{"id":7399,"date":"2019-02-19T16:42:13","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T22:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399//www.nicholls.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399//?p=7399"},"modified":"2019-02-19T16:42:13","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T22:42:13","slug":"second-annual-day-of-giving-planned-for-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399//www.nicholls.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399//2019/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399//02/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399//19/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399//second-annual-day-of-giving-planned-for-march/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399//","title":{"rendered":"Second Annual Day of Giving Planned for March"},"content":{"rendered":"
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THIBODAUX, La. — ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ invites you to join in a day of celebration and giving for the second annual Give-N-Day. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399/n The ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Foundation is hosting the 24-hour day of giving on March 19 and allows members of the community to donate directly to student organizations, academic departments and athletics. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399/n /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399/u201cThis was a very fun event last year, and we have a lot of people on campus excited about this year. We/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399/u2019re anxious to see what kind of results we/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399/u2019re going to get./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399/u201d said Jeremy Becker, executive director of the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Foundation./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399/n Donors can give as little or as much as they want to, spreading donations out to as few or as many organizations as they like. Every cent goes directly to the donor/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399/u2019s organization of choice. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399/n A block party will be held just outside of the student union with food, games and prizes for students participating in the fundraiser. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399/n Last year, the event raised more than $85,000 from 850 donations. This year, Becker said, the goal is to get 100 organizations participating, 1,000 donors and raise $100,000. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399/n /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399/u201cThe great thing about this event is that the money raised by the organization stays with the organization 100 percent,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399/u201d Becker said./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399/n In addition to advanced giving, which begins on Feb. 26, organizations will have opportunities to win cash in different challenges./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399/n United Community Bank is the headline sponsor. Other sponsors include the Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Major Equipment and Remediation Services, Terrebonne Ford-Lincoln, Cenac Marine Services, Main Ironworks, Dr. and Mrs. Clune and The Daily Comet and Houma Courier. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399/n To stay up to date, please visit www.givenday.org and follow Give-N-Day on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @GiveÐÓ°É´«Ã½. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/7399/n