LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Thursday is all about giving in the Louisville area, but some online donations went even further -- much further -- Thursday evening.
Give for Good Louisville runs all day. However during the Greatest Two Minutes in Giving from 5:15-5:17 p.m. on WHAS11, 10 people saw their donations boosted by thousands of dollars.
Five donors received a boost of $5,000, three received a boost of $10,000 and two lucky donors saw their gift increased by $20,000.
Here's where the boosted donations went:
$5,000
- Louisville Regional Science & Engineering Fair - The group has celebrating 60 years of inspiring Kentucky students to pursue STEM research.
- SPARC Hope -- Sparc provides hope, encouragement and guidance to single parents.
- Freedom Lake Inc. - The nonprofit works inside and outside the prison system to help men in recovery.
$10,000
- Louisville Classical Academy - Experience hands on, and minds on, learning all day at the academy.
- Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies - The nonprofit provides physical, occupational and speech therapies for children with special needs.
- Women Who Write - They welcome inspiring writers from all genres across Louisville.
$20,000
- Greater Louisville Youth for Christ - empowering today's youth to change their community for Christ.
- Center for Accessible Living - It's an independent living center offering five independent living services.
How to donate
There's still time to donate to Give for Good! Hosted by the Community Foundation of Louisville, 553 non-profits are participating in this year's Give for Good Louisville.
Be the spark that ignites change in our region by donating to your favorite community causes between midnight and 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, September 14.
To date, the fundraiser has inspired more than 137,300 people to invest $50.6 million into local organizations.
During the 24-hours of Give for Good, you can see your donations boosted substantially thanks to sponsors who've turned the day into a race of sorts. You can find all the dollar for dollar matches and prizes involved here.
Community members across an 8-county region in Kentucky and southern Indiana will come together to support hundreds of organizations by making a gift online.
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