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JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – For the second year in a row, Ave Maria Village will be participating in Giving Hearts Day.
Development Director Annie Hancock says the first time they participated in 2020 was very successful and they are looking to build on that in 2021.
Plans to donate $250,000 to Giving Hearts Day charities on Feb. 11, 2021. Written By: Kathy Steiner | ×
Gate City Bank has announced its annual Giving Hearts Day giveaway. This year, the bank is making a difference in its communities by donating more than $250,000 to Giving Hearts Day charities. Part of this commitment includes $75,000 donated to charities chosen by the community as part of the bank’s annual Giving Hearts Day nomination contest, which is growing in popularity.
Since 2013, Gate City Bank has donated more than $1 million to Giving Hearts Day nonprofits that play critical roles in surrounding communities. In the last three years, the bank received more than 230,000 Giving Hearts Day charity nominations and delivered 13 surprise charity boosts totaling $138,000. (Boosts are bonus donations given to charities that are randomly drawn from the list of nominations.)
To achieve the goal, Fargo-based Dakota Medical Foundation believes our region can become No. 1 for volunteerism and Giving Hearts Day can become the No. 1 giving day in the nation. Giving Hearts Day is currently the 4th largest 24-hour fundraising event.
âWe are excited to be launching this bold goal and challenge our communities to join us and help someone this Giving Hearts Day! Across our region we can bring together our friends and neighbors to lead purpose driven lives by lifting up our communities through volunteerism, contributions, or donation of goods,â explains DMF Executive Director Pat Traynor.
Giving Hearts Day is set for Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 and while participants have been limited to giving financially in the past, GivingHeartsDay.org will now feature opportunities to volunteer or donate new/used goods. Today the site features over 275 local volunteer opportunities and many urgently needed goods, with more added daily.