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Match Day raises $2.8 million for area food and shelter charities

March 16, 2013 by Brendan O’Brien Leave a Comment

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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Waukesha County Executive Dan Vraka make online donations for Match Day during an event at the U.S. Bank Center on Thursday. (Photo by Brendan O’Brien)

Match Day, an effort to raise funds and awareness for Milwaukee’s nonprofits, surpassed last year’s fundraising total by about $1 million, organizers said.

The Greater Milwaukee Foundation, which coordinated the event, said more than $2.8 million was raised during Thursday’s day-long online fundraising campaign.

“I want to once again thank everyone who took the time to generously donate to help our neighbors through Match Day,” said Ellen Gilligan, president and CEO of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. “It is overwhelmingly wonderful to see the ongoing compassion and commitment of our community to those in need.”

(left to right) Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Ellen Gilligan, president and CEO of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Waukesha County Executive Dan Vraka and the Famous Racing Sausages attend the Match Day event at the U.S. Bank Center on Thursday. (Photo by Brendan O’Brien)

The goal of Match Day is to raise awareness and funds to support the housing and food needs of the poor in the Milwaukee area. A total of 21 organizations that serve the poor in the Milwaukee area will benefit from the funds generated during Match Day.

“For the Salvation Army, every dollar counts,” said Thomas Flatley, operations and logistics manager for the organization. He noted that a $20 donation buys an array of toiletries such as soup, deodorant, toothpaste and shaving cream for an individual at a local shelter.

“We can’t do it without the support of the community,” Flatley added.

Online alone 5,064 individuals donated $1.9 million, easily surpassing the $1.8 million total raised in 2012, the first year of the event.

“Our main goal is to raise awareness of the ongoing crisis for food and shelter throughout Southeast Wisconsin,” said Rob Guilbert, vice president of communications and marketing at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. “When awareness is raised, that fortunately leads to this great outpouring of generosity.”

Another $750,000 came from a matching pool made up of contributions from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. Several other organizations and donors also chipped in, including the Brewers Community Foundation, the United Way of Greater Milwaukee and the Faye McBeath Foundation.

The Greater Milwaukee Foundation held a Match Day celebration at the Galleria of the U.S. Bank Center, 777 E. Wisconsin Ave. The event was attended by local dignitaries and officials from many of the charities benefiting from Match Day. The event also featured the Famous Racing Sausages, who entertained and posed for pictures.

“This is a wonderful cause … a very noble cause,” Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said during the event.

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