(KAIR)--The success of the first Match Day fundraising event in Atchison is being touted as a success.
Fundraising efforts, for all fund holders of the Atchison Area Community Foundation, had been ongoing, leading up to last Friday’s “All Aboard Atchison” Match Day event.
The Atchison Area Community Foundation made available $55,000 in matching grant funds to the non-profit fund holders.
Atchison County Commissioner Casey Quinn, during the Commission’s regular meeting Tuesday, touted the outcome of the event. “I just wanted to congratulate the Atchison Area Community Foundation for their Match Day,” Quinn said during Commissioner comments at the start of Tuesday’s meeting. “They had a total of 553 total gifts for local organizations, totaling $229,273, which is awesome for one day of giving, I feel like,” Quinn said.
The $55,000 in matching grant funds were made available to provide a 50% match for funds raised by participating fundholders of the Atchison Area Community Foundation, which was, according to a release, established in 2019 “to enrich the lives of the people in [the Atchison] community through philanthropy.”
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