By Adam Duxter
Dec 26, 2020 2:05 PM
JANESVILLE, Wis. – Billionaire philanthropist Mackenzie Scott is giving a one million dollar donation to the YWCA of Rock County.
The gift came as a surprise from Scott, who has vowed to donate $4.2 billion to 384 organizations this holiday season.
“It was a complete surprise, so at first it seemed to good to be true,” said Jen Draz of the YWCA of Rock County. “It seemed like it was a scam. But after digging into it a little bit more, there was phone conversations with her team.”
Draz said Scott selected the organization to receive the money based on the services they provide as well as the needs they had.
MADISON, Wis. — The number of new COVID-19 cases, as well as the number of people tested, was relatively low between Christmas Day and Saturday. According to the Department of Health Services, 5,893 people were tested on Christmas Day. 10.7% of those tests came back as positive, a fall from the seven day average of 24%, likely attributable to the.