(KNZA)--The Hiawatha Community Foundation's 3rd annual “ Give Back to Move Forward” match day event over the Memorial Day weekend was a big success.
Organizers say 812 gifts totaling $251,952 were given to benefit 43 funds, far surpassing the first two years.
When matching funds of $90,300 are added in, the grand total is $342,252.
The Amberwell Hiawatha Foundation Fund generated the largest amount of donations, totaling $20,172. That was followed by the Friends of the Morrill Public Library fund, which received donations totaling $19,045 and the Hiawatha Championship Sports Complex Fund, which received donations of $14,633.
You can find the complete list of donations made to all the participating charitable funds by going to givebacktomoveforward.com and clicking leaderboard. https://www.givebacktomoveforward.com/
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