'Giving Tuesday' event raises $171,078 for charities

William O'Boyle, The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
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Dec. 3—WILKES-BARRE — Several last-minute pledges came in Thursday and after AllOne Charities provided its matching dollars, the almost final tally for Giving Tuesday donations totaled $171,078.

John Cosgrove, executive director at AllOne Foundation and Charities,m said he expects a few more gifts to come in over the next week or two.

"I imagine the total will go up by about $1,000," Cosgrove said.

According to AllOne Charities, $40,000 was the matching dollars total from AllOne Charities.

Ten organizations were randomly picked to receive a bonus of $1,000 and the winners were: United Neighborhood Centers, NEPA Inclusive, Wyoming Valley YMCA, North Central Sight Services, Maternal Family Health Services, St. Josephs, Candy's Place and the Northeast Cancer Institute, Catherine McAuley Center, and Meals on Wheels NEPA.

The $171,078 was raised as follows:

—$121,078 raised by the participating organizations.

—10,000 "Random Acts of Kindness" donated by Highmark Foundation ($5,000); $1,000 each from Toyota of Scranton, Coterra, One Point, Luzerne Foundation and the Scranton Area Foundation.

—$40,000 donated by AllOne Charities.

Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities.

AllOne Charities identified 46 nonprofits that will receive up to $1,000 each to complement their overall fundraising efforts on that day. The community was invited to donate to these participating charities:

Candy's Place; CASA; Catherine McAuley Center; Central PA Food Bank; CEO Food Bank; Child Hunger Outreach Partners; Children's Service Center; Family Promise of Carbon County; Family Service Association; Goodwill Industries; Greater Carbondale YMCA; Greater Pittston YMCA; Greater Scranton YMCA; Jewish Family Services; Lacawac Sanctuary; Lycoming United Way; Maternal & Family Health Services; Meals on Wheels-Monroe County; Meals on Wheels — NEPA; My Vision 9; NativityMiguel School; NeighborWorks NEPA; NEPA Inclusive; North Central Sight Services, Inc.; Northeast Regional Cancer Institute; Northern Tier Industry & Education Consortium; PA Elks Major Projects; Pocono Mountains United Way; Pocono Services for Families and Children; River Valley YMCA; Ronald McDonald House; SAFE, Inc.; Saint Joseph's Center; Sights for Hope; Step by Step, Inc.; Telespond Senior Services; Turn to Us, Inc.; United Neighborhood Centers of NEPA; United Way of Greater Hazleton, United Way of Wyoming Valley; Victims Resource Center; The Wright Center for Patient & Community Engagement; Wyoming Valley Alcohol & Drug Services; Wyoming Valley Challenger Baseball; Wyoming Valley Children's Association; and the Wilkes-Barre YMCA.

Cosgrove said nonprofits are making a difference in the opioid crisis, food security, gaps in autism services, mental and behavioral services, and for women and children.

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