GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – More than $800,000 has been raised for 31 area non-profits.
In just 24 hours, the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation and Green Bay Packers Foundation collected the funds.
Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity received the most donations, with $39,000.
St. John the Evangelist Homeless Shelter received the most single donations, with 244.
“We were really just trying to create awareness for the nonprofits in their community, see what kind of support we could gain. To see $800,000 be raised in 24 hours for these nonprofits is really impressive.”
Greater Green Bay Community Foundation President Dennis Buehler says $250,000 in matching funds from the Packers Foundation will be distributed to the organizations based on the percent of money they raised.
