Low wage workers without health insurance,.Service sector workers who cannot work remotely from home and often work for hourly wages,.According to the United Way’s ALICE report families most affected by the coronavirus will be: These families often must make the choice between paying the rent or buying groceries, and one car repair or medical bill can push them over the edge. Patti Habeck, CEO of Feeding America said, “The demand has increased exponentially. In the initial weeks of the pandemic we saw a 125% increase in demand for charitable food. We are now sustaining a 67% increase. We anticipate distributing over 20 million more pounds of food than the previous year.”Īccording to Vandenberg, families who are employed, but living on limited assets with a constrained income are most at risk. Venture Open and the Basic Needs Giving Partnership are all reporting increased demand for their services and many are seeing a decrease in revenue. The hundreds of nonprofits supported by the U.S. “Rising unemployment, the economic downturn, and other effects of the pandemic are hitting at-risk populations the hardest.” “We all miss the celebration and fellowship of group events, but our collective resources are absolutely critical right now,” Vandenberg said.
Venture’s added $800,000 donation, the grant matching will increase to $2.25 million, effectively matching every dollar donated through the U.S. Their $800,000 grant-making investment has been joined by other lead grant partners, including Oshkosh Corporation at $250,000, ThedaCare at $200,000, and the Thrivent Foundation at $200,000. Keller Foundation established a legacy of offering matching funds for grant making. Matching grants from regional partners are key to sustaining the work of the Basic Needs Giving Partnership. Venture made the decision to invest $800,000 as a matching donation to the dollars used for grantmaking,” said Greg Vandenberg, director of giving & community engagement for U.S. Venture Open, so every dollar raised goes to help area nonprofits. Venture underwrites all expenses associated with the U.S. More details on the Media-thon and how individuals may participate will be forthcoming. Regional Media-thon fundraiser in partnership with WBAY-TV & Woodward Radio Group leading up to a day of celebration and fundraising on Wednesday, August 12.Online auction to run July 29 – August 12.Online fundraiser, donate here or text USVO to 76278.
Instead, the event will move into a space designed to educate, activate and inform donors about how the funds raised help the most vulnerable in our communities: Venture Open will forgo golf at multiple regional golf courses and the evening dinner at Van Abel’s of Hollandtown.
In following CDC recommendations on social distancing, the 2020 U.S.
“This event is more than a golf game, it’s a strategic and collaborative approach to helping people in our communities move out of crisis.” “We remain committed to our mission of ending poverty because now more than ever, our community needs our help navigating a pandemic world,” said John Schmidt, CEO of U.S. Thiede estate, totaling a record-breaking $5.2 million in the one-day charitable event. Last year the outing raised $4.3 million and a gift of $925,000 from the David A. This year marks the 35 th year of the event and while there will be major changes from previous years, the aim continues to be raising millions of dollars to end poverty in Northeast Wisconsin. Venture Open charity event will take a different form in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Fundraising will go on to support increased need due to pandemic
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