Giving Tuesday 2022 lived up to its name at Niagara College.
The one-day give-a-thon, held on November 29, raised $13,175 in support of students and families in need, surpassing the College’s original fundraising goal of $10,000.
Donations were made via NC’s Giving Tuesday page via Charity Village at give.charityvillage.com/NiagaraCollege_GivingTuesday.
As a result, $9,250 was raised for the Nourishing Minds Fund along with $3,925 for Adopt-a-Family.
“Thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of our 2022 Giving Tuesday campaign,” said Vice President, Research and External Relations, Marc Nantel, PhD. “Together, our College community puts the ‘NC’ in ‘making a differeNCe’ when it comes to supporting those in need on our campuses and beyond.”
Established by NC Student Administrative Council, the Nourishing Minds Fund addresses food insecurity by supplying electronic grocery cards to help students in need, to buy food, toiletries, and other life necessities.
Donating to the fund helps alleviate the food insecurity faced by many NC students. About 100 students have been receiving a free breakfast each morning at the Welland and Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake. To date, during Fall 20222 term, NCSAC has handed out 35 emergency grocery gift cards to students and has recently increased the value of the cards to be $50 for an individual student, and $100 for a student with dependents at home.
NCSAC Marketing Communications Manager Andy Hall noted that the donation will go towards funding the Rise and Shine breakfast program that happens three mornings a week, as well as providing students in emergency situations with a gift card to a local store to buy their groceries.
“Time and time again, we are shown how incredible the NC community, staff, faculty, and students are. This is a prime example of that,” said Hall. “The funds raised through this campaign will go directly to helping students each and every week.”
Each year, during the holiday season, NC’s Give Back Committee organizes the Adopt a Family program in support of student families in need. Some families will receive gifts for each child, food, Christmas dinner, gifts for mom and/or dad, as well as some gift cards for groceries, gifts, and other necessities.
About Giving Tuesday
Created in 2012, Giving Tuesday is a global movement that started with a simple idea: ‘what if there was a day that encourages people to do good.’ This message has since reached over 73 countries, with $36 million collectively raised in Canada last year alone.
