donated to Pflugerville’s Circle of Hope Community Center, according to Kaitlyn Neal, special events coordinator for the City of Pflugerville.