fundraising
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Jackson County
Jackson County Holds 14th Annual Angel Ride
Jackson County held its 14th annual Angel Ride Saturday morning. Over $42,000 was raised to help a community member going through a hardship. Ryan Lynch is a journalism major at the University of Georgia
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COVID-19 Coverage
Madison County Christmas with a Cop to Continue Despite COVID-19
COVID-19 may be the cause for many event cancellations this year, but it isn’t canceling holiday spirit in Madison County. The Madison County Sheriff’s Department announced on Facebook last Friday their annual Christmas with a Cop event would still be held this year with modifications to keep those involved more…
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Uncategorized
UGA Raises Record Amount in Fundraising
By the end of the 2017 fiscal year, the University of Georgia had raised a record-breaking $227.8 million as a part of its “Commit to Georgia” fundraising campaign. This nearly doubles the $117.2 million raised in the fiscal year 2013, the year before President Jere Morehead took office. UGA launched…
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UGA
UGA Launches Campaign to Improve Low Fundraising Totals
The University of Georgia kicked off a celebration for it’s largest fundraising campaign in history: Commit to Georgia. The gathering was to celebrate the success of the campaign since 2012, bringing in nearly $650 million dollars to date. This may sound like a lot of money but compared aspirational institutions,…
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UGA
SDT Greek Grind Raises More Than $100,000
Alpha Omicron Pi lit up the stage at SDT Greek Grind, an annual dance competition between 17 University of Georgia sororities. Emma Murphy, choreographer and performer for AOPi says that her team felt confident, but shocked to win the competition. “We definitely weren’t expecting anything so that was a really…
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Athens-Clarke County
UNO “Will Not Meet Goal” for Parkinson’s Research
The UGA Undergraduate Neuroscience Organization (UNO) raised over a thousand dollars this weekend in their annual Party for Parkinson’s event, but the president of UNO is not too happy with the outcome. Their goal this year is $3,500, but on Saturday, during the Party for Parkinson’s event, they only raised $1118. There had been…
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Fundraising for AthFest 2014 Begins
http://youtu.be/1urnOGh593c Fundraising for one of Athens’ most popular music festivals is already underway. AthFest 2013 was a huge success and Terrapin Beer Company is helping to make next year’s event even bigger with a percentage night. Tomorrow at 5:30– the brewery will have live music and these custom pint glasses…
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Athens-Clarke County
Fundraising Begins for Hit and Run Victim
Friends of Emily Bowman create fund, schedule events to help with medical bills Athens, Ga (GradyNewSource.com) – Friends of Emily Bowman are beginning fundraising efforts to help the family of the 19-year-old Kennesaw State University student pay the girl’s mounting hospital bills. “Any little bit will help right now,” says friend…