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Ten Thousand Villages State College location formed from humble beginnings, but the nonprofit is now planning an expansion project to grow in the community. The organization has been raising money for the expansion for several months, and it finally exceeded its fundraising goal of $35,000 after the Centre Gives online donation event that was held from Tuesday morning to Wednesday night. The store is now in the process of expanding into the empty storefront next door, according to fundraising chair Joel Weidner. Ten Thousand Villages is a fair-trade nonprofit organization that sells handmade jewelry, mugs, home decorations and other goods sourced from artisans in developing countries. ....
For the 10th consecutive year, the Centre County community came through with another record-setting effort in support of local nonprofits. Centre Gives, Centre Foundation’s annual 36-hour online giving event, raised $2,238,995 through 16,624 more than 190 nonprofit organizations between 9 a.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. Wednesday. The total eclipses the $2,179,143 raised last year. A record total has been set each year since Centre Gives’ inception in 2012 and during that time the event has raised more than $12.5 million for nonprofits working in the areas of arts, animals, education, environment, health and social services and more. “We couldn’t imagine any better way to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Centre Gives than by continuing our streak and breaking all previous records,” Centre Foundation executive director Molly Kunkel said in a statement. “The organizations who benefit from Centre Gives have had a long and difficult year, dealing with continued pande ....
Centre Gives Fundraiser The annual online fundraiser Centre Gives opened this morning in Centre County. Operated by the Centre Foundation donors have a menu of more than 190 charities and non profit organizations they can donate to. Officials announced that by 4:45 pm Centre Gives crossed over the $1 million threshold total community impact. “It grows every year,and it been fun to bring in new people who haven’t participated before,and its our tenth anniversary.so that’s really exciting,10 years” In those ten years more than $10.3 million dollars has been raised. The Centre Gives Fundraiser continues until Wednesday evening at 9pm. ....
Ten Thousand Villages State College is a nonprofit operating the only fair-trade retailer in the Centre County area. After two and a half years in its location at 1341 S. Atherton St., management felt the need to expand to be able to carry more products from makers around the world. The Ten Thousand Villages organization is dedicated to its partnerships with artisans, creating a market for their handcrafted products and ensuring they make a fair living wage in safe working conditions The State College store capital campaign, “Widening Our Village’s Circle,” has set a goal of $35,000 the help double the small store’s space by expanding into the adjoining, currently empty storefront. ....
Original story: The past year has been a challenging one for local nonprofits, with the COVID-19 pandemic increasing demand for many services while also hindering the ability for organizations to hold the typical fundraising events that help them operate. Starting on Tuesday morning, community members can join Centre Foundation’s yearly event that provides much needed support for the local nonprofit community. The 10th annual Centre Gives, a 36-hour online giving event, gets underway at 9 a.m. Tuesday and continues through 9 p.m. on Wednesday at Since 2012, Centre Gives has raised more than $10.3 million for nonprofits working in the areas of arts, animals, education, environment, health and social services and more. ....