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Amplify Austin Day raises $12.5 million for Central Texas nonprofits


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.
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Season for Caring raises more than $1.5 million for Austin nonprofits


We re in love, said Velma Meredith, 64.
Her living room in Elgin is now filled with new furniture from Austin s Couch Potatoes.  She and husband, Cline, 67, can sit comfortably in oversized recliners and a new couch.
Cline, who has kidney cancer that has advanced to his brain, can now rest easily in one of the recliners, on the couch or in a new bed provided by Factory Mattress.
The Merediths and the two teenage grandsons they are raising can gather around a new kitchen table with new chairs that haven t had to be reinforced with extra screws and bolts to keep them together. ....

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Local nonprofits get second Season for Caring grant, but more help needed


Monday the 12 Statesman Season for Caring partner nonprofit agencies each received a $40,000 grant from the program. This is the second grant they have each received. In December, they each received a $10,000 grant. 
A final grant will come in mid-February after Season for Caring ends its donation period on Jan. 31.
This year Season for Caring is having a record year. It has raised almost $117,000 in in-kind donations of goods and services and $1.36 million in monetary donations for a total of $1.47 million. 
The grants received by the agencies will be used for helping the featured families that represent each agency first, but then be able to help hundreds of other families and individuals served by these local nonprofit organizations. ....

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