And that s a good thing.
For 25 years, volunteers from several local churches have shaken off sleep to arrive at the kitchen at the former downtown First Christian Church s Perry Center to begin preparing breakfast before dawn.
They call it B.O.B.S. Breakfast on Beech Street.
It s a program that has stood the test of time, especially continuing its mission during a pandemic.
On Sunday, the program, based at 301 Beech St., marks its 25th anniversary. It is based on a program called Breakfast on the Boulevard in Edmond, Oklahoma.
The party began early, with 60 donors pledging almost $11,000 to the program during Abilene Gives.
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How about $1.95 million, then? That s what folks here poured into the fifth Abilene Gives, again obliterating the record. Donors were willing to support Camp Able, which took in an individual record of $112,000. The zoo totaled the most donors with 230. A total of 32 nonprofits took in at last $20,000. Lots of love flowed Tuesday as Abilene showed us the money!
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Welcome back! We hear there was no room at our inns this weekend, what with three university graduations and the Western Heritage Classic back in the saddle. That s good news for our local economy, for sure. Congrats to the graduates! Thanks for late checkout!
Abilene Gives 2021 took in a record amount, just shy of $2 million, the 24-hour fundraiser attracting 4,257 donors supporting a list of 140 nonprofits to AbileneGives.org.
The clear winner of the day was Camp Able of Buffalo Gap, which raised a whopping $112,611.11, the first time any nonprofit has broken the $100,000 mark, said Katie Alford, president and chief executive officer of the Community Foundation of Abilene.
The total raised was just shy of $1.95 million.
Rounding out the top five were Pregnancy Resources of Abilene with $77,400, West Texas Rehabilitation Center and Hospice of the Big Country with $70,870, Christian Homes and Family Services with $66,388 and the Abilene Zoological Society with $56,465.
For a full 24 hours Tuesday, lasting until the clock strikes midnight, Abilenians can log in to donate to a good cause of their choice in Community Foundation of Abilene s fifth Abilene Gives online fundraiser.
A total of 138 local nonprofits are seeking donations through the 2021 event. About two dozen nonprofits are participating in Abilene Gives for the first time.
By going to abilenegives.org at any time over the course of the day, visitors will be able to find out more about each of the participating organizations before making contributions. Donations as little as $10 will be accepted, with no maximum limit. All donations are tax deductible.