(KAIR)--The call for Atchison to get aboard was heard loud and clear, as evidenced in the strong outcome of monetary support shown this past weekend for Atchison-area non-profit organizations and agencies.

That came during the Atchison Area Community Foundation-sponsored Match Day event, which opened it's fifth-year Friday with a family-friendly Happy Hour of giving at the Atchison Event Center, and continued until 11:59 Sunday night, with donations received in person, online, and through the mail.

The community foundation, in a social media post, calls the support shown "an incredible amount of generosity from such a wonderful community," with a later release showing that more than $785,000 was raised, with 1,400 gifts made to 67 funds through the weekend of matched giving. According to MSC News archives, that total is the highest achieved since the local Match Day event began in 2021, exceeding last year's $435,000+ total.

The community foundation, in a release announcing Match Day 2025, explained that the annual event included $150,000 in matching dollars, gifted by various local donors in order to provide additional support to the efforts of the community facing organizations in Atchison County.