ExtraGive donations to Lancaster County nonprofits were coming in at a brisk pace Friday, raising hopes for a robust final total.
As of 3 p.m., 13,444 donors had contributed more than $5.5 million. Leading the pack in dollars raised was the Lancaster Conservancy, with more than $330,000.
Running 24 hours from midnight to midnight, ExtraGive is a one-day giving event to support local nonprofits. There are 444 organizations participating this year, according to the Lancaster County Community Foundation.
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Visit the ExtraGive website to find out about participating organizations and ExtraGive celebrations and to make donations.
The community foundation created ExtraGive and coordinates it with support from the High Foundation, Murry Foundation and other sponsors.
Multiple nonprofits hosted events Friday to help raise awareness and money. Most were scheduled for the evening, but there were daytime events as well.
The Lancaster County Food Hub held a "Pay What you Can Food Truck Rally," which gathered local food vendors including Cabalar, Skips Food Truck and Chellas Arepa Kitchen.
A donation entitled guests to a ticket good for a meal at any of the three food trucks. In addition, they got to enjoy unlimited pizza, chips, cookies and apples.
"We thought it would be a fun idea to bring food trucks and have a pay what you can option so that everyone can access these meals," said Corrine Foster, the Food Hub's Development & Communications Manager. "The people we’re serving may not be able to purchase these meals because they are focused on different choices like groceries or rent. This is a fun way to bring the community together."
Keystone Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services (KDHHS) held a happy hour at Lancaster City Sports Bar.
“We were thinking it would be good for us to be downtown and try to be a part of everything going on," said Keystone's president, Kandy Reyes.
Arch Street Center held a “Give S’More to Arch Street Center” event. It was supposed to be a bonfire but due to the snow and rain, it was moved inside.
“We wanted to do something that involved our members so that they could take part in the ExtraGive. And we thought it would be a fun play on words, 'Give S’more to Arch Street Center,' so that was our inspiration.” said Susanne Materia, Arch Street's director of development.
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