Jones Co. non-profits raise $22,000 on Great Give Day

     The Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque’s fourth annual Great Give Day, presented in partnership with Theisen’s Home•Farm•Auto, wrapped up at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, with 2,317 gifts totaling $370,099 raised for Northeast Iowa non-profits. This broke last year’s record of $367,453. This includes $26,550 in local corporate sponsorships.

     This year, 153 non-profits participated in Great Give Day, up from 114 last year. Since 2014, Great Give Day has raised $1,262,455 for local non-profits.

     Twelve Jones County non-profits participated and received 360 gifts totaling $22,299.80. Additionally, Camp Courageous won the first-place grand prize for most donors with 304 gifts, earning an additional $1,000 in prize dollars.

     Those Jones County organizations that received gifts on Great Give Day include:

     • Cascade FFA Alumni, 17 donations at $13,155.77

     • Camp Courageous, 304 donations at $6,406.01

     • Amber Community Club, 13 donations at $1,455.67

     • Jones Regional Medical Center Foundation, four donations at $385

     • Jones Soil & Water Conservation District, five donations at $310

     • Jones County Safe & Healthy Youth Coalition, four donations at $188.83

     • Friends of Jones County Conservation and Nature Center, three donations at $115.10

     • Iowa State Extension Jones County, two donations at $115.10

     • Aquin Catholic Elementary, three donations at $86.28

     • Jones County Historical Society, three donations at $62.04

     • Anamosa Community School Foundation, one donation at $10

     • Anamosa Library Endowment Fund, one donation at $10

     “Great Give Day was a great success for Jones County non-profits,” said Sherri Hunt, Foundation coordinator for the Jones County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque. “Non-profits are so essential to a strong community and we are grateful for the many community members and corporate sponsors who came together to support them.”

     To view the final results of Great Give Day, visit www.greatgiveday.org.